>From the picture you sent, it looks like you have to install sprinklers.
I think section 8.15.1 is what you are looking for (at least in the 2013 or 2016 editions). The most common way I have seen to avoid installing sprinklers in this area is to fill it with noncombustible insulation. If this was a NFPA 13R building, you would not need to install sprinklers in this space. Be careful applying NFPA 13R to a building, as this is something the Architect/EOR must decide, and it depends on much more than if it is a residential building 4 stories or less in height. Also, if you apply any of the rules that would omit sprinklers from 8.15.1, be sure to check 11.2.3.1.4 to see if you need to increase your design area(s) to 3,000 square feet. Thanks, Skyler Bilbo Wente Plumbing and Fire Protection 1700 S. Raney Street Effingham, IL 62401 217-819-6404 Direct 217-347-7315 Fax [email protected] www.wenteplumbing.com On Fri, Oct 15, 2021 at 7:25 AM Brian Harris via Sprinklerforum < [email protected]> wrote: > Hopefully this link works: > https://www.dropbox.com/s/526wgm341stybym/Floor%20Space.png?dl=0 > > Brian Harris, CET > BVS Systems Inc. > bvssytemsinc.com > > -----Original Message----- > From: Sprinklerforum <[email protected]> On > Behalf Of Brian Harris via Sprinklerforum > Sent: Friday, October 15, 2021 8:23 AM > To: [email protected] > Cc: Brian Harris <[email protected]> > Subject: Concealed Space Between Floors > > I know this has been asked probably a million times but hopefully this > will be the last. > Does this space in a 13 system need to have sprinklers? (see attached) > > > Brian Harris, CET > BVS Systems Inc. > Design Manager > bvssystemsinc.com<http://bvssystemsinc.com/> > Phone: 704.896.9989 > Fax: 704.896.1935 > > _______________________________________________ > 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
