Does that standard encompass R-3 (1- and 2-family) occupancies? Steve L.
-----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Triolo, Joe Sent: Thursday, December 05, 2013 12:32 PM To: [email protected] Subject: RE: NFPA 13D or 13? 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 _______________________________________________ Sprinklerforum mailing list [email protected] http://lists.firesprinkler.org/listinfo.cgi/sprinklerforum-firesprinkler.org
