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'''The CORE Shopping Centre''' is a LARGE shopping mall in Downtown Calgary, AB. It consists of TD Square, the Holt Renfrew building and former Calgary Eaton Centre. It spans 3 city blocks, and has about 160 stores on 4 floors. It also has four office towers, which are TD Canada Trust Tower (40 floors + 1 penthouse), Home Oil Tower (34 floors) and Dome Tower (35 floors). The building was built in 1977 and 1990, however the fire alarm system is from 2012 when the Devonian Gardens was opened.
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! System Specifications
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| FACP: Siemens FireFinder XLS
FACP Location: Unknown, multiple<br />System Type: Two-Stage Networked Addressable<br /> System Line Voltage: 120VAC<br />NAC Voltage: 70.7VRMS (audible) 24VDC (visual)  


== System Specifications ==
System Coding: 50BPM + standby message (Alert)


Temporal beep + default message (Alarm)
Strobes Synchronized: Yes<br />Date of last known Upgrade: 2012 <br />Year Opened: 1977, 1990
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'''The CORE Shopping Centre''' is a LARGE shopping mall located at 324 8 Ave SW in Downtown Calgary, AB. It consists of TD Square (336 8 Ave SW), the Holt Renfrew building (510 8 Ave SW) and former Calgary Eaton Centre. It spans 3 city blocks, and has about 160 stores on 4 floors. It also has four office towers, which are TD Canada Trust Tower (40 floors + 1 penthouse), Home Oil Tower (34 floors) and Dome Tower (35 floors). The building was built in 1977 and 1990, and was renovated in 2012. The fire alarm system was upgraded during the renovations.
== System Specifications (2012-present) ==
==== FACP ====
==== FACP ====
The building is protected by a networked Siemens FireFinder XLS addressable fire alarm system. The panel locations are unknown. The system runs Siemens' FirePrint addressable protocol, and is networked for two stage operation. The alert signal is an 50BPM tone with a message to stand by, followed by temporal with the default Siemens message as the evacuation signal.
==== Notification Appliances ====
The main notification appliances are Siemens SE-MC-CW-B speaker/strobes (white, ceiling-mount, multi-candela, bilingual, set to 30cd) and Siemens SEC-W speakers (white, ceiling-mount). They are found throughout the buildings and in many tenants.
The Indigo store has SEC-W speakers and Siemens ZR-MC-CW-B remote strobes (white, ceiling-mount, multi-candela, bilingual).


The fire alarm control panels are either Siemens MXL or Siemens FireFinder XLS with voice evac capability. No panels or annunciators are visible so far, so it is not confirmed what panel the mall is protected by, however by the initiating devices, it is a networked Siemens MXL or FireFinder XLS. The system is also two-stage.  
The Simons store has the two main speakers and speaker/strobes with a Siemens ST-MC-CW-B remote strobe (white, ceiling-mount, multi-candela).  


==== Notification Appliances ====
The Rocky Mountain Soap Co. has a Siemens CS-4200-70 (square, 4", ceiling mount) speaker.


The main notification appliances are Siemens SE-MC-CW-B (rebranded bilingual Wheelock E60-24MCC-FW) speaker/strobes and Siemens SEC-W (rebranded Wheelock E60-W) speakers. They are found throughout the building, mall and can be seen in lots of tenants. The Indigo store has SEC-W speakers and Siemens ZR-MC-CW-B (rebranded bilingual Wheelock ZRS-MCC-FW) strobes. The Simons store has the two main signals with a Siemens ST-MC-CW (rebranded bilingual Wheelock RSS-24MCCR-FW) ceiling mount strobe. The Rocky Mountain Soap Co. has a Siemens CS-4200-70 (square, 4") speaker. The Devonian Gardens have Siemens CS-8100-70 (square, 8") speakers, and Siemens-rebranded Mircom SPS-208A-70 speaker/strobes.  
The Devonian Gardens have Siemens CS-8100-70 (square, 8") speakers, and Siemens-rebranded Mircom SPS-208A-70 (8", square, wall-FIRE) speaker/strobes (model TBA).  


The service corridors and parkade have Siemens SET-MC-VR-B vandal-resistant speaker/strobes (red, wall-mount, multi-candela, bilingual).
=== Initiating Devices ===
=== Initiating Devices ===
==== Pull Stations ====
==== Pull Stations ====
The pull stations are all Siemens HMS-2S bilingual addressable two-stage single-action pull stations. They have two sets of contacts on the button, one Normally Open, and one Normally Closed. They are located at almost every exit.


The pull stations are either Siemens HMS-2S or Siemens MSI-30B (bilingual, two stage). They are located at almost every exit.
One store has a Simplex 4251-40 two-stage single action pull station, however it is not in use anymore due to not being addressable.
==== Automatic Detection Devices ====
The smoke detectors are Siemens "FirePrint" HFP-11 addressable multi-sensor smoke/heat detectors, found throughout. There is also a sprinkler system with waterflow detection.
===== Modules =====
There are Siemens XTRI-M addressable monitor modules supervising the sprinkler system's tamper and flow switches.


==== Automatic Detection Devices ====
==== EOLs ====
There are Siemens EL-300C end-of-line resistor plates on all sprinkler and signal circuits.


The smoke detectors are Siemens "FirePrint" FP-11 intelligent multi-sensor smoke detectors.
=== Sequence of Operations ===
Each building's fire alarm systems operate separately. An alarm initiated in one building activates all signaling devices in it into the Alert phase. All other buildings stay silent. When that building goes into evac, the other two buildings from it start the alert signal. After 5 minutes, if the system is not acknowledged, all buildings go into evac.
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[[Category:Calgary]]

Latest revision as of 23:27, 10 November 2024

System Specifications
FACP: Siemens FireFinder XLS

FACP Location: Unknown, multiple
System Type: Two-Stage Networked Addressable
System Line Voltage: 120VAC
NAC Voltage: 70.7VRMS (audible) 24VDC (visual)

System Coding: 50BPM + standby message (Alert)

Temporal beep + default message (Alarm)

Strobes Synchronized: Yes
Date of last known Upgrade: 2012
Year Opened: 1977, 1990

The CORE Shopping Centre is a LARGE shopping mall located at 324 8 Ave SW in Downtown Calgary, AB. It consists of TD Square (336 8 Ave SW), the Holt Renfrew building (510 8 Ave SW) and former Calgary Eaton Centre. It spans 3 city blocks, and has about 160 stores on 4 floors. It also has four office towers, which are TD Canada Trust Tower (40 floors + 1 penthouse), Home Oil Tower (34 floors) and Dome Tower (35 floors). The building was built in 1977 and 1990, and was renovated in 2012. The fire alarm system was upgraded during the renovations.

System Specifications (2012-present)[edit | edit source]

FACP[edit | edit source]

The building is protected by a networked Siemens FireFinder XLS addressable fire alarm system. The panel locations are unknown. The system runs Siemens' FirePrint addressable protocol, and is networked for two stage operation. The alert signal is an 50BPM tone with a message to stand by, followed by temporal with the default Siemens message as the evacuation signal.

Notification Appliances[edit | edit source]

The main notification appliances are Siemens SE-MC-CW-B speaker/strobes (white, ceiling-mount, multi-candela, bilingual, set to 30cd) and Siemens SEC-W speakers (white, ceiling-mount). They are found throughout the buildings and in many tenants.

The Indigo store has SEC-W speakers and Siemens ZR-MC-CW-B remote strobes (white, ceiling-mount, multi-candela, bilingual).

The Simons store has the two main speakers and speaker/strobes with a Siemens ST-MC-CW-B remote strobe (white, ceiling-mount, multi-candela).

The Rocky Mountain Soap Co. has a Siemens CS-4200-70 (square, 4", ceiling mount) speaker.

The Devonian Gardens have Siemens CS-8100-70 (square, 8") speakers, and Siemens-rebranded Mircom SPS-208A-70 (8", square, wall-FIRE) speaker/strobes (model TBA).

The service corridors and parkade have Siemens SET-MC-VR-B vandal-resistant speaker/strobes (red, wall-mount, multi-candela, bilingual).

Initiating Devices[edit | edit source]

Pull Stations[edit | edit source]

The pull stations are all Siemens HMS-2S bilingual addressable two-stage single-action pull stations. They have two sets of contacts on the button, one Normally Open, and one Normally Closed. They are located at almost every exit.

One store has a Simplex 4251-40 two-stage single action pull station, however it is not in use anymore due to not being addressable.

Automatic Detection Devices[edit | edit source]

The smoke detectors are Siemens "FirePrint" HFP-11 addressable multi-sensor smoke/heat detectors, found throughout. There is also a sprinkler system with waterflow detection.

Modules[edit | edit source]

There are Siemens XTRI-M addressable monitor modules supervising the sprinkler system's tamper and flow switches.

EOLs[edit | edit source]

There are Siemens EL-300C end-of-line resistor plates on all sprinkler and signal circuits.

Sequence of Operations[edit | edit source]

Each building's fire alarm systems operate separately. An alarm initiated in one building activates all signaling devices in it into the Alert phase. All other buildings stay silent. When that building goes into evac, the other two buildings from it start the alert signal. After 5 minutes, if the system is not acknowledged, all buildings go into evac.