Riddell Library and Learning Centre (Mount Royal University)

System Specifications
FACP: Edwards EST3 FACP Location: Left of Main Entrance System Type: Addressable System Line Voltage: 120VAC NAC Voltage: 70VRMS (audible) 24VDC (visual) System Coding: Temporal Genesis Sound Strobes Synchronized: Yes, EST Date of last known Upgrade: N/A Year Opened: 2017

Mount Royal University is a medium-sized university in Calgary, Alberta. It specializes in courses such as Criminal Justice. This page will cover the Riddell Library and Learning Centre, which is the campus library, located at 74 Mount Royal Circle SW. This building also houses several student workspaces, and has its own underground parkade. The building opened in 2017, and retains its original fire alarm system.

System Specifications

FACP

The building is protected by an Edwards EST3 addressable fire alarm system. The panel is located to the left of the main entrance. The system runs EST’s Signature addressable protocol, and is equipped with voice evacuation. The evacuation tone is a recording of an EST Genesis horn/strobe.

Notification Appliances

All notification appliances are EST “Genesis” G4-S7VM speaker/strobes (white, wall-mount, no marking, set to 15cd, 70V).
Some corridors and workspaces have EST GC-S7VM speaker/strobes (white, wall-mount, no marking, set to 30cd).

Initiating Devices

Pull Stations

All pull stations are EST SIGA-270 addressable single-action pull stations.

Automatic Detection Devices

None noticed. There is a sprinkler system.

Modules

There are EST SIGA-CT1 addressable monitor modules supervising the sprinkler system's tamper and flow switches.