High-Piled Storage Design in Chicago, IL

Lacuna designs high-piled storage systems for projects in Chicago and across Illinois, working remotely as your suppression engineering partner. Major high-rise, healthcare, and distribution market (separate Chicago Building Code).

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High-Piled Storage for Chicago projects

Protection design for high-piled and rack storage — where commodity, storage height, and array drive some of the most demanding sprinkler design in the code.

Applicable code basis — Illinois

Building: No statewide building code (2021 IBC widely adopted locally)

Fire: State Fire Marshal code / locally adopted IFC

Adoption is local; Chicago maintains its own building code. Design in Chicago is coordinated with the local authority having jurisdiction (AHJ).

System types we design

ESFR

Early Suppression Fast Response ceiling-only protection for many arrangements.

In-Rack Sprinkler

Sprinklers within the rack for high or challenging storage.

Control-Mode Density/Area

Conventional ceiling protection designed by density and area.

Applicable codes & standards

IFC Chapter 32High-Piled Combustible Storage
NFPA 13Standard for the Installation of Sprinkler Systems (storage protection)
FM Global Data SheetsFM Global Property Loss Prevention Data Sheets — insurer storage protection criteria: commodity, height, array (where FM-insured)
IBC / IFCInternational Building / Fire Code + AHJ coordination

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Remote high-piled storage engineering for Chicago, IL projects.

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