Fire Safety: Hotel Areas Exempt from Sprinklers

Fire Safety: Your Hotel Doesn’t Need Sprinklers Everywhere

Now that we have established why NFPA 13 is the right fire safety code for your hotel, today we explore one specific area of fire protection coverage that often leads to a great deal of confusion—combustible concealed spaces. The National Fire Protection Agency (NFPA) requires that hotels be equipped […]

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Fire Safety for Your Hotel: NFPA 13 vs. 13R

Fire Safety for Your Hotel: NFPA 13 vs. 13R

The National Fire Protection Agency (NFPA) has an elaborate code structure to regulate fire safety according to different categories of occupancies. The focus of today’s discussion is a code called NFPA 13, which mandates sprinkler regulations. The code requires commercial occupancies, such as hotels and motels, to […]

By |January 11th, 2019|Hotel Construction, Hotel Design, Hotel Development|Comments Off on Fire Safety for Your Hotel: NFPA 13 vs. 13R