Dead Bob is a consultant. He is one of the folks that writes "opinions" for questions like yours. I doubt that this would ever be a large enough question for a formal interpretation but I must admit that I'm not 100% on the procedure for that. Bob doesn't engage on the forum any more but I've been in a room with him and Roland and they're quite civilized and even act friendly to each other. Never can tell what the result might be if you can get some of the players in this incestuous little industry talking amongst themselves. And don't you feel a little guilty not belonging to AFSA after using so many of their electrons?
On Tue, Nov 2, 2010 at 2:42 PM, Carrol Glimstad <[email protected]> wrote: > In his letter he states that he is an "NFPA Consultant"... so not an actual > official is what your saying? > > > > ________________________________ > From: Forest Wilson <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Sent: Tue, November 2, 2010 2:28:52 PM > Subject: Re: Residential "Room Design Method"? > > I think that NFPA is forwarding emails they receive through this system to > select committee members. > That is why you were under the impression that Caputo is NFPA. He is a > committee > member, not a representative of NFPA. (unless something has changed). > > On 11/2/2010 5:23 PM, Forest Wilson wrote: >> You need to be a member to receive an informal interpretation from the AFSA >> or >>NFSA. >> Is Bob's letter to you a formal interpretation or informal? >> It was my understanding that single committee members do not have standing to >>issue formal interpretations, only the committee could. >> >> >> >> >> >> On 11/2/2010 5:05 PM, Carrol Glimstad wrote: >>> I did go that route... I instead received a response from Mr. Caputo with >>NFPA >>> and he informed me that per 2002, "...the small rooms rule is not applicable >>to >>> the design consideration for residential occupancies." Unless I am wrong, >>>(which I frequently am) although he (Roland) is a committee >>> member of the TCC for NFPA, he is with AFSA. Trust me, I would LOVE to get > an >>> "official" response from Mr. Huggins! How would I go about getting one from >>> AFSA (i.e. Roland) ? >>> But I do think I will forward some excerpts of this thread and see where > that >>> gets me. (probably nowhere that I want to be...) >>> Carrol Glimstad >>> Sierra Fire Design >>> 916.475.4928 >>> >>> >>> >>> ________________________________ >>> From: "Johnson, Duane (NIH/OD/ORS) [C]"<[email protected]> >>> To: "[email protected]"<[email protected]> >>> Sent: Tue, November 2, 2010 12:59:44 PM >>> Subject: RE: Residential "Room Design Method"? >>> >>> NFPA has an email accounts setup for all NFPA codes where you can submit >>> questions and receive code interpretations and technical answers. The >>> format >>>is >>> setup as [email protected]. 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