NFPA 2010 is the applicable standard. Drop in ceiling down the corridor on all four floors of a new construction office building. Non combustible 4' vertical space above. Ceiling leaves a gap and doesn't connect to the wall on either side of the corridor. The gap is 1'0 on both sides. Trying to figure out if sprinklers are required above. I don't see any part of the standard that clearly addresses this. The closest I can see is the following:
8.15.1.2.1*<http://codesonline.nfpa.org/a/c.ref/ID00001330400/sec> Concealed spaces of noncombustible and limited-combustible construction with minimal combustible loading having no access shall not require sprinkler protection. 8.15.1.2.1.1 The space shall be considered a concealed space even with small openings such as those used as return air for a plenum. Do you think that this situation would classify as a concealed space? Do you think this space requires sprinklers above the ceiling? AHJ statement is to do it per code. Thanks for any input. [Description: LOGO_10] Rod DiBona Vice President Rapid Fire Protection office : (605)348-2342 fax : (605)348-0108 cell : (605)391-3553 www.rapidfireinc.com<http://www.rapidfireinc.com> -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://fireball.firesprinkler.org/mailman/private/sprinklerforum/attachments/20120605/7265eaa1/attachment.html> -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: image001.jpg Type: image/jpeg Size: 6561 bytes Desc: image001.jpg URL: <http://fireball.firesprinkler.org/mailman/private/sprinklerforum/attachments/20120605/7265eaa1/attachment.jpg> _______________________________________________ Sprinklerforum mailing list [email protected] http://fireball.firesprinkler.org/mailman/listinfo/sprinklerforum
