That's a code thing. Generally, free standing structures aren't considered part of or an extension of "the building" as defined by the building code. And just as generally, many AHJ's will require that it be fire protected. Until we finally adopted the I-codes here in CA, the old U-based CBC and CRc were actually pretty explicit in exempting detached "structures", as they were defined.
Steve Leyton Protection Design & Consulting -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Todd Williams - FPDC Sent: Friday, March 21, 2008 4:06 AM To: [email protected] Subject: free standing canopy This may have been addressed before, but I'm not sure. I am working on a hotel where there is a low canopy that protrudes 10 feet from the building. Then there is a larger, free-standing canopy that is 7 feet from the building and several feet higher that the attached one. All construction is combustible. Protection will be installed below the low canopy, but would protection be required for the larger, free-standing one? Would exposure protection be required along the wall adjacent to the canopy? The hotel is sprinklered per NFPA 13R. Todd G. Williams, PE Fire Protection Design/Consulting Stonington, Connecticut www.fpdc.com 860.535.2080 _______________________________________________ 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) _______________________________________________ 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)
