Depends upon the use of the hall. Large facilities have capacity for shielded fire scenarios from exhibits (RV's, boats, built displays) that approximate extra hazard. A general rule of thumb for large exhibit halls has been 0.30 over 100 times the clear height.
Robert J. Pielow, P.E. Fire Protection & Life Safety -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of David de Vries Sent: Monday, May 24, 2010 10:52 AM To: AFSA SprinklerForum Subject: Convention Center Exposition Hall I seem to recall a design criteria for convention center halls that can be used for display (exhibition/exposition) set at OH2, but now cannot find it. This may be Monday morning dyslexia, or it may just be poor memory. Does this ring any bells? Dave David A. de Vries, P.E., CSP Firetech Engineering Incorporated _______________________________________________ Sprinklerforum mailing list [email protected] http://fireball.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 [email protected] http://fireball.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)
