I tried do a search but couldn’t find the search function for this board. Hello, a newbie, first time post, long time fire designer.
I have a Government customer that is leasing 1/2 of a floor in a civilian building. They want a MNS system installed, in their space, and its only about 5,000 sq ft. It seems like a waste to me as a bull horn could evacuate 5,000 sq. ft, IMO. This is a multiple floor building, 4 I think, and they only want to protect their 1/2 of a floor. I have a call into the FM designer for the jurisdiction, but am waiting for his reply.
What would you do and you plan be? I would be unable to silence the fire system is the single suite, so I most likely would have to demo it and have the MNS follow the main fire system as a slave for fire. Then for MNS it would act independently of the building fire system. I have done plenty of MNS systems, but always entire buildings or entire suites in building with voluntary systems.
Personally I think the Govt. should work on a plan with the civilian building owner about moving forward with MNS in the entire building eventually, but I am not in charge of this.