Special Hazard (Dry & Wet Chemical) Design in Pittsburgh, PA

Lacuna designs special hazard (dry & wet chemical) systems for projects in Pittsburgh and across Pennsylvania, working remotely as your suppression engineering partner. Healthcare, robotics, and adaptive-reuse high-rise.

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Special Hazard (Dry & Wet Chemical) for Pittsburgh projects

Dry- and wet-chemical systems for hazards that water and gaseous agents can't address — commercial kitchens, industrial process equipment, and localized flammable hazards.

Applicable code basis — Pennsylvania

Building: 2018 IBC (PA UCC)

Fire: 2018 IFC

PA Uniform Construction Code, statewide with municipal opt-outs. Design in Pittsburgh is coordinated with the local authority having jurisdiction (AHJ).

System types we design

Wet Chemical

Commercial cooking / kitchen hood and duct protection (UL 300).

Dry Chemical

Industrial and flammable-liquid process hazards.

Pre-Engineered

Listed, ratio-designed packages for defined hazards.

Applicable codes & standards

NFPA 17Standard for Dry Chemical Extinguishing Systems
NFPA 17AStandard for Wet Chemical Extinguishing Systems
NFPA 96Ventilation Control and Fire Protection of Commercial Cooking Operations
UL 300Fire Testing of Fire Extinguishing Systems for Commercial Cooking
FM Global Data SheetsFM Global Property Loss Prevention Data Sheets — insurer special-hazard/process/cooking criteria (where FM-insured)

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Remote special hazard (dry & wet chemical) engineering for Pittsburgh, PA projects.

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