Chicago exit signs

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My CART. The all in one unit will illuminate the path of egress incase of a blackout or power outage. You can recess ceiling mount, surface mount or flag mount. You can select a right arrow , left arrow, or both. Single face signs will be seen from one direction while a double face chicago exit sign can seen from two directions.

Double faced signs will be mounted either from the ceiling or on the side known as a flag mount. If you high ceilings and need to lower the exit sign we can provide a pendant mount kit that will lower it 12" or 24" City of Chicago Department of Buildings.

Item is added to your wish list. Continue Shopping View Wishlist. Continue Shopping View Cart. Chicago, Illinois follows more stringent egress lighting requirements than the rest of the US. Exit sign lettering must be red with a tempered glass face and steel body. Emergency lights must also be steel, provide a higher amount of illumination than generic fixtures and have IC housing if recessed into the ceiling.

There shall be not less than two exits from every building, floor, space or room, except that one exit may be permitted from any room or space under the conditions outlined in subsection a through b of this section; and one exit may be permitted from a floor under the conditions outlined in subsections c through o of this section. Two corridor exit doors are required when these distances are exceeded. At least one means of egress shall consist of an interior stairway, an enclosed outside stairway or a horizontal exit.

In the event that roof decks are provided for more than one-third of the units, an exterior stair or protected interior stair shall be provided from the roof to grade. All exit areas shall be adequately lighted by electricity. Except in single-family and two-family dwellings, such lighting shall be continuous during the time that conditions of occupancy require that the exit ways be open or available and the intensity of lighting required in Section is not provided by means of natural light.

Emergency exit lighting shall be provided in intermediate care facilities for the developmentally disabled — 15 or less.