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IBC 1607.1 — Live Loads Required (Table 1607.1)

Updated Mar 24, 2026
Minimum uniformly distributed live loads for floors: offices 50 psf, retail first floor 100 psf, residential 40 psf, corridors above first floor 80 psf, light storage 125 psf, heavy storage 250 psf.

Table 1607.1 specifies minimum uniformly distributed and concentrated live loads for every occupancy type. Key values: Assembly fixed seats 60 psf, Assembly movable seats 100 psf, Corridors first floor 100 psf, Corridors above first floor 80 psf, Dining rooms 100 psf, Hospitals operating rooms 60 psf, Hospitals patient rooms 40 psf, Libraries reading rooms 60 psf, Libraries stack rooms 150 psf, Manufacturing light 125 psf, Manufacturing heavy 250 psf, Office 50 psf, Residential 40 psf, Retail first floor 100 psf, Retail upper floors 75 psf, Roofs 20 psf, Schools classrooms 40 psf, Stairs 100 psf, Storage light 125 psf, Storage heavy 250 psf.

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16 - Structural Design
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code year
2024
code system
IBC
building types
["all"]
section number
1607.1
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