Well, it’s 75 feet to the floor. So if Level 9 is the highest occupied floor, then you could have a spacious 9’-4.5” between floors…
That’s still very short and would be the most floors I’ve ever seen in a non-high-rise. Are some of those floors below grade? This is somehow more interesting to me than the original question. -Kyle M From: Sprinklerforum [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Nick Maneen Sent: Thursday, June 28, 2018 10:53 AM To: [email protected] Subject: [EXTERNAL] RE: High Rise and Non-High Rise Standpipes If you have a single building that is a high-rise, then the entire building is a high-rise. On another note, I’m not sure how a 9 story building isn’t a high rise unless it is less than 8’-4” between floors. Nick Maneen, SET c 704.791.7789 From: Sprinklerforum [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of James Litvak Sent: Thursday, June 28, 2018 1:44 PM To: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> Subject: High Rise and Non-High Rise Standpipes I've got a building that is two towers with a parking garage in between. One tower is 11 floors and is a high rise, with two standpipes. The other tower is 9 floors and isn't a high rise, with three standpipes. The AHJ has said that because the towers and garage are all connected, the tower that isn't a high rise is considered a high rise with respect to standpipe calculations. I had originally considered my calc to be 750 gpm for the two standpipes in the high rise, them being automatic wet, and 1000 gpm for the three in the non-high rise, them being manual wet. Does it make sense that the AHJ has said it is one building with 5 standpipes, and to do a 1000 gpm calc with the two standpipes in the high rise and one in the non-high rise (the fire pump is in the non-high rise)?
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