We have been tasked with adding sprinkler coverage to a building with a historic wood waffle ceiling. We are not allowed to modify the ceiling per the State Historical Preservation Office. I believe this ceiling qualifies as having ceiling pockets per NFPA 13 8.6.7.1. They meet all the...
According to the AIA 2006 Guidelines for Design and Construction of Health Care Facilities, ER waiting rooms must have all air exhausted directly to the outdoors with two exceptions. The exceptions are such:
"If it is not practical to exhaust the air from the airborne infection isolation room...
Has anyone ran across code or has experience with pedestrian tunnels that relates to ventilation and smoke/fire control? If not, what would be the closest classification of a pedestrian tunnel?
Basically, there used to be ventilation in this pedestrian tunnel but it looks like it was blocked...
