Doubtful, but if the code allows you could treat it as an unprotected opening (like an escalator passage), and play ring around the sprinklers below.
Steve Leyton -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Dewayne Martinez Sent: Thursday, April 12, 2012 1:48 PM To: SprinklerFORUM Subject: glass block floor - 1hr rating Have a building where the architect wants to install a glass block floor in lieu of an atrium opening but the floor needs to have a 1 hr rating. Is there anywhere in the IBC/IFC/NFPA code that allows sprinkler protection to provide the 1hr rating? Thanks, Dewayne Martinez Design Build Fire Protection 262-784-7900 (w) 262-784-8401 (f) 414-349-0468 (cell) -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://fireball.firesprinkler.org/mailman/private/sprinklerforum/attach ments/20120412/eecaefc5/attachment.html> _______________________________________________ Sprinklerforum mailing list [email protected] http://fireball.firesprinkler.org/mailman/listinfo/sprinklerforum _______________________________________________ Sprinklerforum mailing list [email protected] http://fireball.firesprinkler.org/mailman/listinfo/sprinklerforum
