>From the 2009 IBC Commentary, Section 901.2; "For example, if a building owner chooses to provide sprinkler protection in a certain area and such protection is not required by the code, the system MUST BE INSTALLED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE APPLICABLE NFPA STANDARD and other APPLICABLE requirements of the code such as water supply and supervision. The EXTENT of the protection would not be regulated".
So the stakeholder defines the extent of the protected area, the protection within that area, the water supply, supervision and other features that serve that area must comply with the standard. When dealing with "not required" applications a performance statement indicating the fire protection goals of the intended protection is in order. The goals must match the design. Hope that helps. John Drucker, CET Fire Protection Subcode Official Fire/Building/Electrical Inspector Fire Marshals Office Borough of Red Bank, NJ Not the official position of any agency, association, committee or otherwise. Obtain required applications, permits, inspections and approvals from Authority(s) Having Jurisdiction. -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Todd Williams Sent: Thursday, August 11, 2011 3:04 PM To: [email protected] Subject: non-required systems The exception in section 901.2 of the IBC (2003) states: "Exception: Any fire protection system or portion thereof not required by this code shall be permitted to be installed for partial or complete protection provided that such system meets the requirements of this code." Does this mean that an Architect/Owner can pick and chose what the wants to protect if the system is not required? Anybody dealt with this from a liability standpoint? Todd G. Williams, PE Fire Protection Design/Consulting Stonington, CT 860.535.2080 www.fpdc.com _______________________________________________ Sprinklerforum mailing list [email protected] http://fireball.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) _______________________________________________ Sprinklerforum mailing list [email protected] http://fireball.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)
