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NFPA 13 Standard for the Installation of Sprinkler Systems, 2022
The latest design and installation of sprinkler systems provisions, plus expert commentary and guidance.
NFPA 13, Standard for the Installation of Sprinkler Systems, offers comprehensive criteria for the design and installation of automatic fire sprinkler systems and exposure protection sprinkler systems. The Automatic Sprinkler Systems Handbook helps users understand and implement requirements while explaining complex concepts. The NFPA 13 handbook includes the entire text of the standard along with content and features to assist in using the standard more accurately and efficiently.
Significant changes in the 2022 edition include:
- Summary of technical changes
- Hundreds of full-color photos, schematics, and detailed illustrations to clarify concepts
- FAQs from stakeholders working with water-based fire protection systems
- Ask the AHJ and Ask the System Designer features, which illustrate solutions to help avoid common errors
- Added requirements to account for the use of intermediate temperature residential and quick-response sprinklers in Chapter 9
- Modified early suppression fast response (ESFR) sprinkler location criteria in Chapter 14
- Change to the process of determining if freeze protection is necessary to require referencing the lowest mean temperature for one day
- Rewritten and reorganized Chapter 25, moving to single-point density design options for new systems rather than the use of density/area curves
- New Chapter 26, combining special design criteria for storage applications
- Inclusion of new provisions for nitrogen generators and multiple-row rack depths and supervision requirements for dry pipe systems
You can purchase it new or professionally Highlighted & Tabbed for your exam.
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The result? Students still waste time searching.
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Rob Estell’s system is built using:
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A Proven, Detail-Oriented Navigation System
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Our highlights are thorough and detail-oriented, guiding your eye exactly where exam answers are located—not just coloring pages for appearance.
- Every highlight is intentional.
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- If a topic cannot be found efficiently through the Table of Contents or Index, it gets a custom tab and targeted highlight.
These books are designed to help you outperform the clock, not just prepare!
