Analysis of the “Life Safety Evaluation System for Business and.ppt

Analysis of the “Life Safety Evaluation System for Business and Residential Buildings” Cecil Bilbo, Senior Partner, Pro Design Group A Study Funded by: The Northern Illinois Fire Sprinkler Advisory Board And The National Fire Sprinkler Association NFPA 101 Current Nationwide Use Analysis Objectives Values of Various Life Safety Systems Costs for Upgrades Demonstrate Equivalencies or Disparities Comparisons Life Safety SystemsApparent Values of Importance LSE Mayor’s Proposal Two-Way Communication Systems Miscellaneous Storage or Other Hazards Smoke Detectors Rated Shafts Fire Sprinkler System Only 14% increase NFPA National Model Fire Sprinkler System 43% increase Rated Shafts Smoke Detectors Two-Way Communication Systems Miscellaneous Storage or Other Hazards LSE “…take a look at the point value …” NFPA report: U.S. Experience with Sprinklers November 2003 Fire Sprinkler Protection reduced the death rate from fires by an average of 75% in all occupancies between 1989 and 1998. Two to three out of every four people that perished in a fire could be alive today if there had been fire sprinklers in the buildings where they died. Upgrade Costs Smoke Detectors throughout per NFPA 72 Two-way Communications Systems Chicago Building Code Combined Detection and Communications Fire Sprinkler System $458,000.00 $326,000.00 $680,000.00 $586,000.00 Add $100,000 for cosmetic upgrade Actual Cost to Owners 7 years $2,724.00 per unit 1,200 square feet less than $400.00 per year, if the State and Federal Governments pass the incentives currently before them. The cost rises to $3,924.00 or $560.00 a year without these incentives. $47 per month over 7 years. Mayor’s Model vs. NFPA 101A Mayor’s Model LSE Newly devised Untested system Unproven in Lawsuits unlimited exposure NFPA Worldwide acceptance Proven and Upheld in Lawsuits limited exposure Used all across the US and required statewide in 35 states IL State Fire Marshal mandated Larg