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		greedo on Oct 29, 2021 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Architect Resigns in Protest over UCSB Mega-Dorm Most code requirements in the US require a bedroom to have an egress window.

mikeg8 on Oct 29, 2021 [–]

True. But there are exceptions, including the presence of fire suppression which this building will most definitely have. And dormitories fall under different codes than residential building codes which is where the egress window rule comes from.

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