In an existing fully sprinklered Group A building , a part of it is one basement, ground floor and three more stories above ground level , and another part has four levels above ground level.
If I read 905.3.1 correctly, it needs Class III standpipes, with the requirement dropping to Class I because of sprinklers.
Do we need standpipes in ground floor areas accessible only from the outside? A reconfiguration of the ground floor area leads to some isolated rooms of various sizes which will no longer be accessible from the existing fire hose cabinets. Do we need to run a separate standpipe to cover each room? Jumping between location requirements for Class I/II/III , my opinion is that since it is a sprinklered building, Class II is not required at all, so there is no need to cover these rooms.
Am I right on this?
If I read 905.3.1 correctly, it needs Class III standpipes, with the requirement dropping to Class I because of sprinklers.
Do we need standpipes in ground floor areas accessible only from the outside? A reconfiguration of the ground floor area leads to some isolated rooms of various sizes which will no longer be accessible from the existing fire hose cabinets. Do we need to run a separate standpipe to cover each room? Jumping between location requirements for Class I/II/III , my opinion is that since it is a sprinklered building, Class II is not required at all, so there is no need to cover these rooms.
Am I right on this?