11/11/2006 -- ST. CHARLES, Illinois. -- System Sensor offers a white paper addressing concerns about correct spacing of smoke detectors on level ceilings with beams and/or joists. The white paper cites recent research using computer modeling to reexamine smoke detector spacing on ceilings with beams and/or joists.
The results of the study and accompanying code changes are expected to reduce the overall cost of fire protection systems in beam ceiling applications without compromising occupant safety. Based on the results, the report authors proposed language for addition to the body and annex of NFPA 72. The language clarifies how smoke detectors shall be placed on ceilings with beams and/or joists. These changes are expected to be incorporated into the 2007 edition of NFPA 72, which will be released in late 2006, to quell some of the debate surrounding the current requirements for smoke detectors on beam ceilings.
For more information, System Sensor`s white paper is downloadable at http://www.systemsensor.com/pdf/detectorspacingWP.pdf
