Everyone advocates for their interest BUT I am not aware of a time
when we published a "research paper" that tap danced on such thin
ice. Interesting to note that it's finding was so different from that
of the NIST study (which I think we can consider a tad less biased).
Schulte did a fairly effective job of shooting holes in this paper in
his Jan 09 article.
Roland
On Feb 17, 2009, at 8:15 AM, Chris Cahill wrote:
I have the upmost respect for Dr. Beyler and Hughes (worked there
for a
short period). Not for a second would I believe the paper was
slanted for
any reason. In the interest of fuller disclosure only, this was
developed
for the smoke and heat venting interest groups when there was
consideration
of removing ALL smoke venting in sprinklered buildings from the I
codes. Not
just limited to the ESFR exception we know today.
The AFSA and the other "evil" sprinkler interest group do the same
thing to
defend and promote our industry. IMHO this was the beginning of the
current
"balanced design" movement.
Chris Cahill, P.E.
Fire Protection Engineer
Sentry Fire Protection, Inc.
763-658-4483
763-658-4921 fax
Email: [email protected]
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