Editor's note: Click here to read Part 1 and Part 2 of this series.
This article will explore some real-world smoke control applications with a focus on using National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) 92 as a resource for the design and implementation of a smoke control system. This information will pick up on my last article, “Smoke Control – Designed for Failure,” and will be done with an eye toward looking beyond some typical design shortcuts that may well amount to failure. These issues are all easily avoided by eliminating wishful thinking and specifying the requirement clearly in the smoke control rational analysis report. For special inspectors, these are issues that fall through the cracks far too often.