All fire protection features and systems required for the finished building are included in which of the following document?
All fire protection features and systems required for the finished building are included in which of the following document? Correct Answer Design
Explanation:
Design Documents
This section identifies the accountability for a specific fire protection system design and the accountability for the integration of the fire protection systems constituting a building life safety system.
- The professional engineer (PE) fully designs (complete layout and calculations) and specifies the fire protection system or systems to be installed, reviews and approves the installing contractor’s shop drawings. The PE is considered the engineer of record and certifies system installation for code compliance at completion.
- The professional engineer (PE) provides a partial design and specifies the design criteria to be used by the installing contractor who finalizes the system layout, provides calculations to confirm the design criteria. The PE reviews and approves the installing contractor’s final layout and calculations. The PE is considered the engineer of record and certifies system installation for code compliance at completion.
- Design-build, the installing contractor completely designs and specifies (develops a full system layout, design criteria and calculations), installs the stem and certifies system installation for code compliance at completion. There may be a professional engineer involved but not necessarily.
Additional Information
Construction Documents
This section identifies specific features of a building that contributes to the overall understanding of the fire protection systems and features required to be identified in the Narrative Report
- Building “Use” Group
- Total square footage of building
- Building height
- Number of floors above grade
- Number of floors below grade
- Square footage per floor
- Type(s) of occupancies (hazards) within the building
- Type(s) of construction
- Hazardous material usage and storage
- High storage of commodities within a building usually over 12 ft.
- Site access arrangement for emergency response vehicles
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