Commissioning: Cx for Prison (Smoke) System (May 2000)
This month’s column describes the smoke management testing process during the construction of a 600,000-sq-ft prison.
In brief, the prison’s smoke management system consists of: fire/smoke dampers, smoke barriers, life-safety fans (supply and exhaust), automatic controls, manual controls, and system status monitoring. The fire alarm system features manual control and status monitoring via a graphical interface system. The fire alarm system is the computerized processor for the smoke management system, receiving inputs and generating outputs.
Several members of the project team consider this to be the most complex smoke management system they have ever known.