FM William Burns
Moderator
Existing Telecommunications/Office/Storage Building
Don't know the age built or year (or permits) to date
Building has a Halon fire protection system and limited area detection and alarm. The owners want to remove the Halon and want to know if they need to replace protection or just upgrade detection and alarm.
Searching through the building code with the 901 stuff and IEBC Chapter 4-6 now with alterations like Level 1. The newer codes give a free pass to telecommunications areas in omitting sprinklers if detection and separation exist, so the alternatives would not be in play today either.
Q1: Were these types of buildings required to have protection back in the day under legacy codes?
Q2: If not a requirement historically then I guess they don't need any protection unless their Insurance company requires it huh?
I would appreciate your thoughts
Don't know the age built or year (or permits) to date
Building has a Halon fire protection system and limited area detection and alarm. The owners want to remove the Halon and want to know if they need to replace protection or just upgrade detection and alarm.
Searching through the building code with the 901 stuff and IEBC Chapter 4-6 now with alterations like Level 1. The newer codes give a free pass to telecommunications areas in omitting sprinklers if detection and separation exist, so the alternatives would not be in play today either.
Q1: Were these types of buildings required to have protection back in the day under legacy codes?
Q2: If not a requirement historically then I guess they don't need any protection unless their Insurance company requires it huh?
I would appreciate your thoughts