I'm working on a manufacturing facility that is building type IIB. Per the fire-flow requirement of 8,000 gpm, the average spacing of hydrants will need to be 200 feet, per IFC Table C102.1. However, note f will allow a 50-percent spacing increase if "the building is equipped throughout with an automatic sprinkler system in accordance with Section 903.3.1.1 of the *International Fire Code*" (emphasis mine). The reason I bolded throughout is because approximately 2/3 of the building has sprinklers omitted in accordance with exceptions from Section 903.3.1.1. So my question is, if Section 903.3.1.1 is being followed such that it is being applied throughout the building, and the areas of the building that aren't being sprinklered are allowed by that section, does this count as "equipped throughout"?
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