Design of Water-Based Fire Protection Systems

Fires are volatile and capricious . They often materialize in times when we expect it the least , and often put us in close proximity to danger and injury . As much as fires are unpredictable , man has a hand in reducing the potential incidence of fire in his environment . He can implement certain measures in to make the occurrence of fire less unpredictable or never happen at all through stringent fire protection measures

One common measure nowadays is the installation of fire sprinklers in homes and buildings . Before fire sprinklers are installed , there is

a need for architects to consult fire sprinkler contractors in to maximize the efficacy of the sprinklers against fires , in cases when they occur . Yet , a problem sometimes arises where an architect or builder doesn 't give a complete set of contract drawings to the fire sprinkler contractor for the following reasons

The architect doesn 't want to fully disclose the overall diagram of the building to the contractor for security reasons

The disclosure of a complete set of contract drawings might end up letting the contractor take advantage of the situation for his own advantage like overpricing the services for the sprinkler installation

Avoid potential disclosure of hidden defects in the building 's structure to the authorities

To enable the builder to have control in minimizing the cost of services for the water sprinkler installation

To avoid possible disagreements between the contractor and the architect in the layout or positioning of the water sprinklers in and between the building premises

Nevertheless , as the water sprinkler contractor had communicated to me all contract drawings should be provided to a water sprinkler contractor in this issue so as to maximize the safety efficacy of the water sprinkler installation...