Rural Multi-family residential fire sprinkler system
Rural Multi-family residential fire sprinkler system
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I am working on finding the most appropriate fire sprinkler system for a rural 21 residential apartment building complex located in Virginia. The complex is composed of three buildings with square footages of 1200, 2400, and 12400. The complex is not served by municipal water. The closest fire station is just under a mile from the project site. My research of the IFC and discussions with the local building official have led me to believe that I will need a very large holding tank in conjunction with a pump and automatic generator to satisfy the requirements and may be cost prohibitive. Can anyone provide any advice and or proper design criteria to follow by which discover an efficient system? Thanks.





RE: Rural Multi-family residential fire sprinkler system
RE: Rural Multi-family residential fire sprinkler system
RE: Rural Multi-family residential fire sprinkler system
1. is it a code issue
2. does the owner want to put them in even though not required.
3. if code requirement is it because of so many units in a building
4 if number three would it be cheaper to do one or two fire walls to subdivide the building below what kicks in the sprinklers
RE: Rural Multi-family residential fire sprinkler system
RE: Rural Multi-family residential fire sprinkler system
So is the question concerning the ability of the domestic water supply from a well delivering fire protection and potable water based on the required demand? Or is the question specific to the NFPA 13R sprinkler system and potable water supplies?
RE: Rural Multi-family residential fire sprinkler system
RE: Rural Multi-family residential fire sprinkler system
Your real issue is fire flow.