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It is not just the building. It may depend on what you will have in the building. NFPA 30 covers flammable and combustible storage and I remember a job that had a 30' separation distance from NFPA 30.

Get out of there! This woman will wind up taking you down.

Get the FE review manual from PPI. It is all you need to pass the FE exam. You don't need to work the problems in this book but do need to understand how to solve them. The FE is a harder exam because it is grinding problem solving under time pressure and you cannot bring in references. The...

Check that the room is sealed. The suspended ceiling will probably blow out from the force of activation.

Good answer SW! Sorry to bother you.

I am a PE and don't think I make enough money or ever will. So I have decided to look into becoming an attorney. Are there any correspondence courses to become a lawyer? I need my engineer job to pay the bills. Even if I am able to become a lawyer through a correspondence route, will the...

Start looking for another job immediately. Sorry but 3 years is plenty of time to know the operation and the people. You are on track to keep getting shafted in the future.

You probably have a rated corridor. The corridor is probably required to be 2 hour rated but with fire sprinklers the rating can be reduced to 1 hour. The SFM wants clarification that the wall will be constructed to a standard such as UL U419 which requires a gypsum board on each side for a 1...

Prove him wrong and take another job that pays more when the opportunity arises. I have been in your shoes before.

Are heat recovery coils common in exhaust ducts?

How do you hook up the magnehelic gauge hoses when the filters are in place?

Is an anti-freeze fire sprinkler system advantageous over a dry pipe fire sprinkler system? I get the impression that dry pipe is preferred. Is an anti-freeze fire sprinkler system more hassle or more expensive in the long run? When would anti-freeze fire sprinkler system be optimal? My...

Lutz is a clown and his company is tanking. I saw today that GM and Ford's bonds are now junk status. Lutz complaining about engineers is like rearranging the deck chairs on the Titantic.

What is the best way to check a duct smoke detector for pressure differential? It appears that a magnehelic differential pressure gauge is used, but can a regular water manometer be used? I check manufacturer data sheet and it stated that pressure differential can be checked with filters on...

Go ahead and put EIT on your cards but you will feel like a dork when you get your PE and see your old cards floating around.

I have read section 4.28 Alarms and have not found a specific requirement for the amount of people to be considered a conference area. Is the head count a California requirement?

I did an acceptance test for a retail store with 4 individual roof top HVAC units. Each of the units functioned independently when we smoke tested them. I would imagine that the same would be with your situation. The two units would be independent.

I had this question recently about fire sprinkler piping running through an electrical room. I could not find any prohibition for it in NFPA 13, so I guess it is ok.

Try looking International Residential Code 600 section.

Just go in and take the ICC exams. I went in and passed them and am a Building Code Official now. I had plenty of time to look up the answer to each question.