One thing that needs to be understood is that FM is not an AHJ, they make recommendations not requirements.
FM should provide a letter or review of the project and provide recommendations to the owner. Then the owner takes those recommendations and tells you as the contractor which ones they want to consider. It's not a blanket set of requirements. You should not have to determine which Data Sheets to follow and which not and to what extent. I have had some clients that negotiate everything with the FM rep., others take all the recommendations at 100% so your results may vary. Also I have found that FM opinions and directions vary depending on which office and which individuals you deal with. This is not a slam or criticism of any of the FM people I've dealt with over the years. Just an observation. So you need to let the owner know there may be changes but he needs to get with the FM rep, receive FM's recommendations and then the owner directs which ones he wants you to employ. 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 Dewayne Martinez Sent: Monday, November 10, 2014 11:27 AM To: [email protected] Subject: FM Global requirements I have a project that may be switching to FM global requirements. I haven’t worked with FM for a while so what are the main differences between NFPA 13 and FM? The plans have already been approved by the AHJ so the owner is looking for any potential cost impact. I know that the products used should be FM approved. I did take a reduced design area for my light hazard areas. Thanks, Dewayne _______________________________________________ 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
