NFPA Technical Committee on Cultural Resources
NFPA 914 PRE-SECOND DRAFT MEETING AGENDA
September 24-25, 2013
Maine Maritime Museum
Bath, Maine
1. Call to order. Call meeting to order by Chair Don Moeller, at 8:30 AM, September 24,
2013.
2. Self-introduction of committee members and guests. For a current committee roster,
see pg. 2.
3. Approval of previous meeting minutes. Approve the April 23-24, 2013 meeting
minutes, pg. 6.
4. Chair’s report – D. Moeller.
5. Review schedule for future meetings – D. Moeller.
i)
ii)
iii)
April 28-May 2, 2014: NFPA 914 Second Draft Meeting, Hawaii (tentative) –
F. Leber.
Fall 2014: NFPA 909 Pre-First Draft Meeting, Yellowstone or Grand Canyon
National Parks (tentative) – T. Neitzel.
Spring 2015 (NLT 6/15/2015): NFPA 909 First Draft Meeting – TBD.
6. NFPA 914 First Draft Report (Comment Closing Date: 11/15/2013). See:
http://submittals.nfpa.org/TerraViewWeb/ViewerPage.jsp?id=9142010.ditamap&pubStatus=FDR
7. NFPA 909 extracts in NFPA 13. See p. 11.
8. Portable Fire Extinguisher Agent Task Group report – C. Greczek.
9. Other business.
10. Adjournment. Adjourn by 12:00 Noon, Wednesday, September 25, 2013.
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Gregory E. Harrington
CUL-AAA
Address List No Phone
Cultural Resources
Donald C. Moeller
E 7/26/2007
Chair
CUL-AAA
The Fire Consultants, Inc.
1276 Durant Court
Walnut Creek, CA 94596
California State Historical Building Safety Board
Michael Coull
SE 11/2/2006
Secretary
CUL-AAA
Heritage Fire and Safety Ltd.
4 Lochinch Road
Cove Bay, Aberdeen, AB12 3SL Scotland, United Kingdom
Historic Scotland
Clare Ray Allshouse
Principal
City of Shoreline, Washington
Planning & Community Development
17500 Midvale Avenue North
Shoreline, WA 98133-4905
E 3/21/2006 Nicholas Artim
CUL-AAA Principal
Fire-Safety Network
Function engineer designer
Box 895
Middlebury, VT 05753
Alternate: Steven Rocklin
SE 1/1/1990
CUL-AAA
Eileen E. Brady
Principal
Washington State University
Owen Science & Engineering Library
Pullman, WA 99164-3200
U 11/2/2006 Steve Carter
CUL-AAA Principal
Orr Protection Systems, Inc.
11601 Interchange Drive
Louisville, KY 40229
Fire Suppression Systems Association
Alternate: Daniel J. Hubert
M 7/19/2002
CUL-AAA
John E. Chartier
Principal
Rhode Island State Fire Marshal
118 Parade Street
Providence, RI 02909
National Association of State Fire Marshals
Laura E. Doyle
Principal
US General Services Administration
301 7th Street SW, Room 2080
Washington, DC 20407
Alternate: Joseph Dafin
E 8/2/2010 Grant Crosby
CUL-AAA Principal
US Department of the Interior
National Park Service
240 West 5th Avenue
Anchorage, AK 99501
Alternate: Todd J. Neitzel
E 03/07/2013
CUL-AAA
U 9/30/2004 Wilbur Faulk
CUL-AAA Principal
Pepperdine University
24255 Pacific Coast Highway
Malibu, CA 90263-4851
U 1/1/1989
CUL-AAA
Robert F. Fisher
Principal
FM Global
25050 Country Club Blvd., Suite 300
North Olmsted, OH 44070
I 7/1/1995 Russell P. Fleming
CUL-AAA Principal
National Fire Sprinkler Association, Inc.
40 Jon Barrett Road
Patterson, NY 12563
Alternate: Scott T. Franson
Deborah L. Freeland
Principal
Arthur J. Gallagher & Company
505 North Brand Blvd., Suite 600
Glendale, CA 91203
I 1/1/1988
CUL-AAA
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M 10/10/1998
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Address List No Phone
Cultural Resources
Cindy Greczek
Principal
Colonial Williamsburg Foundation
PO Box 1776
Williamsburg, VA 23187-1776
Alternate: Danny L. McDaniel
George A. Krabbe
Principal
10648 East Raintree Drive
Scottsdale, AZ 85255-8527
Halon Alternatives Research Corporation
U 10/4/2001 Michael Kilby
CUL-AAA Principal
Smithsonian Institution
600 Maryland Avenue SW, Suite 7106
MRC 514, PO Box 37012
Washington , DC 20013-7012
SE 10/1/1994 A. M. Fred Leber
CUL-AAA Principal
Leber/Rubes Inc. (LRI)
Yonge Eglinton Center
2300 Yonge Street, Suite 2100
PO Box 2372
Toronto, ON M4P 1E4 Canada
Alternate: Ronald P. Bertone
Nancy Lev-Alexander
Principal
US Library of Congress
Conservation Division, LMG-38
101 Independence Avenue, SE
Washington, DC 20540
U 7/29/2005 Wayne D. Moore
CUL-AAA Principal
Hughes Associates, Inc.
117 Metro Center Boulevard, Suite 1002
Warwick, RI 02886-2207
Alternate: Cheryl L. Domnitch
Kevin D. Morin
Principal
Code Consultants, Inc.
215 West 40th Street, Floor 15
New York, NY 10018
Alternate: Michael D. Kirn
SE 3/4/2009 Luca Nassi
CUL-AAA Principal
Italian National Fire Department
Comando P.le VV.F. di Siena
V.le Cavour 163
Siena, 53100 Italy
Daniel E. Nichols
Principal
State of New York Department of State
99 Washington Avenue, #1160
Albany, NY 12231
E 8/9/2011 Thomas F. Norton
CUL-AAA Principal
Norel Service Company, Inc.
37 Buckmaster Drive
Concord, MA 01742-2809
Automatic Fire Alarm Association, Inc.
Alternate: Shane M. Clary
Sheila Palmer
Principal
Chubb & Son Insurance Company
55 Water Street
New York, NY 10041
Alternate: Richard P. Luongo
I 1/15/2004 Milosh T. Puchovsky
CUL-AAA Principal
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Department of Fire Protection Engineering
100 Institute Road
Worcester, MA 01609
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U 7/22/1999
CUL-AAA
SE 10/28/2008
CUL-AAA
SE 1/1/1992
CUL-AAA
E 10/27/2005
CUL-AAA
M 1/1/1988
CUL-AAA
SE 10/27/2009
CUL-AAA
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Cultural Resources
Martin H. Reiss
Principal
The RJA Group, Inc.
1661 Worcester Road, Suite 501
Framingham, MA 01701-5401
Alternate: James H. Antell
Robert D. Wilson
Principal
National Gallery of Art
6th Street & Constitution Ave., NW
Washington, DC 20565
Ronald P. Bertone
Alternate
Robson Forensic
10651 Ivanhoe Lane
Wellington, FL 33414
Principal: A. M. Fred Leber
Joseph Dafin
Alternate
US General Services Administration
301 7th Street SW, Room 2080
Washington, DC 20407
Principal: Laura E. Doyle
SE 1/17/1997 John M. Watts, Jr.
CUL-AAA Principal
Fire Safety Institute
PO Box 674
Middlebury, VT 05753
Alternate: Marilyn E. Kaplan
U 1/10/2002 James H. Antell
CUL-AAA Alternate
The RJA Group, Inc.
Rolf Jensen & Associates, Inc.
600 West Fulton Street, Suite 500
Chicago, IL 60661-2208
Principal: Martin H. Reiss
SE 07/29/2013 Shane M. Clary
CUL-AAA Alternate
Bay Alarm Company
60 Berry Drive
Pacheco, CA 94553
Automatic Fire Alarm Association, Inc.
Principal: Thomas F. Norton
U 8/5/2009 Cheryl L. Domnitch
CUL-AAA Alternate
Hughes Associates, Inc.
2640 Meadow Glen Place
San Ramon, CA 94583
Principal: Wayne D. Moore
Scott T. Franson
Alternate
The Viking Corporation
210 North Industrial Park Road
Hastings, MI 49058
National Fire Sprinkler Association
Principal: Russell P. Fleming
M 08/09/2012 Daniel J. Hubert
CUL-AAA Alternate
Janus Fire Systems
1102 Rupcich Drive, Millennium Park
Crown Point, IN 46307
Fire Suppression Systems Association
Principal: Steve Carter
Marilyn E. Kaplan
Alternate
Preservation Architecture
43 Marion Avenue
Albany, NY 12203
Principal: John M. Watts, Jr.
SE 1/14/2005 Michael D. Kirn
CUL-AAA Alternate
Code Consultants, Inc.
2043 Woodland Parkway, Suite 300
St. Louis, MO 63146-4235
Principal: Kevin D. Morin
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SE 1/1/1977
CUL-AAA
SE 08/09/2012
CUL-AAA
M 11/2/2006
CUL-AAA
SE 10/27/2009
CUL-AAA
M 3/15/2007
CUL-AAA
SE 10/20/2010
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Cultural Resources
Richard P. Luongo
Alternate
Chubb & Son Insurance Company
202 Hall’s Mill Road
Whitehouse Station, NJ 08889
Principal: Sheila Palmer
Todd J. Neitzel
Alternate
US Department of the Interior
National Park Service
12795 West Alameda Parkway
Lakewood, CO 80225
Principal: Grant Crosby
I 7/26/2007 Danny L. McDaniel
CUL-AAA Alternate
Colonial Williamsburg Foundation
PO Box 1776
Williamsburg, VA 23187-1776
Principal: Cindy Greczek
E 10/20/2010 Steven Rocklin
CUL-AAA Alternate
T.Y. Lin International
One Commerce Plaza, Suite 2001
99 Washington Avenue
Albany, NY 12260
Principal: Nicholas Artim
Stewart Kidd
SE 4/1/1993
Nonvoting Member
CUL-AAA
Loss Prevention Consultancy, Ltd.
26 Broadway, Wilburton
Ely, Cambridgeshire, CB6 3RT United Kingdom
Stefano Marsella
Nonvoting Member
Via Orti Gianicolensi, 4
Rome, 00152 Italy
William Jackson
Member Emeritus
55 Albany Drive
Lanark, ML11 9AF Scotland
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U 1/1/1980
CUL-AAA
SE 10/04/2001
CUL-AAA
Russell B. Leavitt
SE 08/09/2012
Nonvoting Member
CUL-AAA
Telgian Corporation
2615 South Industrial Park Avenue
Tempe, AZ 85282
TC on Sprinkler System Discharge Criteria
SE 10/6/2000 Stephen E. Bush
CUL-AAA Member Emeritus
1850 Kershaw Lane
Winchester, VA 22601-6383
SE 1/1/1992 Gregory E. Harrington
CUL-AAA Staff Liaison
National Fire Protection Association
1 Batterymarch Park
Quincy, MA 02169-7471
SE 1/1/1974
CUL-AAA
6/29/2007
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MEETING MINUTES
NFPA Technical Committee on Cultural Resources
NFPA 914 First Draft Meeting
APRIL 23-24, 2013
Royal British Columbia Museum
Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
1. CALL TO ORDER/WELCOME
Don Moeller called the meeting to order at 8:35 am. He welcomed the committee to Victoria and
thanked Nick Artim for organizing the meeting. Nick Artim said the committee scheduled a
meeting at the museum in 1997, but a fire in the museum caused the meeting to move to the
Empress Hotel.
2. SELF INTRODUCTION OF MEMBERS
The committee completed self-introductions.
TECHNICAL COMMITTEE MEMBERS PRESENT
NAME
Donald Moeller, Chair
Cindy Greczek, Principal, Acting Secretary
Clare Ray Allshouse, Principal
Nick Artim, Principal
Eileen Brady, Principal
Grant Crosby, Principal
Laura Doyle, Principal
Wilbur Faulk, Principal
Deborah Freeland, Principal
A.M. Fred Leber, Principal
Thomas Norton, Principal
Sheila Palmer, Principal
James Antell, Alternate to Martin Reiss
Joseph Dafin, Alternate to Laura Doyle
Scott Franson, Alternate to Russell Fleming
Daniel Hubert, Alternate to Steve Carter
Richard Luongo, Alternate to Sheila Palmer
Russell Leavitt, Nonvoting Member
Gregory Harrington, Staff Liaison
REPRESENTING
The Fire Consultants, Inc.
Rep. California State Historical Building Safety Board
Colonial Williamsburg Foundation
City of Shoreline, Washington
Fire-Safety Network
Washington State University
US Department of the Interior
US General Services Administration
Pepperdine University
Arthur J. Gallagher & Company
Leber/Rubes Inc. (LRI)
Norel Service Company, Inc.
Rep. Automatic Fire Alarm Association, Inc.
Chubb & Son Insurance Company
The RJA Group, Inc.
US General Services Administration
The Viking Corporation
Rep. National Fire Sprinkler Association
Janus Fire Systems
Rep. Fire Suppression Systems Association
Chubb & Son Insurance Company
Telgian Corporation
Rep. TC on Sprinkler System Discharge Criteria
National Fire Protection Association
TECHNICAL COMMITTEE PRINCIPAL MEMBERS NOT PRESENT (NOT LISTED WHERE
ALTERNATE ATTENDED)
NAME
Michael Coull, Secretary
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REPRESENTING
Heritage Fire and Safety Ltd.
Rep. Historic Scotland
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John Chartier, Principal
Robert Fisher, Principal
Michael Kilby, Principal
George Krabbe, Principal
Nancy Lev Alexander, Principal
Wayne Moore, Principal
Kevin Morin, Principal
Luca Nassi, Principal
Daniel Nichols, Principal
Milosh Puchovsky, Principal
John Watts, Principal
Robert Wilson, Principal
Rhode Island State Fire Marshal
Rep. National Association of State Fire Marshals
FM Global
Smithsonian Institution
Halon Alternatives Research Corporation
US Library of Congress
Hughes Associates Inc.
Code Consultants, Inc.
Italian National Fire Department
State of New York Department of State
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Fire Safety Institute
National Gallery of Art
3. APPROVAL OF MEETING MINUTES OF SEPTEMBER 18-19, 2012 IN VENICE ITALY
The minutes were approved as presented.
4. CHAIR’S REPORT
Grant Crosby replaces Steve Peterson as the principal representative from the US Department of
the Interior, and Todd Neitzel continues to serve as the alternate representative.
Steve Rocklin, formerly representing State of New York Department of State, is appointed as
alternate to Nick Artim representing T.Y. Lin International.
Don thanked Shelia Palmer for taking over for Steve Peterson as the task group chair for NFPA
914 – Code for Fire Protection of Historic Structures.
Don asked for volunteers to serve on the 909 task group and the following members volunteered:
Debbie Freeland, Wilbur Faulk, Dan Hubert, Tom Norton, Fred Leber, Scott Franson and Cindy
Greczek. Cindy said Danny McDaniel would also like to serve on the task group.
Don thanked Cindy Greczek for volunteering to fill in as committee secretary since Mike Coull
was unable to attend the meeting.
5. STAFF LIAISON’S REPORT
Greg Harrington conducted a training session and provided a booklet on the new NFPA
standards development process, which included changes in terminology, process for requesting
assistance from the Fire Protection Research Foundation, navigating the document info page and
casting electronic ballots. Committee members are encouraged to familiarize themselves with the
new regulations. Complete details on the new process are available at the NFPA website:
http://www.nfpa.org/categoryList.asp?categoryID=164
6. REVIEW SCHEDULE FOR FUTURE COMMITTEE MEETINGS
September 24-25, 2013 (NFPA 914 Pre Second Draft Meeting). Tom Norton confirmed the
meeting location will be the Maine Maritime Museum in Bath, Maine and will also include a tour of
the Bath Shipyard.
April 28 – May 2, 2014 (NFPA 914 Second Draft Meeting). Fred Leber said he can arrange for a
meeting facility in Kona Hawaii.
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Fall 2014 (NFPA 909 Pre-First Draft Meeting). The committee will ask Todd Neitzel to look into a
meeting facility at Yellowstone or Grand Canyon National Park.
Spring 2015 (NFPA 909 First Draft Meeting). Debbie Freeland suggested polling the committee
members to identify future meeting facilities/locations.
7. NFPA 914 TASK GROUP REPORT
Shelia Palmer, who replaced Steve Peterson as task group chair, provided an overview of the
task group’s work as follows: a new section on security, new annex material on historic districts,
updates to reference documents and overall clarifying of language. Shelia presented the
revisions made to Chapters 1 through 15 and Ray Allshouse presented the revisions made to
Annex S. Ray added that the greatest risk to a historic district is fire, guidance is needed on how
to set up a historic district and fire planning will follow.
The committee reviewed the public input and created numerous First Revisions on NFPA 914.
See the First Draft Report on the NFPA 914 document information page (www.nfpa.org/914) for
the final actions. Shelia also provided copies of the Secretary of the Interior’s Standards for the
Treatment of Historic Properties to all committee members.
8. PORTABLE FIRE EXTINGUISHER AGENT TASK GROUP REPORT
Cindy Greczek confirmed that the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation submitted the grant
application to the Institute for Museum and Library Services (IMLS) in January 2013 and received
confirmation from IMLS the grant application was received and is being evaluated. An award
decision from IMLS is expected fall of 2013. Cindy also said Colonial Williamsburg
archaeological conservator Emily Williams is working on a paper to present at an International
Council of Museums (ICOM) conference in 2014 should Colonial Williamsburg be awarded the
grant.
9. PROTECTING OUR HERITAGE UPDATE
Greg Harrington reported NFPA has a new product evaluation process and team that looked at
Protecting Our Heritage as a “for-sale” product. The team decided there is not sufficient revenue
potential considering the time, effort and expense it will take to produce this document. NFPA,
however, will support the committee in making some version of Protecting Our Heritage available.
One option might be to revise it as a white paper and post it on NFPA’s website. Greg asked for
volunteers to participate in a conference call with NFPA management to discuss this further. The
committee suggested Cheryl Domnitch and Marilyn Kaplan be involved and Shelia Palmer also
volunteered to participate. Don Moeller will follow up by discussing the issue with Cheryl. Dan
Hubert suggested the committee look for a cultural group to champion this project apart from
NFPA, for example American Association of Museums or Heritage Preservation Association.
Another committee suggestion was to add Protecting Our Heritage as an annex. All of these
ideas will be open for discussion.
10. NEW PROJECT PROPOSAL ON HYBRID GAS-FINE WATER DROPLET SYSTEMS
Don Moeller reported the Standards Council is looking for public input regarding a new standard
on this type of system. The committee discussed whether hybrid technology should be part of
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NFPA 750 or a separate standard. The committee supports the need to develop a standard for
hybrid systems using a combination of inert gas and very fine water droplets, and Don will submit
a letter to the Standards Council expressing the discussions at the meeting. (See attached
memorandum to Standards Council.)
11. OTHER BUSINESS
A tour of the museum is scheduled at 1:30 pm on April 24, 2013.
12. ADJOURNMENT
The meeting was adjourned at 11:30 am on April 24, 2013.
Minutes prepared by Cindy Greczek, Acting Secretary.
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Technical Committee on
Cultural Resources
MEMORANDUM
TO:
Amy Cronin, Secretary, Standards Council
FROM:
Don Moeller, Chair, Technical Committee on Cultural Resources
DATE:
April 29, 2013
SUBJ:
Comment on New Standard – Hybrid Gas Fine Water Droplet Systems
At its meeting on April 23, 2013, the Technical Committee on Cultural Resources voted unanimously to
submit the following response to the request for public input on a new standard to address hybrid gas fine
water droplet systems. I am submitting the response on the committee’s behalf.
The Technical Committee on Cultural Resources supports inclusion of hybrid system technology in NFPA
standards. Hybrid-type systems could potentially be used to control and/or extinguish typical hazards that are
included in and considered by NFPA 909, Code for the Protection of Cultural Resource Properties –
Museums, Libraries, and Places of Worship, and NFPA 914, Code for Fire Protection of Historic Structures.
In addition, the committee believes that the technology should be incorporated into the current NFPA 750,
Standard on Water Mist Fire Protection Systems, due to its similarity in technology in regards to both fire
fighting mechanics and system component mechanics.
The Technical Committee on Cultural Resources recognizes that attempts have been made to include hybrid
systems under NFPA 750 and that these attempts have been rejected by the NFPA 750 technical committee. If
it is the decision of the Standards Council to not incorporate hybrid system technology into NFPA 750, then
we recommend and support the development of a new standard for “hybrid fire suppression systems.”
Although Factory Mutual has approved hybrid systems for use in specific FM insured facilities, the lack of a
national standard covering hybrid systems hampers the use of such systems even when the hybrid system
provides the best option for fire extinguishment in a given hazard area. Also, lack of guidance for use of
hybrid systems leaves authorities who wish to utilize hybrid technology, other than FM, without the type of
definitive guidance provided by a nationally recognized consensus standard.
In summary, the Technical Committee on Cultural Resources supports the inclusion of hybrid fire suppression
systems technology in NFPA standards.
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NFPA 13, Standard for the Installation of Sprinkler
Systems, 2013 Edition
22.30 Code for the Protection of Cultural Resource
Properties — Museums, Libraries, and Places of
Worship. [NFPA 909]
22.30.1 Design Requirements.
22.30.1.1* Standard-response sprinklers shall be permitted
for use in light-hazard areas. [909:12.4.4.2]
22.30.1.2* Preaction and dry pipe systems shall be
designed to minimize the risk of corrosion in accordance
with the requirements of 9.12.12.3.1 through 9.12.12.3.5 of
NFPA 909. [909:9.12.12.3]
22.30.1.3 System Design for Museums, Libraries, and
Their Collections in Compact Storage.
22.30.1.3.1* The design shall recognize the nature of the
potential threat of a fire that originates in a compact mobile
storage unit, where fuel loads are invariably large and fire
growth is significantly different from that in other kinds of
storage. [909:9.12.23.4.1.3]
22.30.1.3.2* The automatic fire suppression system, the
compact storage system, and the storage
compartmentalization features shall be designed to limit
fire damage in accordance with the facility’s fire safety
objectives. [909:9.12.23.4.1.4(A)]
22.30.1.3.3 Design calculations shall include the number
and size of the storage modules, the separation provided
between the modules end-to-end and back-to-back, and the
type of material being stored. [909:9.12.23.4.1.4(B)]
22.30.1.3.4 Where the automatic fire suppression is
provided by automatic fire sprinkler systems, the systems
shall be wet pipe, single interlock pre-action, or single noninterlock preaction systems. [909:9.12.23.4.1.4(C)]
22.30.1.3.5 Dry pipe or double-interlock pre-action systems
shall not be installed in compact storage areas.
[909:9.12.23.4.1.4(D)]
22.30.1.3.6 Where compact storage is installed in an
existing storage area, the existing automatic fire detection
and fire suppression systems shall be modified as required
to accommodate the increased fire loading.
[909:9.12.23.4.1.4(E)]
22.30.2 Installation Requirements.
22.30.2.1* Branch lines shall be pitched at least 1⁄2 in. per
10 ft (4 mm/m), and mains shall be pitched at least 1⁄4 in.
per 10 ft (2 mm/m). [909:9.12.12.3.1]
22.30.2.2* Auxiliary drains shall be provided at all low
points in accordance with NFPA13 requirements for dry
pipe systems and preaction systems subject to freezing.
[909:9.12.12.3.2.1]
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22.30.2.3* Where steel pipe is used in dry pipe and
preaction systems, the provisions of NFPA 13 shall be
applied assuming water supplies and environmental
conditions that contribute to unusual corrosive properties,
and a plan shall be developed to treat the system using one
of the following methods:
(1) Install a water pipe that is corrosion resistant
(2) Treat all water that enters the system using an approved
corrosion inhibitor
(3) Implement an approved plan for monitoring the interior
conditions of the pipe at established intervals and locations.
[909:9.12.12.3.3]
NFPA 13-2013 DRAFT REVISIONS
22.30 Code for the Protection of Cultural Resource
Properties — Museums, Libraries, and Places of Worship.
[NFPA 909]
22.30.1 Design Requirements.
22.30.1.1* Standard-response sprinklers shall be permitted for
use in light-hazard areas. [909:12.4.4.2]
22.30.1.2* Preaction and dry pipe systems shall be designed
to minimize the risk of corrosion in accordance with the
requirements of 9.12.12.3.122.30.1.2.1 through 9.12.12.3.5 of
NFPA 90922.30.1.2.3. [909:9.12.12.3]
22.30.1.2.1* Branch lines shall be pitched at least 1⁄2 in. per 10
ft (4 mm/m), and mains shall be pitched at least 1⁄4 in. per 10 ft
(2 mm/m). [909:9.12.12.3.1]
22.30.1.2.2* Auxiliary drains shall be provided at all low
points in accordance with NFPA13 requirements for dry pipe
systems and preaction systems subject to freezing.
[909:9.12.12.3.2.1]
22.30.1.2.3* Where steel pipe is used in dry pipe and
preaction systems, the provisions of NFPA 13 shall be applied
assuming water supplies and environmental conditions that
contribute to unusual corrosive properties, and a plan shall be
developed to treat the system using one of the following
methods:
(1) Install a water pipe that is corrosion resistant
(2) Treat all water that enters the system using an approved
corrosion inhibitor
(3) Implement an approved plan for monitoring the interior
conditions of the pipe at established intervals and locations.
[909:9.12.12.3.3]
22.30.1.3 System Design for Museums, Libraries, and
Their Collections in Compact Storage.
22.30.1.3.1* The design shall recognize the nature of the
potential threat of a fire that originates in a compact mobile
storage unit, where fuel loads are invariably large and fire
growth is significantly different from that in other kinds of
storage. [909:9.12.23.4.1.3]
22.30.1.3.2* The automatic fire suppression system, the
compact storage system, and the storage
compartmentalization features shall be designed to limit fire
damage in accordance with the facility’s fire safety
objectives. [909:9.12.23.4.1.4(A)]
22.30.1.3.3 Design calculations shall include the number and
size of the storage modules, the separation provided between
the modules end-to-end and back-to-back, and the type of
material being stored. [909:9.12.23.4.1.4(B)]
22.30.1.3.4 Where the automatic fire suppression is provided
by automatic fire sprinkler systems, the systems shall be wet
pipe, single interlock pre-action, or single non-interlock
preaction systems. [909:9.12.23.4.1.4(C)]
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22.30.1.3.5 Dry pipe or double-interlock pre-action systems
shall not be installed in compact storage areas.
[909:9.12.23.4.1.4(D)]
22.30.1.3.6 Where compact storage is installed in an existing
storage area, the existing automatic fire detection and fire
suppression systems shall be modified as required to
accommodate the increased fire loading.
[909:9.12.23.4.1.4(E)]
22.30.2 Installation Requirements.
22.30.2.1* Branch lines shall be pitched at least 1⁄2 in. per 10 ft
(4 mm/m), and mains shall be pitched at least 1⁄4 in. per 10 ft
(2 mm/m). [909:9.12.12.3.1]
22.30.2.2* Auxiliary drains shall be provided at all low points
in accordance with NFPA13 requirements for dry pipe
systems and preaction systems subject to freezing.
[909:9.12.12.3.2.1]
22.30.2.3* Where steel pipe is used in dry pipe and preaction
systems, the provisions of NFPA 13 shall be applied assuming
water supplies and environmental conditions that contribute
to unusual corrosive properties, and a plan shall be developed
to treat the system using one of the following methods:
(1) Install a water pipe that is corrosion resistant
(2) Treat all water that enters the system using an approved
corrosion inhibitor
(3) Implement an approved plan for monitoring the interior
conditions of the pipe at established intervals and locations.
[909:9.12.12.3.3]
A.22.30.1.2.1 Although prior to the 2007 edition NFPA13
permitted the pipe for systems not subject to freezing to be
installed without a back pitch, similar to the design of wet
pipe systems, this arrangement allows water to accumulate in
low points, increasing the rate of corrosion. Proper pitching is
an important element in reducing the risk of corrosion. The
pitch requirements included in NFPA 13 should be considered
the minimum acceptable pitch. Where adequate clearance is
provided to permit the system to be installed without causing
interferences with structural elements or causing low points,
pitches exceeding this minimum requirement such as
4mm/m(1⁄2 in. per 10 ft) should be considered. [909:
A.9.12.12.3.1]
A.22.30.1.2.2 Additional auxiliary drainage should be
provided, in accordance with NFPA 13, regardless of whether
the protected area is subject to freezing. [909:
A.9.12.12.3.2.1]
A.22.30.1.2.3 The wording is based on NFPA 13, 24.1.5.2.
The special sensitivity of cultural resource properties to water
damage that could result from piping corrosion warrants the
assumption of water supplies and environmental conditions
that contribute to unusual corrosive properties. [909:
A.9.12.12.3.3]