Hi Chris, thanks. No, not a typo. I cannot remember how I was exposed to the rumor, but it seems like in the early '90s I heard, in the future I would not be using for example, NFPA 13 and UBC, but one combined Standard called NFPA 5000. I should know better than to post hearsay, here anyway since I do not expect any 'back-up' (i.e. "I think years ago, for a very brief time, Potter Roemer had a listed heat collector"). Just call me casterwhine :) brad
-----Original Message----- From: Cahill, Christopher [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Friday, April 04, 2014 7:16 AM To: [email protected] Subject: NFPA 5000 Clarification I'll assume a typo on the 25 years. "The inaugural 2003 edition of NFPA 5000®, Building Construction and Safety Code®, was issued in 2002 and was the first model building code developed using the full open consensusbased procedures accredited by the American National Standards Institute." This was a political decision with the breakup of the ICC/NFPA partnership a few years before that. I've been doing this for about 25 years and have never heard of combining fire and building codes. They serve two different purposes. Building code covers new construction. Fire code covers existing conditions and process hazards. That's how I'd sum it up if limited to two short sentences. Chris Cahill, PE* Associate Fire Protection Engineer Burns & McDonnell Phone: 952.656.3652 Fax: 952.229.2923 [email protected] www.burnsmcd.com *Registered in: MN Proud to be #14 on FORTUNE's 2014 List of 100 Best Companies to Work For _______________________________________________ Sprinklerforum mailing list [email protected] http://lists.firesprinkler.org/listinfo.cgi/sprinklerforum-firesprinkler.org
