As it was explained to me; They recognize that typically these environments are LH by NFPA Standards and are required to have QR heads however it is also recognized that typical office environments contain far greater fuel loading than what was originally used when the standard was conceived which included steel desks, typewriters, open areas or walled offices, not computers, tons of paper, plastics on every desk, plastic or composite desks, combustible or limited combustible walled cube farms (which in some cases can impede egress), copier toners, etc.
I have dealt with Insurance Underwriters who follow the same train of thought. There was no allowance for EC spacing in some cases. Craig L. Prahl, CET Fire Protection Specialist Mechanical Department CH2MHILL Lockwood Greene 1500 International Drive Spartanburg, SC 29304-0491 Direct - 864.599.4102 Fax - 864.599.8439 [email protected] http://www.ch2m.com -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Brian Harris Sent: Tuesday, June 08, 2010 2:08 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Department of Insurance I'm sure this varies from state to state but here in NC it's not uncommon for state owned buildings to include the DOI spec in the contract spec's. If anyone's familiar with this particular version of it I have a quick question: Ordinary Hazard group-1 is the minimum design allowed but they do give a couple exceptions. One is that QR & QREC heads listed for light hazard are permitted as long as OH-1 density is still achieved. What would be the benefits of applying this exception? Thanks! Brian Harris _______________________________________________ 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)
