Subject: Re: Sound booth fire codes From: "Shrivastav,Rahul" <rahul@xxxxxxxx> Date: Wed, 15 Apr 2009 14:10:17 -0400 List-Archive:<http://lists.mcgill.ca/scripts/wa.exe?LIST=AUDITORY>--_000_FABC83D30693A94DB1A5249782DCC05A73082031UFEXCHMBXCL01ad_ Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Yes, something like that happened to us as well. Except, they weren't quite= that communicative. We came in to work one Monday morning and discovered t= hat all the sound booths in the building had a hole drilled in them and vis= ual fire alarms (but no sprinklers) installed. Of course, sound proofing wa= sn't a priority for the installers..... so over the next several weeks we h= ad to undertake several exercises to attempt to seal the booths again. Apparently, the local codes required that (at a minimum) there be a warning= device inside any "room" in our building. In this instance, the inspector = (who must have been working late night on some weekend) decided to call eac= h sound booth a "room". The contractor that installed the fire alarms just = followed instructions. Rahul ---------- Rahul Shrivastav University of Florida From: AUDITORY - Research in Auditory Perception [mailto:AUDITORY@xxxxxxxx= ILL.CA] On Behalf Of Tollin, Daniel Sent: Wednesday, April 15, 2009 1:47 PM To: AUDITORY@xxxxxxxx Subject: [AUDITORY] Sound booth fire codes Hi, Different topic. During the past couple of weeks I moved one of my IAC d= ouble-walled sound booths (~10x10x10 foot outer dimensions) to a different = room. After the move the inspector for my building informed me that a fire= sprinkler must be installed INSIDE the sound booth. Four years ago I had = 2 booths installed brand new and the inspector had no problem (go figure). = Has anybody, particularly here in the US, had a similar experience with th= eir sound booths? I've seen a lot of sound booths around the US and I've n= ever once observed a fire sprinkler inside the booth. PS. Thanks to all those on the LIST that suggested contractors to me to mo= ve the sound room. Daniel J. Tollin, PhD Assistant Professor University of Colorado Health Sciences Center Department of Physiology and Biophysics/Mail Stop 8307 Research Complex 1-N, Rm 7120 12800 East 19th Ave PO Box 6511 Aurora, CO 80045 Tel: 303-724-0625 Fax: 303-724-4501 --_000_FABC83D30693A94DB1A5249782DCC05A73082031UFEXCHMBXCL01ad_ Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <html xmlns:v=3D"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml" xmlns:o=3D"urn:schemas-micr= osoft-com:office:office" xmlns:w=3D"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word" = xmlns:x=3D"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:excel" xmlns:p=3D"urn:schemas-m= icrosoft-com:office:powerpoint" xmlns:a=3D"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office= :access" xmlns:dt=3D"uuid:C2F41010-65B3-11d1-A29F-00AA00C14882" xmlns:s=3D"= uuid:BDC6E3F0-6DA3-11d1-A2A3-00AA00C14882" xmlns:rs=3D"urn:schemas-microsof= t-com:rowset" xmlns:z=3D"#RowsetSchema" xmlns:b=3D"urn:schemas-microsoft-co= m:office:publisher" xmlns:ss=3D"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:spreadshee= t" xmlns:c=3D"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:component:spreadsheet" xmlns= :odc=3D"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:odc" xmlns:oa=3D"urn:schemas-micro= soft-com:office:activation" xmlns:html=3D"http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40" = xmlns:q=3D"http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/envelope/" xmlns:D=3D"DAV:" xmln= s:mt=3D"http://schemas.microsoft.com/sharepoint/soap/meetings/" xmlns:x2=3D= "http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/excel/2003/xml" xmlns:ois=3D"http://sc= hemas.microsoft.com/sharepoint/soap/ois/" xmlns:dir=3D"http://schemas.micro= soft.com/sharepoint/soap/directory/" xmlns:ds=3D"http://www.w3.org/2000/09/= xmldsig#" xmlns:dsp=3D"http://schemas.microsoft.com/sharepoint/dsp" xmlns:u= dc=3D"http://schemas.microsoft.com/data/udc" xmlns:xsd=3D"http://www.w3.org= /2001/XMLSchema" xmlns:sub=3D"http://schemas.microsoft.com/sharepoint/soap/= 2002/1/alerts/" xmlns:ec=3D"http://www.w3.org/2001/04/xmlenc#" xmlns:sp=3D"= http://schemas.microsoft.com/sharepoint/" xmlns:sps=3D"http://schemas.micro= soft.com/sharepoint/soap/" xmlns:xsi=3D"http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-in= stance" xmlns:udcs=3D"http://schemas.microsoft.com/data/udc/soap" xmlns:udc= xf=3D"http://schemas.microsoft.com/data/udc/xmlfile" xmlns:udcp2p=3D"http:/= /schemas.microsoft.com/data/udc/parttopart" xmlns:wf=3D"http://schemas.micr= osoft.com/sharepoint/soap/workflow/" xmlns:dsss=3D"http://schemas.microsoft= .com/office/2006/digsig-setup" xmlns:dssi=3D"http://schemas.microsoft.com/o= ffice/2006/digsig" xmlns:mdssi=3D"http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/package= /2006/digital-signature" xmlns:mver=3D"http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/ma= rkup-compatibility/2006" xmlns:m=3D"http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/200= 4/12/omml" xmlns:mrels=3D"http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/package/2006/re= lationships" xmlns:spwp=3D"http://microsoft.com/sharepoint/webpartpages" xm= lns:ex12t=3D"http://schemas.microsoft.com/exchange/services/2006/types" xml= ns:ex12m=3D"http://schemas.microsoft.com/exchange/services/2006/messages" x= mlns:pptsl=3D"http://schemas.microsoft.com/sharepoint/soap/SlideLibrary/" x= mlns:spsl=3D"http://microsoft.com/webservices/SharePointPortalServer/Publis= hedLinksService" xmlns:Z=3D"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:" xmlns:st=3D"" x= mlns=3D"http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40" xmlns:ns0=3D"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags"> <head> <meta http-equiv=3DContent-Type content=3D"text/html; charset=3Dus-ascii"> <meta name=3DGenerator content=3D"Microsoft Word 12 (filtered medium)"> <style> <!-- /* Font Definitions */ @xxxxxxxx {font-family:Calibri; panose-1:2 15 5 2 2 2 4 3 2 4;} @xxxxxxxx {font-family:Tahoma; panose-1:2 11 6 4 3 5 4 4 2 4;} /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";} a:link, span.MsoHyperlink {mso-style-priority:99; color:blue; text-decoration:underline;} a:visited, span.MsoHyperlinkFollowed {mso-style-priority:99; color:purple; text-decoration:underline;} span.EmailStyle17 {mso-style-type:personal; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; color:windowtext;} span.EmailStyle18 {mso-style-type:personal-reply; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; color:#1F497D;} span.msoIns {mso-style-type:export-only; mso-style-name:""; text-decoration:underline; color:teal;} .MsoChpDefault {mso-style-type:export-only; font-size:10.0pt;} @xxxxxxxx Section1 {size:8.5in 11.0in; margin:1.0in 1.25in 1.0in 1.25in;} div.Section1 {page:Section1;} --> </style> <!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <o:shapedefaults v:ext=3D"edit" spidmax=3D"1026" /> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <o:shapelayout v:ext=3D"edit"> <o:idmap v:ext=3D"edit" data=3D"1" /> </o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--> </head> <body lang=3DEN-US link=3Dblue vlink=3Dpurple> <div class=3DSection1> <p class=3DMsoNormal><span style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",= "sans-serif"; color:#1F497D'>Yes, something like that happened to us as well. Except, the= y weren’t quite that communicative. We came in to work one Monday morni= ng and discovered that all the sound booths in the building had a hole drilled= in them and visual fire alarms (but no sprinklers) installed. Of course, sound proo= fing wasn’t a priority for the installers….. so over the next severa= l weeks we had to undertake several exercises to attempt to seal the booths again.<= o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><span style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",= "sans-serif"; color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><span style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",= "sans-serif"; color:#1F497D'>Apparently, the local codes required that (at a minimum) the= re be a warning device <i>inside</i> any “room” in our building. I= n this instance, the inspector (who must have been working late night on some= weekend) decided to call each sound booth a “room”. The contractor that installed the fire alarms just followed instructions.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><span style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",= "sans-serif"; color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><span style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",= "sans-serif"; color:#1F497D'>Rahul<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><span style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",= "sans-serif"; color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><span style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",= "sans-serif"; color:#1F497D'>----------<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><span style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",= "sans-serif"; color:#1F497D'>Rahul Shrivastav<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><span style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",= "sans-serif"; color:#1F497D'>University of Florida<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><span style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",= "sans-serif"; color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><span style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",= "sans-serif"; color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <div> <div style=3D'border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in = 0in 0in'> <p class=3DMsoNormal><b><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma= ","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> AUDITORY - Re= search in Auditory Perception [mailto:AUDITORY@xxxxxxxx <b>On Behalf Of </= b>Tollin, Daniel<br> <b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, April 15, 2009 1:47 PM<br> <b>To:</b> AUDITORY@xxxxxxxx<br> <b>Subject:</b> [AUDITORY] Sound booth fire codes<o:p></o:p></span></p> </div> </div> <p class=3DMsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","s= ans-serif"'>Hi,<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","s= ans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","s= ans-serif"'> Different topic. During the past couple of weeks I moved one of my IA= C double-walled sound booths (~10x10x10 foot outer dimensions) to a different room. After the move the inspector for my building informed me that a fire sprinkler must be installed INSIDE the sound booth. Four years a= go I had 2 booths installed brand new and the inspector had no problem (go figure). Has anybody, particularly here in the US, had a similar experience with their sound booths? I’ve seen a lot of sound bo= oths around the US and I’ve never once observed a fire sprinkler inside th= e booth.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","s= ans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","s= ans-serif"'>PS. Thanks to all those on the LIST that suggested contractors to me to move th= e sound room.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","s= ans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <div> <p class=3DMsoNormal><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","s= ans-serif"; color:black'>Daniel J. Tollin, PhD</span><o:p></o:p></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","s= ans-serif"'>Assistant Professor</span><o:p></o:p></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","s= ans-serif"'>University of </span><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt'><ns0:place w:insAuthor=3D"tollin= d" w:insDate=3D"2009-04-15T11:32:00Z" w:endInsAuthor=3D"tollind" w:endInsDate=3D"2009-04-15T11:32:00Z"><ns0:PlaceName w:insAuthor=3D"tollin= d" w:insDate=3D"2009-04-15T11:32:00Z" w:endInsAuthor=3D"tollind" w:endInsDate=3D"2009-04-15T11:32:00Z"><span style=3D'font-family:"Arial",= "sans-serif"'>Colorado</span><span class=3DmsoIns><ins cite=3D"mailto:tollind" datetime=3D"2009-04-15T11:32"= ></ns0:PlaceName></ins></span><span style=3D'font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> </span><ns0:PlaceName w:insAuthor=3D"tollind" w:insDate=3D"2009-04-15T11:32:00Z" w:endInsAuthor= =3D"tollind" w:endInsDate=3D"2009-04-15T11:32:00Z"><span style=3D'font-family:"Arial",= "sans-serif"'>Health</span><span class=3DmsoIns><ins cite=3D"mailto:tollind" datetime=3D"2009-04-15T11:32"= ></ns0:PlaceName></ins></span><span style=3D'font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> </span><ns0:PlaceName w:insAuthor=3D"tollind" w:insDate=3D"2009-04-15T11:32:00Z" w:endInsAuthor= =3D"tollind" w:endInsDate=3D"2009-04-15T11:32:00Z"><span style=3D'font-family:"Arial",= "sans-serif"'>Sciences</span><span class=3DmsoIns><ins cite=3D"mailto:tollind" datetime=3D"2009-04-15T11:32"= ></ns0:PlaceName></ins></span><span style=3D'font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> </span><ns0:PlaceType w:insAuthor=3D"tollind" w:insDate=3D"2009-04-15T11:32:00Z" w:endInsAuthor= =3D"tollind" w:endInsDate=3D"2009-04-15T11:32:00Z"><span style=3D'font-family:"Arial",= "sans-serif"'>Center</span><span class=3DmsoIns><ins cite=3D"mailto:tollind" datetime=3D"2009-04-15T11:32"= ></ns0:PlaceType></ins></span></ns0:place></span><o:p></o:p></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","s= ans-serif"'>Department of Physiology and Biophysics/Mail Stop 8307</span><o:p></o:p></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","s= ans-serif"'>Research Complex 1-N, Rm 7120</span><o:p></o:p></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","s= ans-serif"'>12800 East 19th Ave</span><o:p></o:p></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt'><ns0:address w:insAuthor=3D"tollind" w:insDate=3D"2009-04-15T11:32:00Z" w:endInsAuthor= =3D"tollind" w:endInsDate=3D"2009-04-15T11:32:00Z"><ns0:Street w:insAuthor=3D"tollind" w:insDate=3D"2009-04-15T11:32:00Z" w:endInsAuthor=3D"tollind" w:endInsDate=3D"2009-04-15T11:32:00Z"><span style=3D'font-family:"Arial",= "sans-serif"'>PO Box</span><span class=3DmsoIns><ins cite=3D"mailto:tollind" datetime=3D"2009-04-15T11:32"></ns0:Street></ins></span><span style=3D'fo= nt-family: "Arial","sans-serif"'> 6511</span><span class=3DmsoIns><ins cite=3D"mailto= :tollind" datetime=3D"2009-04-15T11:32"></ns0:address></ins></span></span><o:p></o:p= ></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt'><ns0:place w:insAutho= r=3D"tollind" w:insDate=3D"2009-04-15T11:32:00Z" w:endInsAuthor=3D"tollind" w:endInsDate=3D"2009-04-15T11:32:00Z"><ns0:City w:insAuthor=3D"tollind" w:insDate=3D"2009-04-15T11:32:00Z" w:endInsAuthor=3D"tollind" w:endInsDate=3D"2009-04-15T11:32:00Z"><span style=3D'font-family:"Arial",= "sans-serif"'>Aurora</span><span class=3DmsoIns><ins cite=3D"mailto:tollind" datetime=3D"2009-04-15T11:32"= ></ns0:City></ins></span><span style=3D'font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>, </span><ns0:State w:insAuthor=3D"tollind" w:insDate=3D"2009-04-15T11:32:00Z" w:endInsAuthor= =3D"tollind" w:endInsDate=3D"2009-04-15T11:32:00Z"><span style=3D'font-family:"Arial",= "sans-serif"'>CO</span><span class=3DmsoIns><ins cite=3D"mailto:tollind" datetime=3D"2009-04-15T11:32"= ></ns0:State></ins></span><span style=3D'font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> </span><ns0:PostalCode w:insAuthor=3D"tollind" w:insDate=3D"2009-04-15T11:32:00Z" w:endInsAuthor= =3D"tollind" w:endInsDate=3D"2009-04-15T11:32:00Z"><span style=3D'font-family:"Arial",= "sans-serif"'>80045</span><span class=3DmsoIns><ins cite=3D"mailto:tollind" datetime=3D"2009-04-15T11:32"= ></ns0:PostalCode></ins></span></ns0:place></span><o:p></o:p></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","s= ans-serif"'>Tel: 303-724-0625</span><o:p></o:p></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","s= ans-serif"'>Fax: 303-724-4501</span><o:p></o:p></p> </div> <p class=3DMsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p> </div> </body> </html> --_000_FABC83D30693A94DB1A5249782DCC05A73082031UFEXCHMBXCL01ad_--