June 2006
A/E CHECKLIST
TITLE________________________________PROJECT NO. ______________
LOCATION___________________________________DATE ______________
REVIEWED BY ___________________________________________________
ORGANIZATION _________________________________________________
LIFE SAFETY ISSUES
HEATING, VENTILATING, AND AIR CONDITIONING
REVIEW
A
SMOKE AND FIRE PROTECTION
(cont.)
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See smoke control flow diagram for air handling units. Note
Para 2.13.4 and
requirements for unit sizes exceeding 56 m3 /min (2,000 CFM) and 420
Para. 2.13.2
m3 / min (15,000 CFM).
Unit > 56 m3 / min (2,000 CFM): Provide a smoke detector in main
supply duct
Unit > 420 m3 / min (15,000 CFM), and the system serves more
than one story: Provide a smoke detector in each return branch at
each floor in addition to a detector in supply main; Isolate unit by
providing smoke dampers in the supply and return air ducts only if
it serves more than one floor.
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Show control diagrams for control of smoke dampers with smoke
VA Standard
Detail 15902 -
34 DWG
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No duct mounted smoke detectors or smoke dampers required when
Para. 2 .13.2.5
crossing a smoke barrier in a fully sprinkled building with quick
response sprinklers,
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Pressurization of stairwells is not required.
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NFPA 45 does not permit fire dampers in Laboratory fume hood
Para. 2.13.3.3
exhaust. Provide a separate fire rated shaft from each fire zone to reach
top of the building.
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Provide smoke venting for elevator shafts. When standby power is
VA Standard
connected to an elevator, NFPA 101 requires the machine room
Detail 15902
ventilation/air conditioning system also to be connected to standby
32 DWG
power.
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