How about taking the approach of dispelling some myths about ways to improve aesthetics. E.g.: -Sidewall sprinklers can't throw up a slope so you can't run a line along the perimeter of a room with a sloped ceiling and expect to throw the spray upwards. -You can't throw standard sidewalls 12 ft. across the commercial kitchen (Ord. Haz.). -You can't hide the sprinkler pipe in the unheated ceiling/attic space and expect to use antifreeze as a means to avoid freezing (at least not in most freezing climates).
Mark A. Sornsin, P.E. | Karges-Faulconbridge, Inc. | Fire Protection Engineer | Fargo, ND | direct: 701.552.9905 | mobile: 701.371.5759 | http://www.kfiengineers.com -----Original Message----- From: Sprinklerforum [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Cahill, Christopher Sent: Tuesday, November 11, 2014 9:02 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Hide Those Sprinklers I'm presenting at the AIA convention this week. The talk is on the IBC advantages and allowances with sprinklers. For example, bigger and less costly construction when sprinklered. One thing I want to also spend a very short time on is dispelling two myths, all sprinklers operate and aesthetics. I realize there are many myths and that could be a presentation in itself. With a short window in the presentation I think all going off is a big one and aesthetics, well who but architects push the most on this? I think I have the videos covered for how sprinklers do and don't operate. Any further info I'd consider. What I'm really lacking is on the aesthetics. If you have any pictures of the work you are proud of where you hid the sprinklers from view effectively I'd love to show some. About all I can do is give your company credit in the presentation. This is someplace north of 100 architects from the greater Minnesota area. So that's your marketing target. Chris Cahill, PE* Associate Fire Protection Engineer Burns & McDonnell Phone: 952.656.3652 Fax: 952.229.2923 [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> www.burnsmcd.com<http://www.burnsmcd.com/> *Registered in: MN Proud to be #14 on FORTUNE's 2014 List of 100 Best Companies to Work For _______________________________________________ Sprinklerforum mailing list [email protected] http://lists.firesprinkler.org/listinfo.cgi/sprinklerforum-firesprinkler.org ______________________________________________________________________ This email has been scanned by the Symantec Email Security.cloud service. For more information please visit http://www.symanteccloud.com ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ This email has been scanned by the Symantec Email Security.cloud service. For more information please visit http://www.symanteccloud.com ______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________ Sprinklerforum mailing list [email protected] http://lists.firesprinkler.org/listinfo.cgi/sprinklerforum-firesprinkler.org
