ARE 3441 - Design of Fire Protection and Life Safety Systems

• Discuss principles of life safety in building design
• Describe fire chemistry and explain the effects fires have on buildings and human life
• Discuss principles of smoke, heat and flame detection, and methods of signaling warning alarms to building occupants
• Discuss architectural and engineering building design elements and materials of construction as they relate to fire suppression systems for buildings
• Use computer-based applications to assist design of water-based fire suppression systems
• Calculate water supply flow and pressures and determine the system needs
• Analyze a building type to determine the proper fire protection system selection
• Devise the most efficient configuration for a water-based fire suppression system and design a water-based automatic fire sprinkler system for a commercial building
• Compare and contrast alternative fire suppression agents including gaseous, foam, and chemical suppression agents

• Calculation of fluid flow in a system
• Pipe sizing
• Pump selection

• Life safety code
• Fire chemistry
• History of fire in buildings
• Types of fire suppression systems
• Materials and equipment
• Planning
• Sprinkler layout
• Hangers and hanging
• Job site surveys and coordination
• Water supplies and underground piping
• Hydraulic calculations
• Modeling program use
• Pumps and pumping systems
• Standpipe systems
• Design calculations for complex systems
• Gaseous suppression systems
• Chemical-based suppression systems
• Foam-based suppression systems
• Water-mist systems