STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURE:
SOP REFERENCE NUMBER
Fire Protection and Fire Life Safety Design Requirements
RM-Fire-002
SOP DATE:
EFFECTIVE DATE:
DEPARTMENTS IMPACTED:
APPLICABLE DIVISIONS:
APPLICABLE PROPERTY TYPE:
11/Jan/2010
10/Aug/2009
Architecture & Construction, Development, Engineering.
All
All
APPLICABLE OWNERSHIP:
APPLICABLE BRAND(S):
All
All
SOP AUTHOR:
SOP CONTRIBUTORS/EDITORIAL TEAM
Chip Carson, Carson Associates, inc.
David Kimmins, Starwood Global Risk Management
Michael Gaddis, Starwood Estate Development Group
Gus Newbury, Starwood NAD Engineering
Brian Wilson, Starwood EAME Engineering
Mike J. Rzeznik, Schirmer Engineering
Marc Meunier, Marsh Risk Consulting
David Marshall, Legal
Kathie Lee, Legal
SOP APPROVER:
1. GOAL:
Application of these requirements will provide Starwood properties with a comprehensive fire protection and fire life
safety program to protect its guests and employees and assets in the event of a fire or similar emergency.
2. SCOPE:
These Fire Protection and Fire Life Safety Design requirements apply to all Starwood brands globally, including owned,
managed, joint ventures, vacation ownership and franchised. The requirements apply to new builds, conversions,
acquisitions and properties undergoing major renovations.
These requirements are subject to review and may change for reasons such as code advancements, technology
advancements or for other reasons at the sole discretion of Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc.
In some instances these requirements may exceed NFPA code or local jurisdictional requirements. Conforming to a
less stringent code requirement will not be a reason for an exemption from Starwood’s Requirements. Decisions to
grant exemptions will be based on risk. If there is a request for an exemption, then Starwood Risk Management may
engage a third party engineering consultant of its choice to visit the location and undertake a risk assessment. If an
exemption is granted based on a risk assessment then additional mitigating measures may be required. All costs
associated with this assessment will be borne by the owner and/or developer. These costs are additional to those
associated with the submittal process.
All exemptions are temporary and can be revoked at any time at the sole discretion of Starwood Hotels & Resorts
Worldwide, Inc.
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3. DEFINITIONS:
The items noted with [EC] (Exceeds Code) are Starwood’s requirements that exceed those of the National Fire
Protection Association (NFPA) codes and standards, and in some cases exceed local code.
• Back of House (BOH): Includes areas not generally used by the public, including, but not limited to
kitchens, storerooms, maintenance areas, offices, laundry, and employee break rooms.
• Emergency Lighting: Lighting that activates within 10 seconds, is sufficient to provide an average one
foot-candle (10.8 lux) at the floor, and maintains that intensity for at least 1.5 hours.
• High-rise Building: Any building where the highest occupied floor level is either greater than 6 stories
above grade, or 100ft above fire fighter vehicle access. [EC]
• Low-rise Building: Buildings not meeting the definition of High-Rise above.
• Smoke Alarm: A single or multiple station device for the sensing of smoke which sounds an alarm within
the sleeping or dwelling unit in order to notify the person(s) within the unit, and annunciates at an
annunciator panel located at a constantly attended location staffed by Starwood personnel. [EC]
• Smoke Detector: A device for sensing the products of combustion that receives its power and control from
a fire alarm control panel and when activated, initiates a building fire alarm.
• Standby Power: Power from an alternate source that is automatically provided within 60 seconds and
lasts for at least 48 hours.
• ADA, Americans with Disabilities Act; Outside of the US an ADA room would equate to a Handicapped
Accessible Room
4.
CODES AND STANDARDS
4.1 The local codes as applied by local officials shall be followed. Verify the editions of the applicable codes and if
there are any local amendments to the published codes and standards adopted by the local jurisdiction. Also
confirm if there are any proposed changes that may apply before the construction permit will be issued for the
particular project.
4.2 Starwood Fire Protection and Fire Life Safety design requirements: The following codes and standards are
required for all Starwood properties. The latest edition of these codes and standards available at the beginning
of the design will be applicable and will remain applicable to that project until its completion. All of the
referenced codes and standards are to be complied with as applicable. The consultant is responsible for
having the latest edition of all NFPA standards listed in this document.
National Fire Protection Association (NFPA)
One Battermarch Place, Quincy, Massachusetts, 02269 USA
Phone: +1 617 770-3000 / Fax: +1 617 770-0700
www.NFPA.org
NFPA 10
NFPA 13
NFPA 13R
NFPA 13D
NFPA 14
NFPA 17A
NFPA 20
NFPA 24
NFPA 25
NFPA 37
NFPA 70
NFPA 72
NFPA 75
NFPA 80
NFPA 82
Standard for Portable Fire Extinguishers
Standard for the Installation of Sprinkler Systems
Standard for the Installation of Sprinkler Systems in Residential Occupancies Up To and Including
Four Stories in Height
Standard for the Installation of Sprinkler Systems in One- and Two-Family Dwellings and
Manufactured Homes
Standard for the Installation of Standpipes and Hose Systems
Standard for Wet Chemical Extinguishing Systems
Standard for the Installation of Stationary Pumps for Fire Protection
Standard for the Installation of Private Fire Service Mains and Their Appurtenances
Standard for the Inspection, Testing, and Maintenance of Water Based Extinguishing systems
Standard for the Installation and Use of Stationary Combustion Engines and Gas Turbines
National Electrical Code
National Fire Alarm Code
Standard for the Protection of Information Technology Equipment
Standard for Fire Doors and Other Opening Protectives
Standard on Incinerators and Waste and Linen Handling Systems and Equipment
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NFPA 88A
NFPA 90A
NFPA 92A
NFPA 92B
NFPA 96
NFPA 101
NFPA 110
NFPA 720
Standard for Parking Structures
Standard for the Installation of Air-Conditioning and Ventilating Systems
Standard for Smoke-Control Systems Utilizing Barriers and Pressure Differences
Standard for Smoke Management Systems in Malls, Atria, and Large Spaces
Standard for Ventilation Control and Fire Protection of Commercial Cooking Operations
Life Safety Code
Standard for Emergency and Standby Power Systems
Standard for the Installation of Carbon Monoxide (CO) Detection and Warning Equipment
Underwriters Laboratories Inc. (UL)
333 Pfingsten Road, Northbrook, Illinois, 60062-2096, USA
Phone: 847-272-8800 / Fax: 847-272-8129
www.UL.com
All fire protection equipment shall be labeled/listed by Underwriter’s Laboratories Inc. as published in the UL Fire
Protection Equipment Directory.
Building construction materials and fire resistive designs shall be in accordance with UL Fire Resistance Directory
and UL Building Materials Directory, or equivalent.
An acceptable alternative to the Underwriter’s Laboratories labeling/listing is approval by Factory Mutual (FM).
Factory Mutual Insurance Company (FM Global)
1301 Atwood Avenue, P.O. Box 7500, Johnston, Rhode Island, 02919 USA;
Phone: 401-275-3000, ext.: 1945; Fax: 401- 477-7010
www.FMGlobal.com
Factory Mutual Approval Guide
www.approvalguide.com
Factory Mutual Data Sheet 1-2
Earthquakes, Appendix C-7
www.fmglobal.com/fmglobalregistration
Each system must have approval from the agency responsible for the particular area. For countries where no
special codes exist, it is recommended to choose only systems that are approved by at least two of the agencies
listed below:
UL
FM
VdS
AFNOR
B.S.
F.O.C.
C.S.A.
ULC
SAA
Underwriters Laboratories, Inc.
Factory Mutual
Verband der Sachversicherer
Association Française de Normalisation
British Standards
Fire Offices Committee
Canadian Standards Association
Underwriters Laboratories Canada
Australian Standards
USA
USA
West Germany
France
Great Britain
Great Britain
Canada
Canada
Australia
5. CONFLICTS IN CODES AND STANDARDS
The requirements of the local authorities take precedence. However, where there is a difference between the local
codes and standards and the Starwood standards the most stringent requirements shall apply.
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6.
SUBMITTALS
6.1. Refer to the Architecture and Construction approval process document for required submittals.
7.
EGRESS
7.1. Referenced Standards:
NFPA 101
Life Safety Code
7.2. Egress requirements: In addition to local codes, the egress for all Starwood properties shall comply with the
requirements of the Life Safety Code, NFPA 101.
8.
STANDBY POWER
8.1. Referenced Standards:
NFPA 101
Life Safety Code
NFPA 110
Emergency & Standby Power Systems
8.2. An emergency generator is required for all High Rise buildings.
8.3. An emergency generator is required for all buildings where natural disasters may cause a prolonged power
outage. A natural disaster is an “emergency situation posing significant danger to life and property that result
from a natural cause”. The following matrix is provided to assist in determining when an emergency
generator is required:
Condition
High-Rise Building (see definition of high rise in 3.)
All Properties within 250 year Earthquake zone per FM Global
Maps
Windstorm zone (All properties within 75 miles of coastal areas)
Flood Zone (All Properties)
Any property that has an electric fire pump (see 12.)
Low-Rise Building that does not meet any of the criteria
elsewhere in this table or document
(see definition of low rise in 3.)
Emergency Generator Required
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Possibly – The owner/developer should
assess the risk of other conditions that may
exist specific to the property site that could
potentially cause a loss of power and
require emergency power.
An example of ‘other conditions’ that may’
necessitate emergency power are
properties in areas that have a history of
power interruptions due to other natural
hazards such as ice storms, tornadoes. Etc.
8.4. The emergency generator system shall supply the emergency lighting and standby power to maintain
minimum operations during a power outage. [EC]
Exception 1: Single story buildings, small unoccupied out-buildings, and individual bungalows.
Exception 2: Properties that are 6 stories or less, ‘see other conditions’.
The generator(s) fuel supply shall be adequate to operate the generator(s) at full load for
48 hours minimum. [EC]
8.5. The emergency generator shall be diesel engine driven.
8.6. The emergency generator shall provide emergency and standby power for the following systems:
• Emergency lighting
• Telephone system [EC]
• Computer system [EC]
• One elevator that serves all floors
• Fire alarm system
• Building security system including cameras [EC]
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9.
Electric fire pump, if provided
Water and sewer pumps [EC]
Walk-in freezers and walk-in refrigerators [EC]
Kitchen hood exhaust systems [EC]
Electric outlets at “points of sale” and all front desk work station outlets for peripherals and keyencoding equipment”
Stair pressurization systems
Smoke control systems
EMERGENCY LIGHTING
9.1 Referenced Standards:
NFPA 101
Life Safety Code
NFPA 110
Emergency & Standby Power Systems
9.2 Emergency Lighting Requirements; Emergency lighting shall be provided in accordance with the applicable
National Fire Protection Association codes, particularly the Life Safety Code, NFPA 101, which applies to all
Starwood properties.
9.3. The average lighting at the floor under emergency lighting conditions shall be 1 foot candle (10.8 lux), unless
higher levels are required by applicable codes.
9.4. In addition to the minimum code requirements, emergency lighting shall be provided for the following areas:
• Exit signs in buildings provided with emergency lighting.
• Administrative offices [EC]
• Computer/Security equipment Room [EC]
• Employee Locker & Break Rooms [EC]
• Engineering & Maintenance Offices [EC]
• Fitness Center [EC]
• Front Desk [EC]
• Kitchens [EC]
• Laundry [EC]
• Mechanical, Electrical, and elevator machine rooms [EC]
• Meeting Rooms, Ballrooms, Exhibit Halls [EC]
• Pool [EC]
• Public Rest Rooms [EC]
• Telephone equipment rooms [EC]
9.5. In addition to emergency lighting supplied by the emergency generator, battery operated emergency lighting
units shall be provided in the following areas: [EC]
• Front Desk
• Generator Room
• Main Electrical Switchgear Room
• Computer/Security Equipment Room
• Restaurants at cash registers
10. Fire Suppression Systems and Equipment
10.1. Referenced Standards:
NFPA 13
Standard for the Installation of Sprinkler Systems
NFPA 13R
Standard for the Installation of Sprinkler Systems in Residential Occupancies up to and
Including Four Stories in Height
NFPA 13D
Standard for the Installation of Sprinklers in One- and Two-Family Dwellings and
Manufactured Homes
NFPA 24
Standard for the Installation of Private Fire Service Mains and Their Appurtenances
NFPA 25
Standard for the Inspection, Testing, and Maintenance of Water-Based Fire Protection
Systems
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10.2. Sprinkler Installation: Automatic sprinklers shall be installed in all new Starwood properties in accordance
with NFPA 13, Standard for the Installation of Sprinkler Systems. Small out buildings less than 100 square
feet (9.3 m2) that are not critical to business operations are not required to be protected with sprinklers.
10.3. Water supply tests shall be conducted to determine the available water supply.
• The hydraulic calculations shall be based on the water supply test with a 10% safety factor, but
need not be greater than 10 psi. (0.69 bar) [EC]
• Inspector test connections shall be located in back of house areas, accessible from the floor, and
clearly identified. Inspector test connections located on stair landings where the drains are
extended to the exterior are acceptable. Inspectors test connection drains shall be extended to the
exterior within 18 inches (450 mm) of the ground to prevent staining of the building exterior,
exterior pavement, or damage landscaping.
• All sprinkler control and isolation valves are to have tamper switches connected to provide a
supervisory signal at the fire alarm control panel.
10.4. Sprinklers are not required in small closets less than 24 square feet (2.2 m2). However, closets with
mechanical or electrical equipment, closets with washers and dryers, and closets with pantries do require
sprinklers.
10.5. Melt-away or drop-out ceiling tiles are not permitted. [EC]
10.6. Locate sprinklers so they are coordinated with interior design to minimize obstructions. In corridors locate
sprinklers down the centerline of the corridor. In lay-in type acoustical ceilings, locate sprinklers in the center
of each tile. [EC]
11. Standpipe Systems
11.1 Referenced Standards:
NFPA 14, Standard for the Installation of Standpipes & Hose Systems, latest edition
11.2 Where required: Install standpipe systems as required by local codes.
11.3 Occupant Use Hose: Occupant use hose is not to be installed in Starwood properties unless specifically
required by local codes.
12. Fire Pumps
12.1 Referenced Standards:
NFPA 20, Standard for the Installation of Stationary Pumps for Fire Protection
12.2 Locate fire pumps, fire pump controllers, and electrical equipment above the 100 year flood elevation and
above the expected storm surge level. [EC]
12.3 Fire Pump Power: It is preferred that fire pumps be diesel driven for reliability and reducing the load on the
emergency generator. However, electric driven fire pumps are permitted where emergency power is
provided in accordance with NFPA 20 and NFPA 110.
13 Water Supplies
Public water supplies shall be flow tested to determine the available water supply.
The test shall have been conducted within 12 months from the submittal of shop drawings.
14 Portable Fire Extinguishers
14.1 Referenced Standards:
NFPA 10, Standard for Portable Fire Extinguishers
NFPA 101, Life Safety Code
14.2 Fire extinguishers shall be provided in accordance with local codes and the Life Safety Code.
15 Kitchen Hood and Duct Extinguishing Systems
15.1 Referenced Standards:
NFPA 96, Standard for Ventilation Control and Fire Protection of Commercial Cooking Operations
NFPA 17A, Standard for Wet Chemical Extinguishing Systems
15.2 Provide fire suppression system for each kitchen Hood and duct system in accordance with NFPA 96 and
NFPA 17A.
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16 Smoke Control Systems
16.1 Referenced Standards:
NFPA 92A, Standard for Smoke-Control Systems Utilizing Barriers and Pressure Differences
NFPA 92B, Standard for Smoke Management Systems in Malls, Atria, and Large Spaces
16.2 Low-Rise Buildings: No requirement unless required by local codes.
16.3 High-Rise Buildings: No requirement unless required by local code or identified in NFPA 101.
17 Control Rooms (Fire Control Room)
17.1 Referenced Standards
NFPA 101, Life Safety Code
18 Fire Detection and Alarm Systems
18.1 Referenced Standards:
NFPA 70, National Electrical Code
NFPA 72, National Fire Alarm Code
NFPA 720, Standard for the Installation of Carbon Monoxide (CO) Warning Equipment in Dwelling Units
18.2 Provide carbon monoxide detectors in accordance with NFPA 720.
18.3 Install CO detectors with sounder bases that are connected to the building fire alarm system control panel in
all areas containing fuel burning appliances, including, but not limited to, gas fire places, gas stoves, and
wood-burning fireplaces.
18.4 Install fire alarm manual pull stations at each exit and one behind the front desk. Additional fire alarm
manual pull stations shall be installed as required by code.
18.5 Manual fire alarm pull stations shall be of the double acting type with a lift cover.
18.6 Smoke Alarms: Guestrooms: Provide photoelectric or combination photoelectric/ionization type smoke
alarms in each guest sleeping room and in room in a suite configuration. These smoke alarms shall
annunciate at the system annunciator panel, but not activate the building evacuation alarms, unless required
by local codes.
18.7 Smoke Detectors: Smoke detectors are required in accordance with the local codes and the Life Safety
Code.
18.8 Fire Alarm System Voice Annunciation: Provide voice annunciation in all Starwood properties [EC]
Exception: Separate one story buildings without sleeping quarters and without assembly spaces
(occupant load less than 50 persons).
18.9 Alarm Notification Appliances: Guestrooms, Suites, and Apartments: Provide audible alarm notification
appliances (speakers for voice annunciation systems) in each guest room and other sleeping spaces within
the guest room, guest suite, or apartment. Where the guest room or space is a suite with multiple sleeping
rooms, an audible alarm notification appliance shall be provided in each sleeping room. Public Areas:
Provide speakers and visual strobes. Back of House: Provide speakers and visual strobes. The only places
in where horns and strobes may be used instead of, or as a supplement to a voice annunciation system are
in areas with high noise where speakers may not be audible such as plant rooms, or nightclubs etc.
18.10 ADA Accessible Guest Rooms: Provide smoke alarms with sounder bases in each guest sleeping room, and
visual strobe alarm notification appliance. Also provide a strobe in the bathroom. These detectors shall
annunciate at the system control panel, but not activate the building evacuation alarms.
18.11 ADA Accessible rooms and rooms designated for the Hearing Accessible: Provide audible and visible
alarms in each sleeping room, bathroom, and other occupied space. These audible/visual alarm notification
appliances shall be able to notify a guest when:
• The system smoke sensor in that room or suite goes into alarm.
• The system carbon monoxide sensor goes into alarm.
• The building fire alarm system goes into alarm.
18.12 Fire Alarm System Annunciator: Provide a fire alarm annunciator, in addition to the fire alarm control panel,
where the fire alarm control panel is not installed in a location staffed on a 24 hour basis by hotel personnel.
This annunciator shall indicate each device in alarm, in a supervisory “off normal” condition, or system
trouble. Locate the annunciator at a location with 24 hour supervision by hotel personal. The location shall
be approved by Starwood and the local code officials.
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18.13 Fire Alarm System Operation Sequence: The fire alarm system shall function in accordance with ‘Appendix
1. Fire Alarm System Operation Matrix’. A ‘fire alarm sequence of operations Matrix’ must be included on all
submittals.
18.14 As identified in ‘Appendix 1. Fire Alarm System Operation Matrix’ Alarms should transmit to an outside 3rd
party agency (Central Station). A central station should be approved by UL or FM or similar approval
agency. If this is not available then the alarm should transmit to the local emergency services. [EC]
19 Areas with special requirements
19.1 Hazardous areas shall be protected in accordance with the local codes and the Life Safety Code.
19.2 Any room with pressure vessels, including but not limited to, boiler rooms, pressurized refrigeration
equipment, hot water heaters, and heat exchangers, shall be separated by 12 inch (300 mm) masonry wall.
[EC]
20 Hotel Computer “data rooms” Room/TV equipment Room Fire Protection
20.1 Referenced Standards:
NFPA 13, Standard for the Installation of Sprinkler Systems
NFPA 75, Standard for the Protection of Information Technology Equipment
20.2 In properties that are required to have sprinklers, such sprinkler protection shall be provided in all data
centers, computer rooms, security equipment rooms, and other areas with electronic equipment in
accordance with NFPA 13 and NFPA 75. If adjunctive protection is desired, a gaseous agent system in
accordance with NFPA is permitted at the owner’s discretion.
20.3 The Hotel computer “data rooms” shall be separated by walls of one-hour fire resistant construction that
extends from the floor, through any suspended ceiling, tight to the underside of the floor or roof construction
above. Doors to these rooms shall be 45 minute fire protection rated doors with closers. The doors may be
held-open with magnetic hold-open devices operated by a smoke detector located within 5 feet (1.4 m) from
the door opening.
21 Tents and Temporary Structures
21.1 Referenced Standards:
NFPA 101, Life Safety Code
21.2 The property management shall contact the local code officials to determine if special permits are required for
the erecting of any tent or temporary building.
21.3 General Requirements
• Smoking shall be prohibited within the tent
• LP-gas containers shall be located at least 5 feet away (1.5m).
• Battery operated emergency lights are required in tents or temporary building all times with 50
occupants or more. Calculate at 15 sq.ft./person (1.4 m2 /person) for tables and chairs. 7
sq.ft./person (0.65 m2/person) for rows of chairs.
• Cooking under tents is not permitted. Food warming with “Sterno” type heating is permitted.
• Stakes near egress routes are to be covered and clearly identified.
• Minimum 10 feet (3 m) separation between stake lines of adjacent tents.
• Maintain a minimum of 20 feet (6.1 m) clearance from other buildings.
• No hay, straw, wood shavings or other similar combustible materials in tent.
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Fire Pump Controller
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Signal to Central
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Sprinkler Water Flow
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Activate Trouble
Signal
Manual Fire Alarm
Boxes
Area Smoke
Detectors
Duct Smoke
Detectors
Smoke Detectors at
Door Hold-Open
Devices
Guest Room Smoke
Detectors
Smoke Detectors in
Elev. Mach. Room
Elevator Lobby
Smoke Detectors
Heat Detectors (2)
Activate Supervisory
Signal
Activate building
Evacuation Alarm
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Supervisory
Dry Sprinkler Low Air
Signal
Carbon Monoxide
Detectors
Emergency
Generator Signals
Suppression System
Detectors (3)
(1) If local code requires or a combination of any two detectors activate.
(2) Heat detectors are not required unless by local codes. Outputs shall be in accordance with local codes.
(3) This is for special suppression system as required by owner or possibly by local code.
(4) If central station service is available and if required by local code.
(5) Excludes limited stop / parking garages.
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APPENDIX 2. DOCUMENT CHANGES
Current Document date is 11/Jan/2010
Prior Document date was 10/Aug/2009
Correction, Page Header had incorrect SOP number. Prior document read ‘RM-Fire-001’
Corrected to read ‘RM-Fire-002’
The submittal process has been deleted from this SOP and the developer should refer directly to A&C
requirments for the submittal process.
11/Jan/2010
6. SUBMITTALS
6.1. Refer to the Architecture and Construction approval process document for required submittals.
10/Aug/2009
6. SUBMITTALS
6.1. The design Development Drawings shall be submitted to a third party consultant chosen from a list of
consultants approved by Starwood Risk Management. The selected Fire Life Safety Review Consultant should be
indentified on the ‘project data form’.
6.2. The consultant will submit documentation that the design is in compliance with Starwood’s Fire Protection &
Fire Life Safety design requirements. The consultant shall review the design development drawings for
compliance with the Starwood Fire Protection and Fire Life Safety design requirements and issue a narrative
report which will describe the building systems, all of its major components and how it complies with Starwood’s
Fire Protection & Fire Life Safety design requirements.
6.3. The consultant will submit documentation that the building has been built in accordance with approved plans
and meets’s Starwood’s Fire Protection and Fire Life Safety design requirements.
6.4. Starwood’s representative may require additional drawings or information at additional or different stages
depending on the division.
More detail in ‘emergency generator requirement’ table was given, and the condition column was put in a
more logical order
11/Jan/2010
8. STANDBY POWER
Condition
High-Rise Building (see definition of high rise in 3.)
All Properties within 250 year Earthquake zone per FM Global
Maps
Windstorm zone (All properties within 75 miles of coastal areas)
Flood Zone (All Properties)
Any property that has an electric fire pump (see 12.)
Low-Rise Building that does not meet any of the criteria
elsewhere in this table or document
(see definition of low rise in 3.)
Emergency Generator Required
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Possibly – The owner/developer should
assess the risk of other conditions that may
exist specific to the property site that could
potentially cause a loss of power and
require emergency power.
An example of ‘other conditions’ that may’
necessitate emergency power are
properties in areas that have a history of
power interruptions due to other natural
hazards such as ice storms, tornadoes. Etc.
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8. STANDBY POWER
Condition
High-Rise Building
Low-Rise Building
Property within 250 year Earthquake zone per FM Global Maps
Windstorm zone (within 75 miles of coastal areas)
Flood Zone
Emergency Generator Required
Yes
Possibly – see other conditions that may
exist
Yes
Yes
Yes
Numbering sequence in section 12 was corrected
11/Jan/2010
12. FIRE PUMPS
12.1 Referenced Standards:
NFPA 20, Standard for the Installation of Stationary Pumps for Fire Protection
12.2 Locate fire pumps, fire pump controllers, and electrical equipment above the 100 year flood elevation and
above the expected storm surge level. [EC]
12.3 Fire Pump Power: It is preferred that fire pumps be diesel driven for reliability and reducing the load on the
emergency generator. However, electric driven fire pumps are permitted where emergency power is
provided in accordance with NFPA 20 and NFPA 110.
10/Aug/2009
12. FIRE PUMPS
12.1 Referenced Standards:
NFPA 20, Standard for the Installation of Stationary Pumps for Fire Protection
12.1 Locate fire pumps, fire pump controllers, and electrical equipment above the 100 year flood elevation and
above the expected storm surge level. [EC]
12.1 Fire Pump Power: It is preferred that fire pumps be diesel driven for reliability and reducing the load on the
emergency generator. However, electric driven fire pumps are permitted where emergency power is
provided in accordance with NFPA 20 and NFPA 110.
A sentence was added to section 18.9 to provide clarity around the installation of a Voice annunciation
system.
11/Jan/2010
18.9 Alarm Notification Appliances: Guestrooms, Suites, and Apartments: Provide audible alarm notification
appliances (speakers for voice annunciation systems) in each guest room and other sleeping spaces within
the guest room, guest suite, or apartment. Where the guest room or space is a suite with multiple sleeping
rooms, an audible alarm notification appliance shall be provided in each sleeping room. Public Areas:
Provide speakers and visual strobes. Back of House: Provide speakers and visual strobes. The only places
in where horns and strobes may be used instead of, or as a supplement to a voice annunciation system are
in areas with high noise where speakers may not be audible such as plant rooms, or nightclubs etc.
10/Aug/2009
18.9 Alarm Notification Appliances: Guestrooms, Suites, and Apartments: Provide audible alarm notification
appliances (speakers for voice annunciation systems) in each guest room and other sleeping spaces within
the guest room, guest suite, or apartment. Where the guest room or space is a suite with multiple sleeping
rooms, an audible alarm notification appliance shall be provided in each sleeping room. Public Areas:
Provide speakers and visual strobes.
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May not be reproduced, disclosed or distributed without the express written permission of Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc.
Compliance with this SOP is subject to local laws, codes and regulations which supersede this SOP.