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BL-06-EMCD-01-026-Installation of Fire Detection and Alarm System Devices V2

This document provides guidelines for installing fire detection and alarm system devices to comply with NFPA 72 (2016) codes. It assigns responsibilities and outlines objectives to enforce correct location and spacing of smoke, heat, and projected beam-type smoke detectors according to NFPA standards. Designated construction management and consultants are responsible for full implementation, focusing on detector placement to avoid direct airflow and maintain appropriate distances from walls, diffusers, and each other.

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BL-06-EMCD-01-026-Installation of Fire Detection and Alarm System Devices V2

This document provides guidelines for installing fire detection and alarm system devices to comply with NFPA 72 (2016) codes. It assigns responsibilities and outlines objectives to enforce correct location and spacing of smoke, heat, and projected beam-type smoke detectors according to NFPA standards. Designated construction management and consultants are responsible for full implementation, focusing on detector placement to avoid direct airflow and maintain appropriate distances from walls, diffusers, and each other.

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MDC

Makati Development Corporation


Electro-Mechanical & Commissioning Division
Standards and Guidelines

Section: Design Standard Bulletin No. BL-06-EMCD-01-026-rev.0


Subject: Installation of Fire Detection and Alarm System Revision Code: 1 I Page 1 of 11
Devices
Effectivity: August 2017
Prepare Review◄ d By: Approved By:
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ACPugat Jr. WSPer do RpMenp/n Jr.

Responsible:
1. Construction Management, Project-in-charge, Electro-Mechanical & Commissioning Division
2. Electro-Mechanical Consultants

I. Implementation:
• Designated personnel listed above are responsible for the full implementation of these guidelines
II. Objective:
• To comply with the code provisions for fire detection and alarm system devices:

Intent Code Reference


To enforce the code require- NFPA 72 (2016), Chapter 17.7 Smoke-Sensing Fire Detectors
ments for the correct location
A.17.7.4.1 Detectors should not be located in a direct airflow or closer than 36
and spacing of SMOKE DE-
in. (910 mm) from an air supply diffuser or return air opening.
TECTORS.
17.7.3.2.3.1* In the absence of specific performance-based design criteria, one
of the following requirements shall apply:
(1) The distance between smoke detectors shall not exceed a nominal spacing
of 30 ft (9.1 m) and there shall be detectors within a distance of one-half the
nominal spacing, measured at right angles from all walls or partitions ex-
tending upward to within the top 15 percent of the ceiling height.

To enforce the code require- NFPA 72 (2016), Chapter 17.6 Heat-Sensing Fire Detectors
ments for the correct spacing
A.17.6.3.1.1 The use of a detector with a listed spacing of 9.1 m x 9.1 m should
of HEAT DETECTORS
be considered.
To enforce the code require- NFPA 72 (2016), Chapter 17.7.3.7 Projected Beam-Type Smoke Detectors
ments for the correct location
17.7.3.7.1 Projected beam-type smoke detectors shall be located in accor-
and spacing of PROJECTED
dance with the manufacturer's published instructions.
-BEAM TYPE SMOKE DE-
A.17.7.3.7 On smooth ceilings, a spacing of not more than 18.3 m between pro-
TECTORS.
jected beams and not more than one-half that spacing between a projected
beam and a sidewall (wall parallel to the beam travel) should be used as a
guide.
A.17.7.1.10 See Figure A.17.7.1.10 Smoke Detector Layout Accounting for
Stratification
B.3.2.3.1 A detector ordinarily operates sooner if it is nearer to the fire. Where
ceiling heights exceed 4.9 m (16 ft), ceiling height is the dominant factor in the
detection system response.

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