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Dmbac (Guest)
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Jan-12-01, 01:20 PM (EST)
 
"fitting people into a room"
 
   My question is...I have been posed a challenge on guessing the MAXIMUM number of people that can fit into a room (disregard things such as egress, comfortability, etc.). I have to provide a guess and then provide support to justify my conclusion Any help you can give is much appreciated!


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1. "RE: fitting people into a room"
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   You have to estimate the MINIMUM floor area an average person may occupy disregarding problems of comfort and such. However, to avoid creating health hazards during an experiment, keep windows in the lab open.


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Dmbac (Guest)
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Jan-12-01, 01:51 PM (EST)
 
2. "RE: fitting people into a room"
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   I appreciate your response to my question. I can calculate the sq ft area of the room, but what I am missing is the MINIMUM floor area an average person may occupy disregarding problems of comfort and such. How can I determine this MINIMUM area. Are there any publications, web sit's, etc. that will justify a person's occupancy space?


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3. "RE: fitting people into a room"
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   > Are there any publications, web
> sit's, etc. that will
> justify a person's occupancy space?

I've no notion. I would approach a few acquaintances for measurements of the area of their shadow under a vertically placed light source.


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