No - its more a function of fuel density being low.
Roland
On Jan 15, 2007, at 10:48 AM, Todd Williams - work wrote:
That is a question worth asking. NFPA 13 tend to lump "retail" into
a single category (with the exception of warehouse-type stores,
etc). There is wide variety of combustible loadings and
concentrations within retail. I would think that office showrooms
as you describe or jewelry stores would have different fire
characteristics that a department or hardware store, but they
usually all fall under under the retail moniker.
The other thing I have wondered about... The 0.10/1500 requirements
for Office (LH) came about when most offices were metal desks,
metal chairs and metal file cabinets. Now there is a lot more
plastic in the office environment. Would that change things?
At 12:11 PM 1/15/2007, you wrote:
This is one is a little more defined than some others:
It is NOT a tenant space; it is a stand alone building being built
by a
reputable company that has been in business for many years.
The building has a separate 20,000 sqft storage warehouse in the same
building but is in a completely separate area from the showroom
which will
be addressed accordingly.
This will strictly be an entry area of the business with a
SHOWROOM meaning
the office products will be placed in situations like a real
operating
office minus all of the computers and people.
The products in this room will be no higher than normal
bookshelves in your
own office.
The following description is why I question it Occupancy type. If
this were
the office portion of the building then it would clearly be Light
Hazard.
Since the furniture is on DISPLAY and not being USED as an office
then this
should be Ordinary Hazard? This I do not understand.
BTW, I had already laid it out and bid it for Ord Hazard Group II
but wanted
more input.
Greg
Living Water Fire Protection, LLC
1160 McKenzie Road
Cantonment, FL 32533
850-937-1850
Fax: 850-937-1852
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George Church
Sent: Thursday, January 11, 2007 5:36 PM
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Subject: RE: Office furniture showroom
Mercantile tends to start at OH2 and then go UP in classification,
rarely
down. Maybe if they were selling angle iron out of a 10' high
building,
you'd have a chance for OH1. Bigbox retail, hey-class 4 25' high
racks.
But furniture and plastic- only in my area could you get an AHJ to
sign off
on LH.
George Church
Rowe Sprinkler
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Todd Williams
- work
Sent: Thursday, January 11, 2007 6:03 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: Office furniture showroom
My guess would be retail, due mostly to the concentration. Watch out
for rack storage. I asked a similar regarding a jewelry store a few
months back and got my you-know-what nailed to a tree.
At 05:59 PM 1/11/2007, you wrote:
>Is an Office Furniture Showroom "mercantile" or would it be
considered more
>of an Office Space and be Light Hazard?
>
>Thanks,
>Greg McGahan
>
>
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