One of my concerns with the house I am looking at (25K, 5 levels,
designed like a castle) is that the egress time from this home is
significantly greater than a standard house and is the 2 sprinkler
demand adequate enough contain a fire and allow occupants to escape.
BTW, the water supply is a vertical turbine fire pump taking suction
from the moat. - a whole other 55 gallon drum of worms.
At 03:00 PM 8/20/2007, you wrote:
I guess that was the point I was trying to make. Is the problem the size of
the home or the very specific hazard we are trying to protect? We haven't
done any homes that large, but we've done 15k s.f. houses with attached
greenhouses, indoor swimming pools, and one with indoor basketball court
(1/2 court only). I am less concerned about the actual size of the house -
more concerned about the proper application of the system for the hazard.
Jim Kettler
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Steve
> Leyton
> Sent: Monday, August 20, 2007 01:49 PM
> To: [email protected]
> Subject: RE: large single family houses
>
>
> Jim:
>
> What if that "single room" is 4,000 s.f. with ceilings that
> peak at 30'
> and have pockets, beams, suspended obstructions, catwalks,
> lofts, etc.,
> etc., etc.? I agree that some measure of additional protection is
> appropriate for these mega-homes, as both the fire load and volume of
> space in selected compartments can be WAY beyond what we see in
> "typical" homes.
>
> Steve Leyton
> Protection Design & Consulting
>
>
>
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