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Standpipe Systems

Published by City of Markham

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Type: Map
Published by: City of Markham
Date: January 1, 2025
Also called: Protection of Standpipe Systems Non-Housing
For: designer
Building types: All building types
Pages: 2
Instruments: NFPA 14, Standard for the Installation of Standpipe and Hose Systems

Overview

Markham Builder Tip No. 35, dated January 1, 2025, linked by the City as Protection of Standpipe Systems Non-Housing among its non-housing tips under the 2024 Ontario Building Code. It quotes Sentence 3.10.3.5. on standpipe systems, Article 3.2.5.9. on design to NFPA 14, Standard for the Installation of Standpipe and Hose Systems, and Clause 3.4.4.4.(1)(a) on standpipe piping in exit fire separations. Its objective explains protecting standpipes like an exit stair shaft, the exception on the floor where the fire water service enters, and a detail drawing.

What it covers

3.10.3.5. Standpipe Systems
3.2.5.9. Standpipe System Design
3.4.4.4. Integrity of Exits
Objective

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