Right, and back to Pete's point, so long as a building is furnished with a sprinkler system in accordance with the code, 13 or 13R, it's considered to be "protected throughout".
Steve Leyton -----Original Message----- From: Sprinklerforum [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Roland Huggins Sent: Friday, August 01, 2014 12:22 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: 6 Story Hotel I think the only two trade-ups that require a full 13 system is: 1 - increase in fire area for type of construction 2- reduction in the rating of passive construction Roland Huggins, PE - VP Engineering American Fire Sprinkler Assn. --- Fire Sprinklers Saves Lives Dallas, TX http://www.firesprinkler.org On Aug 1, 2014, at 11:31 AM, Sharon Alves <[email protected]> wrote: > However, if the architect is using a fire sprinkler system in lieu of height or type of construction, etc. it must then be a full 13 system. > > Thank you, > > Sharon Alves > Senior Fire Sprinkler Specialist, Design Manager, SET > _______________________________________________ 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
