Fire Protection Systems

My friend,   In order to answer your question with accuracy, more information is needed. Occupancy, building materials, exposure to other building that may represent a fire threat, how storage is handled, packing of storage, etc.    However, NFPA 13, 2019 edition, section 4.5 System Protection Area Limitations:   "4.5.1 The maximum floor area…

If NFPA 88A was adopted by a local building safety regulation per my previous comments, then the automated-type is a parking structure.   I agree you may have a basis for an engineered solution for NFPA 13. A fire protection engineer may just buy into it.   NFPA 88A  Standard for Parking Structures Brief scope of standard: This standard covers…

Let's separate the apple and oranges here. A fire pump must be installed per NFPA 20 Standard for Fire Pumps. When you replace a fire pump you have to install it to today's code. There would likely be several upgrades to the pump that did not exist in 1983. As far as capacity goes, that would not change for volume, but it could for pressure. NFPA…

Ceilings Plus, now part of USG, used to be willing to make perforated panels with >70 percent open area.   Also, try Arktura. https://arktura.com/ https://arktura.com/

In terms of the International Family of Codes the requirement for monitoring depends.  Pursuant to Section 903 (Automatic Sprinkler Systems), Subsection 903.4.1 (Monitoring) offsite monitoring of Alarm, Trouble and Supervisory signals by an approved supervising station or where approved by the fire code official at a constantly attended location…

NFPA 16 does not explicitly prohibits foam equipment be inside the room they protect. However, that room should be either fully sprinklered or have some other acceptable protection (such as water curtains or fire resistant enclosure inside the room) in order to comply with NFPA 16 (2019) section 7.3.