Todd, Since your building is less than 3 stories in height this would not be applicable, but it does require sprinklers ONLY at exits and corridors.
>From the International Existing Building Code, 2006 edition: 704.2.2 Groups A, E, F-1, H, I, M, R-1, R-2, R-4, S-1 and S-2. In buildings with occupancies in Groups A, E, F-1, H, I, M, R- 1, R-2, R-4, S-1, and S-2, work areas that include exits or corridors shared by more than one tenant or that serve an occupant load greater than 30 shall be provided with automatic sprinkler protection where all of the following conditions occur: 1. The work area is required to be provided with automatic sprinkler protection in accordance with the International Building Code as applicable to new construction; 2. The work area exceeds 50 percent of the floor area; and 3. The building has sufficient municipal water supply for design of a fire sprinkler system available to the floor without installation of a new fire pump. Exception: Work areas in Group R occupancies three stories or less in height. Jack Fairchild, CFPS | Manager of Fire Protection and Life Safety | Ballinger | v 215.446.0596 | f 215.446.0597 | 833 Chestnut Street Suite 1400 Philadelphia, PA 19107 | www.ballinger-ae.com -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Todd Williams Sent: Tuesday, December 14, 2010 3:10 PM To: [email protected] Subject: RE: partial egress system FYI - The CT Fire Safety Code is printed on 8.5 x 11 paper, but the 2009 supplement is printed on 8.5 x 14 - so you can't put the update with the Code. Tragically consistent. At 02:50 PM 12/14/2010, you wrote: >The stairs are pressure treated wood (actually visited the site yesterday) > > >At 02:10 PM 12/14/2010, you wrote: >>Sorry, not sure where this thread ended but here is a reference to consider: >> >>8.15.3.2.4 Sprinklers shall be permitted to be omitted from >>exterior stair towers when the exterior walls of the stair tower >>are at least 50 percent open and when the stair tower is entirely >>of noncombustible construction. >> >> >>Duane Johnson, PE >>Program Manager >>Division of the Fire Marshal (Support Contractor) >>Office of Research Services >>National Institutes of Health >>301-496-0487 >> >>"Protecting Science - One Sprinkler at a Time" >> >> >>At 07:51 AM 12/9/2010, you wrote: >> >I have an AHJ that is requesting a partial system in an existing 8 >> >family apartment building (two story). He wants sprinklers by all >> >windows and doors near exterior fire escapes and sprinklers under >> >the platforms of the FE's. There are no sprinklers currently in the >> >building. When I asked him for the Code reference, he said "You're >> >the design professional, you tell me." The CT Fire Safety Code is a >> >bastardized version of the IFC and NFPA 101 and I can't find any >> >reference to it. Anybody out there heard of such a thing? >> > >> >Todd G. 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