That is a good question; I have had situations like that where small areas, like your atrium for example, were not in the most demanding remote area and wondered whether or not I could apply the reduction. I am waiting to see more responses; due to the number of responses so far either everyone is busy or they are waiting patiently too.
Bobby Gillett Sr. Project Manager Key Fire Protection, Inc. (731) 424-0130 office (731) 424-9285 fax (731) 267-4853 cell <mailto:[email protected]> [email protected] _____ From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Ed Kramer Sent: Friday, March 11, 2011 12:43 PM To: [email protected] Subject: QR design area reduction I've got a light hazard dining area with a 10'-6" ceiling which meets all the criteria for reducing the design area down to 912 sf. Well, almost all the criteria. There is one small 'atrium' with a 23' ceiling height. The 'atrium' is only 6' x 11' and is protected by 1 sprinkler. Am I allowed to reduce the design area based on the 10'-6" ceiling height, or must I calculate a full 1,500 sf? Or more generically, how small must an area of higher ceiling be in order to ignore it when applying section 11.2.3.2.3? Opinions? Ed Kramer Littleton, CO _______________________________________________ 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) _____ No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 10.0.1204 / Virus Database: 1497/3500 - Release Date: 03/11/11 _______________________________________________ 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)
