unless the municipality has adopted ASCE 7 it has no authority to wave requirements of NFPA 13. Have not heard of any state or municipality adopting ASCE as a standard.
Norm On Thu, Mar 14, 2013 at 5:03 PM, Bob <[email protected]> wrote: > There is a project that I am not involved in, but the AHJ called for an > opinion. The situation revolves around the idea that if a building is in > site class C and design category B, the sway bracing requirements of NFPA 13 > are waved by ASCE 7. I have not come across this before, and there is a > certain fire sprinkler contractor that is eliminating the sway bracing, > retaining straps, etc... on several large warehouse / distribution > buildings. The claim is that ASCE 7 allows for this. Has anyone come > across this and have information verifying or negating it? I am meeting > with several AHJ's in regard to this tomorrow morning, so any input will be > extremely useful. > > Thank you, > > Bob Knight, CET III > 208-318-3057 > www.firebyknight.com > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Sprinklerforum mailing list > [email protected] > http://fireball.firesprinkler.org/mailman/listinfo/sprinklerforum -- If You See Something Suspicious.... Say Something! 1-866-HLS-TIPS. Norman Arendt, CHS III, CMAS, PhD, CFEII President Infragard Madison Members Alliance Middleton Fire District Plan Reviewer and Investigator PCII and CVI Certified _______________________________________________ Sprinklerforum mailing list [email protected] http://fireball.firesprinkler.org/mailman/listinfo/sprinklerforum
