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December 28, 2015 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Index (August 3-December 28, 2015) Issue, Topic, Standard 08/3/15 Hangers for Insulated Pipe-13 08/10/15 Limited Area System for NFPA 13D-13/13D 08/17/15 Accessibility of concealed spaces-13 08/24/15 Flange Spigot and C-900 (PVC) Pipe-13 08/31/15 Plastic Idle Pallets-13 09/14/15 Apartments Closets vs. NFPA 101 Life Safety Code-13 09/21/15 External Ice Effects on Fire Systems-25 09/28/15 Fold Down Plastic Bins as Idle Pallets-13 10/5/15 Wood Framing in Concealed Spaces-13 10/12/15 Inactive Sprinkler Systems Abandoned in Place-13 10/19/15 Use of Dated Sprinklers-13 10/26/15 NFPA 13R and Exposure Protection-13/13R 11/2/15 Stand-alone PEX System for NFPA 13D Applications-13D 11/9/15 Sprinkler Omission in Closets and Pantries-13D 11/16/15 Deflector Placement for Beams with Different Depths-13 11/23/15 Horizontal Ceiling-13D 11/30/15 ESFR Sprinklers and Aisle Widths-13 12/7/15 Intermediate Temperature Sprinklers in Conditioned Spaces-13 12/14/15 Bourbon or Whiskey Barrel Storage-13 12/21/15 Roof Outlet Piping Arrangement-14 12/28/15 Technical Update Index (August 3 - December 28, 2015) <a href="http://files.ctctcdn.com/66430f6a001/0f16f03e-f34b-4111-b391-225feb5db85f.pdf"; track="on" >Click here for PDF Version</a> <a href="https://www.firesprinkler.org/technical-services/subscribe-technical-updates/"; track="off" >Archives</a> Technical Update is prepared by the Technical Services Dept. of the AFSA: Vice President of Engineering and Technical Services Roland Huggins, a PE registered in fire protection engineering; Phill Brown, a NICET IV certified automatic sprinkler technician and NFPA Certified Fire Protection Specialist (CFPS) and Tom Wellen, a PE registered in fire protection engineering. This is provided with the understanding that the AFSA assumes no liability for this opinion or actions taken on it and they are not to be considered the official position of the NFPA or its technical committees. Copyright 2015, American Fire Sprinkler Association. All Rights Reserved ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ AFSA CONVENTION SEMINAR PROPOSALS Have an idea for a seminar at AFSA's 35th Annual Convention & Exhibition? Proposals are being accepted now through Friday, January 15, 2016 and will be reviewed by AFSA's Convention Committee for selection. If selected, the speaker will receive a complimentary full registration to AFSA's Convention & Exhibition September 14-17, 2016 at the Gaylord Opryland Resort & Convention Center in Nashville, Tennessee. . C<a href="https://www.firesprinkler.org/trainers"; track="on" >lick here</a> for more details ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Quick Links <a href="https://www.firesprinkler.org"; track="on" >firesprinkler.org</a> <a href="https://www.firesprinkler.org/membership/purchase-membership/"; track="on" >Join AFSA</a> <a href="https://www.afsascholarship.org"; track="on" >Scholarships</a> <a href="https://www.firesprinkler.org/education-center/safety-training/"; track="on" >Safety Training</a> <a >href="https://www.firesprinkler.org/technical-services/"; track="on" >Technical Services</a> <a href="https://www.firesprinkler.org/technical-services/informal-interpretations/request-informal-interpretation/"; track="on" >Informal Interpretation Request</a> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Training Calendar AFSA Beginning Fire Sprinkler System Planning School 2016 Schedule Jan. 11 - 22, 2016 Sold Out Feb. 8 - 19, 2016 April 4 - 15, 2016 May 16 - 27, 2016 July 18 - 29, 2016 Oct. 3 - 14, 2016 For more info, call: 214-349-5965 ext. 132 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
