Look in the IBC and see if that 2 hour wall meets the separation requirements for a fire separation.
If so, I think you should be able to treat as separate buildings for the standpipe system. Travis Mack, SET MFP Design, LLC "Follow" us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/MFP-Design-LLC/92218417692 Send large files to MFP Design via: https://www.hightail.com/u/MFPDesign Sent from my iPhone > On Jun 26, 2015, at 7:15 PM, Greg McGahan <[email protected]> wrote: > > I am looking a t a high rise building with 2 stair wells attached to a 7 > story parking garage that is not protected. the Parking garage will have > two stairwells and be served by automatic dry standpipes. The Parking > Garage and the High Rise are separated by a 2 hour rated wall. > > Question: Do I have to calculate all 4 standpipes simultaneously or can I > calc each set separately due to the fire separation between the two areas? > > Thank You, > > > Greg McGahan > Living Water Fire Protection, LLC <http://www.livingwaterfp.com> > 1160 McKenzie Road > Cantonment, FL 32533 > 850-937-1850 > fax 850-937-1852 > _______________________________________________ > 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
