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Chapter 13 — PERFORMANCE COMPLIANCE METHODS

Section 1306 — BUILDING SCORE

2025 California Existing Building Code (Title 24, Part 10) · 2025 edition · updated 2026-07-29 · California

Italicized text is a California amendment to the model code, as printed in the official publication.

1306.1 Scoring process.

After determining the appropriate data from Section 1305.2, enter those data in Table 1306.1 and total the building score.

TABLE 1306.1—SUMMARY SHEET—BUILDING CODE

Existing occupancy:______________________________________ Existing occupancy:______________________________________ Proposed occupancy: ____________________________________ Proposed occupancy: ____________________________________
Year building was constructed: ____________________________ Year building was constructed: ____________________________ Number of stories: ___________ Height in feet: _______________ Number of stories: ___________ Height in feet: _______________
Type of construction: ____________________________________ Type of construction: ____________________________________ Area per floor: __________________________________________ Area per floor: __________________________________________
Percentage of open perimeter increase: ________ %
Completely suppressed: Yes _______No _______ Corridor wall rating:______________________________________ Corridor wall rating:______________________________________
Type:__________________________________________________
Compartmentation: Yes _______No _______ Required door closers: Yes _______No _______
Fire-resistance rating of vertical opening enclosures: ________________________________________________________________________
Type of HVAC system:___________________________________________, serving number of floors: _________________________________
Automatic fire detection: Yes _______No _______ Type and location: _______________________________________ Type and location: _______________________________________
Fire alarm system: Yes _______No _______ Type: __________________________________________________ Type: __________________________________________________
Smoke control: Yes _______No _______ Type: __________________________________________________ Type: __________________________________________________

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TABLE 1306.1—SUMMARY SHEET—BUILDING CODE—continued

Adequate exit routes: Yes _______No _______ Dead ends: ______________ Yes _______No _______
Maximum exit access travel distance: ______________________ Maximum exit access travel distance: ______________________ Elevator controls: Yes _______No _______
Means of egress emergency
lighting:		 Yes _______No _______ Mixed occupancies: Yes _______No _______
Standpipes: Yes _______No _______ Care recipients ability for self-preservation: ____________________ Care recipients ability for self-preservation: ____________________
Incidental use: Yes _______No _______ Care recipients concentration: _______________________________ Care recipients concentration: _______________________________
Smoke compartmentation less
than 22,500 ft2 (2092 m2):		 Yes _______No _______ Attendant-to-care recipients ratio: ____________________________ Attendant-to-care recipients ratio: ____________________________
SAFETY PARAMETERS FIRE SAFETY (FS) MEANS OF EGRESS (ME) GENERAL SAFETY (GS)
1305.2.1 Building height
1305.2.2 Building area
1305.2.3 Compartmentation
1305.2.4 Tenant and dwelling unit
separations
1305.2.5 Corridor walls
1305.2.6 Vertical openings
1305.2.7 HVAC systems
1305.2.8 Automatic fire detection
1305.2.9 Fire alarm system
1305.2.10 Smoke control * * * *
1305.2.11 Means of egress * * * *
1305.2.12 Dead ends * * * *
1305.2.13 Maximum exit access
travel distance		 * * * *
1305.2.14 Elevator control
1305.2.15 Means of egress emer-
gency lighting		 * * * *
1305.2.16 Mixed occupancies * * * *
1305.2.17 Automatic sprinklers ÷ 2 =
1305.2.18 Standpipes
1305.2.19 Incidental use
1305.2.20 Smoke
compartmentation
1305.2.21.1 Care recipients ability
for self-preservationa		 * * * *
1305.2.21.2 Care recipients
concentrationa		 * * * *
1305.2.21.3 Attendant-to-care
recipients ratioa		 * * * *
Building score–total value
* * * *No applicable value to be inserted.
a. Only applicable to Group I-2 occupancies.

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1306.2 Safety scores.

The values in Table 1306.2 are the required mandatory safety scores for the evaluation process listed in Section 1305.2.

TABLE 1306.2—MANDATORY SAFETY SCORESa

OCCUPANCY FIRE SAFETY(MFS) MEANS OF EGRESS (MME) GENERAL SAFETY (MGS)
A-1 20 31 31
A-2 21 32 32
A-3 22 33 33
A-4, E 29 40 40
B 30 40 40
F 24 34 34
I-2 19 34 34
M 23 40 40
R 21 38 38
S-1 19 29 29
S-2 29 39 39
a. MFS = Mandatory Fire Safety.
MME = Mandatory Means of Egress.
MGS = Mandatory General Safety.

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2025 California Existing Building Code (Title 24, Part 10)
  1. Chapter 1 — ADMINISTRATION
  2. Chapter 2 — DEFINITIONS
  3. Chapter 3 — PROVISIONS FOR ALL COMPLIANCE METHODS
  4. Chapter 3A — PROVISIONS FOR ALL COMPLIANCE METHODS
  5. Chapter 4 — REPAIRS
  6. Chapter 4A — REPAIRS
  7. Chapter 5 — PRESCRIPTIVE COMPLIANCE METHOD
  8. Chapter 5A — PRESCRIPTIVE COMPLIANCE METHOD
  9. Chapter 6 — CLASSIFICATION OF WORK
  10. Chapter 7 — ALTERATIONS—LEVEL 1
  11. Chapter 8 — ALTERATIONS—LEVEL 2
  12. Chapter 9 — ALTERATIONS—LEVEL 3
  13. Chapter 10 — CHANGE OF OCCUPANCY
  14. Chapter 11 — ADDITIONS
  15. Chapter 12 — HISTORIC BUILDINGS
  16. ▸ Chapter 13 — PERFORMANCE COMPLIANCE METHODS
    Overview
    1. Section 1301 — GENERAL
    2. Section 1302 — APPLICABILITY
    3. Section 1303 — ACCEPTANCE
    4. Section 1304 — INVESTIGATION AND EVALUATION
    5. Section 1305 — SCORING AND EVALUATION
    6. Section 1306 — BUILDING SCORE
    7. Section 1307 — EVALUATION OF BUILDING SAFETY
  17. Chapter 14 — RELOCATED OR MOVED BUILDINGS
  18. Chapter 15 — CONSTRUCTION SAFEGUARDS
  19. Chapter 16 — REFERENCED STANDARDS
  20. Appendix A — GUIDELINES FOR THE SEISMIC RETROFIT OF EXISTING B…
  21. Appendix B — SUPPLEMENTARY ACCESSIBILITY REQUIREMENTS FOR EXIS…
  22. Appendix C — GUIDELINES FOR THE WIND RETROFIT OF EXISTING BUIL…
  23. Appendix D — BOARD OF APPEALS
  24. Appendix E — TEMPORARY EMERGENCY USES
  25. Appendix A — GUIDELINES ON FIRE RATINGS OF ARCHAIC MATERIALS A…

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