In NFPA-1 Section 13.3.2.2 requires that Basements exceeding 2500 ft2 (232 m2) in new buildings shall be protected throughout by an approved automatic sprinkler system. Thanks
Inspector Joe Triolo Hudson Fire Prevention -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Todd Letterman Sent: Thursday, December 05, 2013 3:15 PM To: [email protected] Cc: [email protected] Subject: Re: NFPA 13D or 13? Wow! So much for life safety? Does the AHJ have a reason for this? Sent from my iPad > On Dec 5, 2013, at 12:11 PM, "Richard Mote" <[email protected]> wrote: > > I guess I will have to show my ignorance, I can count on one hand the number > of 13D systems I have designed in the last 10 years. This project is a 13D > single family custom home with a basement of 2746 sq. ft. the AHJ is > requiring that the basement be sprinklered, but he isn't requiring the rest > of the house to have sprinklers. Since this would normally be part of a 13D > system do I just do a 2 head calculation and call it done? Or do I calculate > a 900 sq. ft. area, per 13. (It does meet all the criteria for area > reduction) My thinking is that even though the basement could be protected > per 13D if the entire house was covered, since this is a special requirement > by the AHJ I should calculate per 13. BTW the 2007 codes are the applicable > standards at this time. The owner is going to have to install tanks and a > pump so the difference in demand is a big deal. > > > Richard L. Mote CET > Rowe Sprinkler Systems, Inc. > 7994 Route 522, Suite 1 > PO Box 407 > Middleburg, PA 17842 > P 570-837-7647 > F 570-837-6335 > > _______________________________________________ > Sprinklerforum mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.firesprinkler.org/listinfo.cgi/sprinklerforum-firesprinkler.org _______________________________________________ Sprinklerforum mailing list [email protected] http://lists.firesprinkler.org/listinfo.cgi/sprinklerforum-firesprinkler.org _______________________________________________ Sprinklerforum mailing list [email protected] http://lists.firesprinkler.org/listinfo.cgi/sprinklerforum-firesprinkler.org
