NAIT Building A - Industrial Building

System Specifications
FACP: Simplex 4100ES FACP Location: A178 - Utility Room System Type: Single-Stage Addressable System Line Voltage: 120VAC NAC Voltage: 25VRMS System Coding: Slow Whoop + Custom Message Strobes Synchronized: No Date of last known Upgrade: 2016 Year Opened: 1963

The Northern Alberta Institute of Technology is a technical college/trades school located in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. This page will cover Building A, which is the industrial building. It was built in 1963, and the fire alarm system was upgraded around 1989, and finally in 2016.

System Specifications (2016-present)

FACP

The building is protected by a Simplex 4100ES addressable fire alarm system. The panel located in room A178 (utility room), is equipped with the InfoAlarm Command Centre, and is part of a campus-wide 4120 network. The system runs Simplex’s IDNet addressable protocol, and is equipped with voice-evacuation. The evacuation tone is slow whoop followed by a custom message.
The 4100ES replaced a Simplex 4100+ in 2016, which in turn replaced a Simplex 2120 in 1996.

Notification Appliances

Most notification appliances are Simplex “LifeAlarm” 2902-9711 speakers (red, re-entrant, surface mount). These are mounted on Atlas-Soundolier TVTA-R bidirectional mounts on the ceiling, with two speakers.
Louder areas, such as the laboratories, have the aforementioned speakers mounted on Simplex 4903-9101 strobe plates (4.75cd, above speaker).
Individual classrooms and annexes have Simplex 2902-9314 speakers (8”, ceiling-mount, round grille, 25V).
In the annexes, there are Simplex 4904-9101 remote strobes (red, wall-mount, 4.75cd) behind “FIRE - DO NOT ENTER” signs.
The courtyards have a mix of Wheelock ET-1080-R weatherproof speakers (red, wall-mount, vandal resistant) and Wheelock ET-1010-R weatherproof speakers (red, wall-mount, vandal resistant).

Initiating Devices

Pull Stations

All pull stations are Simplex 4099-9001 addressable single-action pull stations.

Automatic Detection Devices

There are Simplex 4098-9714 addressable photoelectric smoke detectors throughout, mounted on 4098-9792 bases.

Modules

There are Simplex 4090-9002 addressable relay modules for elevator recall and door magnets.

EOLs

There are Simplex 2081-9040C end of line resistor plates on all signal circuits.

Voice Evac Message Script

"May I have your attention please! May I have your attention please! There has been a fire alarm condition reported in the building. While this being verified, please leave the building by the nearest exit or exit stairway. Do not use the elevators.".