What purpose do they serve? What extra fire protection do they provide?
What will set them off? I see someone misunderstanding obstruction rules
and their purpose and an AHJ allowing it because it is "in addition to" and
not "less than" the standard requires. But I haven't been keeping up with
chan
I've got a question about the arched exterior portions of a porte-cochere.
Please reference image link below. Most of the time I see sprinkler
coverage stopping at the upper portion of porte-cocheres when they have
dropped areas, arches, what have you, at the exterior. This particular
project has s
According to promotional material, Revit 2020 lets you do it easily. I haven’t
installed 2020 yet…
Search for a youtube video “Revit 2020: PDF into Revit” for a very quick run
down
[cid:image004.jpg@01D52B2F.5FE3F590]Nicky Marshall
Southern Regional Manager
PROTECH DESIGN LIMITED
Specialist Fir
Hello all,
1.NFPA 1142 indicates the minimum storage tank capacity for rural area fire
sprinkler system. If based on calculations in 1142 we come up with minimum tank
size of say 7,000 gallons, how does that reconcile with NFPA 13 if we need say
500 GPM x 30 min = 15,000 gallons. Or does th
NFPA 1142 deals with firefighting as it relates to Fire Flow which is a Fire
Code requirement. The water supply for firefighting is separate from the
water supply required for the sprinkler systems.
Remember that in a sprinklered building the sprinklers are the first responders
to a fire situ
