It would appear that the exemption still remains in 507.3. The Architectural team has decided that anything "participant sport" related is to be NOT sprinklered. This allows for a large portion of the building to remain unprotected. I wanted to know if the NFPA 13 had special considerations for situations where a building is partial sprinklered that others on the forum may have made consideration of.
thanks -----Original Message----- From: Sprinklerforum [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Chris Born Sent: Wednesday, August 06, 2014 6:15 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: Special considerations for partially sprinklered buildings The exception I remember for participant sport areas was in 903 of the IBC. >From the 2006 IBC section 903.2.1.4 indicated when sprinklers were required for A-4 occupancy, and the exception allowed areas used exclusively for participant sports when the main floor area was at the level of exit discharge to not be sprinklered. This exception was eliminated in the 2009 code, and still appears to be gone from the 2012. That's not to say that a local amendment or other adoption practice hasn't put it back in your case, but it is gone from the model code. Sent from my iPad Christopher H. Born, P.E. Director, Fire Protection Engineering|Principal Clark Nexsen 4525 Main Street, Suite 1400 Virginia Beach, VA 23462 (757) 455-5800 (757) 961-7933 (direct) (757) 644-8581(mobile) > On Aug 5, 2014, at 8:30 PM, jgamble <[email protected]> wrote: > > Confused? The exception is being provided as part of an IBC 2012 code compliance review. > > > Sent from my Verizon Wireless 4G LTE smartphone > > <div>-------- Original message --------</div><div>From: Chris Born > <[email protected]> </div><div>Date:08/05/2014 6:08 PM (GMT-07:00) </div><div>To: [email protected] </div><div>Subject: Re: Special considerations for partially sprinklered buildings </div><div> </div>Note that this exception is no longer in the 2009 IBC. The substantiation in the ICC process cited in part the enforcement issue, for example a facility that occasionally hosts a flea market, etc. > > Chris Born > Clark Nexsen, Inc. > > Sent from my iPad > >> On Aug 5, 2014, at 7:42 PM, <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> I believe the thought is that there is a very low fire load, and almost no source of ignition. >> Mark at Aero >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Sprinklerforum >> [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of >> JD Gamble >> Sent: Tuesday, August 05, 2014 3:27 PM >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: FW: Special considerations for partially sprinklered >> buildings >> >> >> >> >> >> What am I missing - Group A-4 (IBC) 507.3 - Sprinklers exempt from >> Areas occupied by Participant Sports >> >> >> >> How does NFPA 13 make consideration for these areas with respect to head locations, density considerations, increased hydraulic areas? >> >> >> >> I would love the feedback (virgin ground here). >> >> >> >> Thanks, >> >> >> >> Life Safety Solutions of Sheridan >> >> >> >> JD >> >> >> >> >> >> --- >> This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! Antivirus protection is active. >> http://www.avast.com >> _______________________________________________ >> Sprinklerforum mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://lists.firesprinkler.org/listinfo.cgi/sprinklerforum-firesprink >> ler.org _______________________________________________ >> Sprinklerforum mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://lists.firesprinkler.org/listinfo.cgi/sprinklerforum-firesprink >> ler.org > _______________________________________________ > Sprinklerforum mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.firesprinkler.org/listinfo.cgi/sprinklerforum-firesprinkl > er.org > > _______________________________________________ > Sprinklerforum mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.firesprinkler.org/listinfo.cgi/sprinklerforum-firesprinkl > er.org _______________________________________________ Sprinklerforum mailing list [email protected] http://lists.firesprinkler.org/listinfo.cgi/sprinklerforum-firesprinkler.org --- This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! Antivirus protection is active. http://www.avast.com _______________________________________________ Sprinklerforum mailing list [email protected] http://lists.firesprinkler.org/listinfo.cgi/sprinklerforum-firesprinkler.org
