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Occupancy and Commodity Classifications for NFPA 13, Sprinkler System Design
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Robert Caputo, Fire & Life Safety America

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The determination of occupancy use groups and commodity classifications are the first step in proper sprinkler system design. This step-by-step review and primer will assist designers and plan reviewers in Chapter 5 requirements. Secondly, you'll participate in an examination of the impact of occupancy/commodities selection as they relate to system design criteria, including the selection of sprinkler types and sprinkler spacing rules.

Bob Caputo, CFPS, CET, Vice President Fire & Life Safety America and the President of Consolidated Fireprotection, Inc., Vista, CA. Bob has been a member of the fire protection community for more than 30 years and attended the University of Albuquerque New Mexico. He is a member of the NFPA 13 Installation TC and NFPA 25 TC and a past member of the NFPA 20 TC. As a senior member of the NFPA, AFSA and Fire Smarts Faculties, Bob has written and presented seminars and webinars throughout the USA, Europe and the far East on Fire Sprinkler System Design and Installation, Hydraulic Calculations, Plan Review, Fire Pumps Standpipes and Special Hazards. A regular speaker at AFSA's annual conventions, he is also the author of AFSA's Project Management Tools program. He was named San Diego County "Fire Prevention Officer of the Year" in 1994 and Fire Protection Contractor Magazine's Person of the Year in 1997.