Each building should be on a zone. Each building should have its own fire alarm panel. Separate buildings, separate systems. However, new language in NFPA 13 was added to allow one building to feed another building within certain guidelines.
Hope this helps, John John August Denhardt, P.E. Strickland Fire Protection Incorporated 5113 Berwyn Road College Park, Maryland 20740 Office Telephone Number: 301-474-1136 Mobile Telephone Number: 301-343-1457 FIRE SPRINKLERS SAVE LIVES -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, January 29, 2008 7:51 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Sprinkler Zones for Horizontal Exit Building A single use structure has been divided into 3 buildings because of occupancy and construction type issues related to the IBC. Horizontal exits are provided and this means the building cannot be evacuated simultaneously using the stair widths available. Question - Are separate sprinkler zones required for each building? I believe the answer is yes but I can't find a code reference that spells this out in black and white. It seems if the sprinkler zones cross over the building boundary the fire alarm system will not be able to operate the correct evacuation signals. Bill Brooks William N. Brooks, P.E. Brooks Fire Protection Engineering Inc. 372 Wilett Drive Severna Park, MD 21146 410-544-3620 Phone 410-544-3032 FAX 412-400-6528 Cell _______________________________________________ Sprinklerforum mailing list [email protected] http://lists.firesprinkler.org/mailman/listinfo/sprinklerforum To Unsubscribe, send an email to:[EMAIL PROTECTED] (Put the word unsubscribe in the subject field) _______________________________________________ Sprinklerforum mailing list [email protected] http://lists.firesprinkler.org/mailman/listinfo/sprinklerforum To Unsubscribe, send an email to:[EMAIL PROTECTED] (Put the word unsubscribe in the subject field)
