UFC 3-600-01
17 April 2003
with change 16 January 2004
Exception: Non-mission essential buildings of Type I or II
construction less than 1,394 m2 (15,000 ft2) gross floor area or Type III, Type IV
and Type V construction less than 465 m2 (5,000 ft2). Such buildings must not
include:
Any facility whose operational impairment would reduce the
operational readiness and responsiveness of strategic or tactical
defensive and offensive capability.
Any facility containing direct war-fighting assets including combat
aircraft, naval vessels, and tactical vehicles.
Technical, industrial, and commercial type buildings, including
hangars, shops, and laboratories used for production, repair,
experimental testing, inspection, electronics overhaul facilities, or
processes, services, or equipment involved with mission support.
Facilities containing significant amounts of critical equipment or
equipment which requires a long lead time to replace. Such
equipment or material includes training devices such as simulators
for flight, navigation, weapons, radar, or gunnery training.
Facilities and contents of high monetary value (e.g., a combined
facility and content replacement value exceeding 5 million dollars.)
Facilities specifically required by mission or occupancy in Chapter 6
to be sprinkler protected.
4-2.2.1
For additions or partial renovations of existing buildings, the entire
gross floor area of the building must determine if sprinkler protection needs to be
included in the project. The addition or portion of the building being renovated
must include sprinkler protection and be designed to support sprinklers for the
remainder of the building when it is renovated.
4-2.3
Design Requirements. Sprinkler systems must use equipment
and devices listed by a NRTL.
4-2.3.1
Sprinkler Density and Hose Stream Requirements. Building and
structures requiring sprinkler protection must be provided with sprinkler systems
that are designed using the Area/Density Method of NFPA 13, except that the
design density, design area, hose stream allowance and duration of supply
requirements must be in accordance with Table 4-1.
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