Did this guy make fertilizer in West? Todd G Williams, PE Fire Protection Design/Consulting Stonington, CT 860-535-2080 www.fpdc.com
> On Jul 29, 2014, at 8:12 AM, <[email protected]> wrote: > > What I found out from doing several projects in Texas is that there is no > statewide adopted code except the Life Safety Code. > > Local jurisdictions are allowed to adopt and enforce as they see fit, or they > may do nothing at all. > > So as stated before, you have to go to the local AHJ and see if they have > adopted anything or enforce anything. What I was told in my cases was that > as EOR we could choose to use whatever version of the Codes we wanted as long > as we used the whole code and didn't cherry pick pieces and parts from > different editions. Beyond that, no direction or reviews, or permits or > inspections. > > A couple of projects I knew of had "H" occupancy bldgs. with corrosives over > the MAQ, no flammables or combustibles. "H" requires sprinklers, but since > there was no local code enforcement, the owner was able to declare themselves > as AHJ. He didn't feel sprinklers were warranted for a bldg. that didn't > contain any combustibles regardless of what any Code may have required and > directed the EOR not to include any mention of them in his package. > > > > Craig L. Prahl > Fire Protection Group Lead > CH2MHILL > Lockwood Greene > 1500 International Drive > Spartanburg, SC 29303 > Direct - 864.599.4102 > Fax - 864.599.8439 > CH2MHILL Extension 74102 > [email protected] > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Sprinklerforum [mailto:[email protected]] > On Behalf Of Steve Leyton > Sent: Monday, July 28, 2014 6:26 PM > To: AFSA Sprinkler Forum (AFSA SprinklerFORUM) > Subject: Texas code set > > Can someone please point me to a website or give me a run-down on > current adopted codes and standards (13,14,20,24,72) in Texas? What > edition of the code and is it called the Texas Building Code or IBC with > amendments? I saw one website that referenced both IBC and UFC ... any help > is appreciated. > > > > SL > > > > _______________________________________________ > 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
