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Fire Integrity of the Building/ Structure

For a mixed use building, uses/ occupancies which can all be
subject to incidences of fire, explosion, fumes, leakages, etc.
and potential acts of sabotage or other forms of public
disorder can cause extensive building/ structural damage. As
such, the upper floor levels must be protected from such
threats through the provision of key fire integrity provisions
that can help localize fire and smoke spread and penetration
only to the affected floor/s or level/s below. For this reason,
non-circulation/ access openings that vertically traverse the
building (from basement through deck roof levels) shall be
avoided as much as possible e.g. light and ventilation courts/
wells, atrium courts, and the like.