I think the bigger concern should be is TJI or Engineered wood construction still Light hazard? And Is the design area increase for the concealed combustible space sufficient when TJI or Composite wood joist construction is used? Just take a look at the TYCO fire test for these wood structures and you'll see why I'm more concerned about them than the fire load of the modern office.
Spoke with a MD fire marshal at the AFSA convention. He told me they had a fire call, smoke alarm, from a residence. The first unit on site was 2 Minutes from call out to site. They arrived with no visible flame or smoke. Walked in the front door and went right through the floor to the basement. Lucky for them the fire was confined to the space between the basement ceiling and the first floor, floor assembly. If the fire was more like the TYCO test there would be two more dead fire fighters. Instead just minor injuries. Thom McMahon, SET Firetech, Inc. 2560 Copper Ridge Dr P.O. Box 882136 Steamboat Springs, CO 80488 Tel: 970-879-7952 Fax: 970-879-7926 Are office buildings burning down because they were designed for Light Hazard? Greg McGahan _______________________________________________ Sprinklerforum mailing list http://lists.firesprinkler.org/mailman/listinfo/sprinklerforum For Technical Assistance, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe, send an email to:[EMAIL PROTECTED] (Put the word unsubscribe in the subject field)
