Understood, the intent of 13R ... "4 stories or less". The framers of that standard understood what a four story building was. Now let's see how can I make this work for a five story building, well let's add 60 ft to grade and measure stories one story above grade simply because we put it on a one story 1A structure with 13 sprinklers. Anyway you slice it its a five story building and the 13 sprinklers need to be in the combustible attic, 5 1/2 stories above the ground. Fires don't read code books.
John Drucker - Mobile Email [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> Cell/Text 732-904-6823 Roland Huggins <[email protected]> wrote: I think you are being too liberal on that interpretation. Not many AHJs accused of that - lol. Back to point, the number of stories for type construction etc is measured from the horizontal separation but the building height (which limits the use of 13R) is measured to grade (510.2.6 - 2015 ed). Roland Huggins, PE - VP Engineering American Fire Sprinkler Assn. --- Fire Sprinklers Saves Lives Dallas, TX http://www.firesprinkler.org <http://www.firesprinkler.org/> > On Jan 29, 2015, at 8:49 PM, John Drucker <[email protected]> wrote: > > Steve, NFPA handed them the weapon, 13R.... > > As for IRC I subscribe to the life safety part (13D/P2904) for dwellings, hey > its you're home. > > But multiple dwellings on pedestals where we start counting stories at the > pedestal ?, wood frame 5 stories up ?, and then not fully sprinklered > ?.....13R ? > _______________________________________________ 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
