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Committee consolidates stair pressurization proposals, advances revised damper language; tables HVAC‑shutdown clarifications for further work
Summary
The BFRW committee consolidated two stair pressurization proposals, recommended the more complete revision for progression to CR102 with editorial adjustments to references, and asked proponents to continue work on acceptable means to render HVAC ducts static (fire/ceiling radiation dampers) before final recommendation.
The Building Fire, Residential and WUI (BFRW) committee on April 11 reviewed multiple petitions addressing stairway pressurization and related code cross‑references and moved to advance a consolidated and corrected revision while declining a duplicate, less‑complete petition.
During the meeting the committee discussed two stair pressurization petitions (GP1038 and GP1114) and a related request to align National Electrical Code (NEC) citations and NFPA references. Committee members and proponents agreed that one revision (GP1114, revision 3) contained more comprehensive editorial corrections and correct cross‑references; the committee voted to move the more complete revision forward to the State Building Code Council and to deny the overlapping petition (GP1038) as duplicative. The committee asked staff to…
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