Water demand summary sheet
Water demand summary sheet
(OP)
I am working in an HVAC/plumbing consulting firm. The question is if there is a summery sheet available for building water demand per NFPA for various scenarios based on building size (number of system risers), occupancy, type of fire suppression system (wet/dry), building fully sprinklered or not, combined standpipe system and so on. A summary sheet, perhaps with reference to NFPA for each data will be a very useful tool for non-fire protection engineers.





RE: Water demand summary sheet
Only qualified people or certified fire protection contractors should be determining this type of data. Mistakes can be costly and the liability is huge.
RE: Water demand summary sheet
NFPA has requirements, the International Building Code has requirements, sometimes they agree with each other sometimes they do not. Then states, counties cites have local requirements that maybe above or below nationally recognized standards. Way too many variables to go into for just one sheet of paper. Good question, not an easy answer to it, sorry.
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RE: Water demand summary sheet