Very rare that a school gym won't have an occupant load of 300. I was in our middle school gym last week with 6 or 700 friends and families of the 8th grade class, plus the students teachers, and administrators. Our gym is less than 10,000 sf.(Oh and did I forget the 6th & 7th grade band was there too!)
Thom McMahon, SET Firetech, Inc. 2560 Copper Ridge Dr P.O. Box 882136 Steamboat Springs, CO 80488 Tel: 970-879-7952 Fax: 970-879-7926 -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Reed Roisum Sent: Wednesday, June 17, 2009 1:50 PM To: '[email protected]' Subject: RE: Gymnasium Ether, I was referring to IBC occupancy classifications. This would most likely be an A-4 occupancy (assuming IBC). A-4 occupancies require and automatic sprinkler system if the fire area exceeds 12,000 sq. ft, the occupant load is over 300, or the fire area is on a floor other than the level of exit discharge. You don't have any of these (although you didn't sound too sure) so it doesn't appear that you would need a sprinkler system. However, if this is a school and if it is a Group E occupancy, then you need to install sprinklers if the entire fire area is greater than 20,000 sq. ft. So, we still need more info. to determine if a sprinkler system is required. Reed A. Roisum, CET Fire Protection Technician Ulteig Engineers, Inc. 3350 38th Avenue South Fargo, ND 58104-7079 Direct Number: 701.280.8580 Mobile: 701.212.8810 Main Office: 701.280.8500 -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of ETHER BARLOW Sent: Wednesday, June 17, 2009 2:36 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: Gymnasium 9900 sqft 02' NFPA13, Bleachers on one side, Ground Level, OH1? Probably about 150 people. On Wed, Jun 17, 2009 at 12:17 PM, Reed Roisum <[email protected]>wrote: > Need more info... What code applies? What is the occupancy > classification? Is there spectator seating? What is the square footage? > Occupant load? Is it on a the floor level of exit discharge? > > Reed A. Roisum, CET > Fire Protection Technician > > Ulteig Engineers, Inc. > 3350 38th Avenue South > Fargo, ND 58104-7079 > > Direct Number: 701.280.8580 > Mobile: 701.212.8810 > Main Office: 701.280.8500 > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto: > [email protected]] On Behalf Of ETHER BARLOW > Sent: Wednesday, June 17, 2009 2:07 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Gymnasium > > Are Sprinklers required in a Gymnasium with a deck height of 50 ft, > noncombustible construction? > > -- > My Thanks to You! > > Ether J. Barlow > Cell 702-375-1228 > _______________________________________________ > Sprinklerforum mailing list > http://lists.firesprinkler.org/mailman/listinfo/sprinklerforum > For Technical Assistance, send an email to: > [email protected] > > To Unsubscribe, send an email > to:[email protected]<to%3ASprinklerforum-reques > [email protected]> (Put the word unsubscribe in the subject field) > _______________________________________________ > Sprinklerforum mailing list > http://lists.firesprinkler.org/mailman/listinfo/sprinklerforum > For Technical Assistance, send an email to: > [email protected] > > To Unsubscribe, send an email > to:[email protected]<to%3ASprinklerforum-reques > [email protected]> (Put the word unsubscribe in the subject field) > -- My Thanks to You! Ether J. Barlow Cell 702-375-1228 _______________________________________________ Sprinklerforum mailing list http://lists.firesprinkler.org/mailman/listinfo/sprinklerforum For Technical Assistance, send an email to: [email protected] To Unsubscribe, send an email to:[email protected] (Put the word unsubscribe in the subject field) _______________________________________________ Sprinklerforum mailing list http://lists.firesprinkler.org/mailman/listinfo/sprinklerforum For Technical Assistance, send an email to: [email protected] To Unsubscribe, send an email to:[email protected] (Put the word unsubscribe in the subject field) _______________________________________________ Sprinklerforum mailing list http://lists.firesprinkler.org/mailman/listinfo/sprinklerforum For Technical Assistance, send an email to: [email protected] To Unsubscribe, send an email to:[email protected] (Put the word unsubscribe in the subject field)
