5 17 3 draft curtain areas shall be around each roof ceiling fire suppression system and subdivided such that a single draft curtain area shall not exceed 697 m2 7500 ft2.
Nfpa 13 draft curtain.
With standard response sprinklers a draft curtain of noncombustible construction and at least 2 ft 600 mm in depth shall be required to separate the two areas.
It references nfpa 204 2015 standard for smoke and heat venting for additional information.
Curtains also rate glass up to two hours and are used in lieu of static glass draft curtains per nfpa 13.
Icc ac 77 listed for elevator door smoke containment to remove the need to pressurize the hoistway or have lobby doors on hold open.
Draft curtains are also required by nfpa 13 in buildings where an early suppression fast response esfr is adjacent to standard response systems.
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According to nfpa 13 draft curtains need to be 2 feet deep but the ibc code commentary refers to 18.
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