Well....... California, you say? I rest my case...... I remain, truly yours, Some guy named, Cecil
> Date: Tue, 10 Nov 2015 16:33:14 -0800 > Subject: RE: Quick Response Reduction > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > > > > Mr. Bilbo: > Our esteemed State Building Standards Commission has amended NFPA 13 to > exclude the quick response area reduction for ordinary hazard. We also have > an amendment that when a reduction is taken, the design area shall be 7 > sprinklers minimum and not 5. > Sincerely and spologetically,California > > -------- Original message -------- > From: Sprinkler Academy - C Bilbo <[email protected]> > Date: 11/10/2015 4:30 PM (GMT-08:00) > To: [email protected] > Subject: RE: Quick Response Reduction > > Mr Stites, > > You may care to review the four requirements for using the Quick Response > Reduction (Is that 11.2.3.2.3?) One of the "Design Advantage" strategies is > to use the QR Redux in Ordinary Hazard and this can significantly affect the > cost of a system. Yo. > > It should be recognized that the above is my opinion as a member of the NFPA, > and has not been processed as a formal interpretation in accordance with the > NFPA Regulations Governing Committee Projects and should therefore not be > considered, nor relied upon, as the official position of the the NFPA, nor > any of their technical committees. > > Sincerely, > > > Cecil Bilbo > Academy of Fire Sprinkler Technology > Champaign, IL > 217.607.0325 > www.sprinkleracademy.com > > [email protected] > > > > OUR STUDENTS SAVE LIVES!! > > > > > From: [email protected] > > Date: Tue, 10 Nov 2015 15:15:10 -0800 > > Subject: Re: Quick Response Reduction > > To: [email protected] > > > > Also, just a "heads-up" but in California you can only take that reduction > > for Light Hazard...is that what he's thinking possibly? > > > > Gary > > > > On Tue, Nov 10, 2015 at 2:04 PM, Roland Huggins <[email protected]> > > wrote: > > > > > with the understanding that it is available only if you are an NFPA member > > > - just like AFSA informal interpretations. > > > > > > Roland > > > > > > > > > Roland Huggins, PE - VP Engineering > > > American Fire Sprinkler Assn. --- Fire Sprinklers Saves Lives > > > Dallas, TX > > > http://www.firesprinkler.org <http://www.firesprinkler.org/> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Nov 10, 2015, at 1:11 PM, [email protected] wrote: > > > > > > > > Regarding AHJ code interpretation issues, my experience is that an > > > informal interpretation from NFPA will resolve almost all issues. They can > > > be obtained fairly quickly by contacting NFPA. The only exception would be > > > where the local AHJ has specific requirements over and above NFPA code. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Bill Menster > > > > WFM Consulting Inc. > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Sprinklerforum mailing list > > > [email protected] > > > > > > http://lists.firesprinkler.org/listinfo.cgi/sprinklerforum-firesprinkler.org > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > Gary Stites > > *805-769-GMAN* > > > > RLH <http://www.rlhfp.com> > > WWW.K25.Rocks > > Pandora Station <http://www.pandora.com/?sc=sh43464983213902734> > > _______________________________________________ > > 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 > _______________________________________________ > 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
