Section 1010.1/Door Operations (2024 Edition Changes)
IBC 2024 Section 1010 covers revised electrified hardware, sensor-release, and stairway reentry provisions.
The 2024 IBC revised Section 1010 to address electrified door hardware more comprehensively. Doors in the means of egress must still swing in the direction of exit travel when serving 50 or more occupants. New provisions clarify requirements for sensor-release electrically locked egress doors, electromagnetically locked doors, and access-controlled egress doors. The 2024 edition consolidates and reorganizes the door hardware provisions that were spread across multiple subsections in 2021. Stairway door reentry requirements are refined, requiring reentry from every fifth floor at minimum.
Key changes from IBC 2021
The 2021 edition had electrified door hardware provisions in Sections 1010.1.9.7 through 1010.1.9.12. The 2024 edition reorganizes these into a clearer hierarchy and adds new provisions for sensor-release doors that unlock when a sensor detects a person approaching from the egress side. The 2024 edition also clarifies that access-controlled doors must release upon fire alarm activation, sprinkler waterflow, and loss of power to the locking device.
What plan reviewers look for
Plan reviewers check the door schedule and hardware specifications for electrified locking devices on egress doors. They verify the release method (fire alarm, sprinkler, power loss, manual release) for each door type. They check stairway doors for the reentry provisions. For 2024 submissions, they verify the section number references match the reorganized 2024 numbering.