What does the code study sheet say! Did the architect use the sprinkler system to increase the allowable area per floor? If he did, you are doing NFPA 13 throughout. If he did not, 13R may be applicable.
Travis Mack, SET MFP Design, LLC Sent from my iPhone > On Apr 21, 2014, at 10:17 PM, George Medina Jr <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > Forum, > Can anyone please add there 2 cents in and help clarify when to classify as a > 13 system versus a 13R > I have a project that consist of 3 stories with an occupancy of R2/S2 and > Construction Type VA. The project is lay ed out like a horse shoe > with 3 sides and a corridor running down the middle from 1 required > stairwell to another on the opposite end, with a court yard in the middle. > There are private garages around the perimeter of the building (which all > have access from a common 1st floor corridor only) All the Garages have a 2 > hour separation between them and the 2nd level residential units and the 1st > floor corridor. There are residential units on the 1st floor (opposite the > garages) facing the court yard. > > I figured the Garage calculations shall conform to NFPA-13, based on NFPA-13R > (2013ed.) Sec. 7.3.1. My question is if the building can be classified as a > 13R (with garage areas calced at NFPA-13) or should it be classified as a > NFPA-13 with dwelling units & residential heads (calculations based on the > greater of the area/density @ .10 or the head listing). If not, what is the > determining factor or the threshold. > > > > > > George Medina Jr. > Mobile: 323-906-5701 > > > _______________________________________________ > Sprinklerforum mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.firesprinkler.org/listinfo.cgi/sprinklerforum-firesprinkler.org _______________________________________________ Sprinklerforum mailing list [email protected] http://lists.firesprinkler.org/listinfo.cgi/sprinklerforum-firesprinkler.org
