Installing a fire sprinkler system meeting NFPA 13 in a 4-story non-combustible construction hotel.
Within each dwelling unit there is a non combustible concealed space housing a mechanical HVAC unit. The non combustible concealed space is located along an exterior wall within each dwelling unit. The concealed non-combustible space housing the mechanical HVAC unit is constructed of metal stud/sheetrock walls and concrete floor and ceiling. There is complete separation floor to floor at all floors. The only opening in the concealed space is in the wall in each dwelling unit for the vent. The non combustible concealed space is 2'-4" length X 2'-10" width. As you can imagine, the space is filled with the unit and the ductwork that extends off the top of the unit to supply the heating/cooling for dwelling unit. Does the presence of the electric fan motor or the HVAC unit constitute combustible loading in the non-combustible concealed space per NFPA 13 2002 Edition Sections 8.14.1.2.1 and 8.14.1.2.2? The local authority is concerned with a fire starting within the motor unit within the space and believes the space should be protected with fire sprinklers. Is fire sprinkler protection required? Thanks for your help, Rick E. Green, SET East Coast Fire Protection, Inc. 1113 Cavalier Boulevard Chesapeake, Virginia 23323 757/485-7486(p) 757/485-8730(fax) [EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> _______________________________________________ Sprinklerforum mailing list [email protected] http://lists.firesprinkler.org/mailman/listinfo/sprinklerforum To Unsubscribe, send an email to:[EMAIL PROTECTED] (Put the word unsubscribe in the subject field)
