NFPA 13 (2002) section 3.3.14 describes "Limited Combustible
Material". Do the stacks and piping insulation meet that definition?
I'm also assuming there is no access to the space that would allow
for occupancy or storage..
At 04:47 PM 8/20/2010, you wrote:
I have a single story residential-style structure used for housing
semi-dependent residents for the State Department of Mental Health.
The unit is an Intermediate Care Facility for the Mentally Retarded,
but is viewed as a nursing home by the state agencies.
The building is non-combustible construction; CMU bearing walls with
light gauge metal trusses and standing seam metal roof. The single
floor is fully sprinklered & that is where my problem begins. My
boss had me direct the Consultants to eliminate the sprinkler in the
attic, to save money, as the building was of non-combustible
construction. Now the Fire Marshal & reviewer for the State Health
Department are telling me that all the PVC vent stacks and piping
insulation is non-compliant.
My Consultant is telling me that, as these are concealed spaces, the
IBC allows non-combustible & limited combustible materials to be
present without sprinklers.
Any thoughts?
Thanks,
Dennis M. Schwarzauer
Eley Guild Hardy Architects PA
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Jackson, Mississippi 39201
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