Same level of hazard exists in both places.  Same protection scheme applies.  
Plus whatever hazard exists outside the perimeter of the mezz. could migrate to 
the area below the mezz.

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From: Joe Burtell [MT-BILL] <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, August 29, 2023 11:43 AM
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Subject: [EXTERNAL] [Sprinklerforum] Re: ESFR Below Mezzanine

Both structures are steel construction, roof is steel deck, steel open girders 
and joists. Mezzanine is steel beams, open grating, and steel plate for 
walkways.

I’m not questioning if sprinklers are needed, I agree they are, I am 
questioning if they need to be ESFR to match the overhead or they can be 
different (CMDA, etc..)

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Joe​

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A mezzanine is an obstruction to overhead sprinklers. Of that there is no doubt.

Sprinklers need to be provide under the mezzanines as noted in the cited NFPA 
13 section.

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From: Joe Burtell [MT-BILL] 
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Sent: Tuesday, August 29, 2023 9:23 AM
To: 
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Subject: [EXTERNAL] [Sprinklerforum] ESFR Below Mezzanine

I have a soda manufacturing warehouse with ESFR at the roof deck. They are 
building out some mezzanines in the middle of the warehouse that will have 
bottling equipment.  The engineer is requiring that below the mezzanine have 
ESFR per NFPA 13 2019 9.5.5.3.3. I am questioning if the mezzanine is really 
treated like an obstruction? I think it would be treated like in-racks would 
and have its own design based on what’s under the mezzanine.

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Joe​

Burtell | SET, CFPS
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