odelgado
Mechanical
- Mar 15, 2011
- 22
Greetings everyone. I'm new at the fire protection design world so I have a few basic questions still unanswered, so please bear with me. I have a small medical office (950 sq. ft.)with a few small storage areas. The biggest one measures 17 sq. ft. I also have a janitor closet and a hazardous waste (non-flammable) closet which measure a measly 5 sq. ft. each.
According to NFPA 13, medical offices are considered light hazard. However, storage areas are considered OH-1.
So, my question is how should I proceed with the hydraulic calculation? Should I use the 0.15 gpm/sq.ft. density over the entire area; or just for the closets and use 0.10 gpm/sq.ft. for everything else? The closets are not divided by slab to slab walls, the dividing walls only reach up to the acoustic ceiling.
Thanks in advance!
According to NFPA 13, medical offices are considered light hazard. However, storage areas are considered OH-1.
So, my question is how should I proceed with the hydraulic calculation? Should I use the 0.15 gpm/sq.ft. density over the entire area; or just for the closets and use 0.10 gpm/sq.ft. for everything else? The closets are not divided by slab to slab walls, the dividing walls only reach up to the acoustic ceiling.
Thanks in advance!