The building is strictly office (B) occupancy; professional offices. Type IIIA or IIIB construction (confirming with owner) around 11000 sqft stand alone building. No local modifications to IBC.
At 02:41 PM 7/21/2010, you wrote: >Type IIIA matches up with your area figure. Others have noted the 55 ft >criteria although in my version of the 2006 IBC it is contained in the >"windowless story" heading but this is now corrected in the 2009 903.2.11. >Also note certain areas may require sprinklers because of their hazard (2006 >Table 508.2). Watch out for mixed occupancy conditions such as assembly >that can trigger a building wide requirement at a lower area threshold. >Your basement might require sprinklers. See 2006 903.2.10. > >I don't know of a maximum area number, you have to back into it from other >directions. > >Bill Brooks > >William N. Brooks, P.E. >Brooks Fire Protection Engineering Inc. >372 Wilett Drive >Severna Park, MD 21146-1904 >410-544-3620 >410-544-3032 FAX >412-400-6528 Cell > > >-----Original Message----- >From: [email protected] >[mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Todd Williams >Sent: Wednesday, July 21, 2010 1:57 PM >To: [email protected] >Subject: IBC omission? > >I was looking for the section in IBC where they describe the maximum >square footage where sprinklers are not required in a Group B >occupancy. I could find reference to all of the other occupancy >groups, but not B. Am I missing something? > >Todd G. Williams, PE >Fire Protection Design/Consulting >Stonington, CT >860.535.2080 >www.fpdc.com > >_______________________________________________ >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) Todd G. Williams, PE Fire Protection Design/Consulting Stonington, CT 860.535.2080 www.fpdc.com _______________________________________________ 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)
