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Calgary Public Building

From FireAlarmPedia
System Specifications
FACP: Simplex 4100U
FACP Location: Main Entrance (Node 1)
System Type: Single-Stage Addressable
System Line Voltage: 120VAC
NAC Voltage: 24VDC
System Coding: Temporal
Strobes Synchronized: Yes, System Sensor
Date of last known Upgrade: 2011
Year Opened: 1931

The Calgary Public Building is a historic office building located at 205 8 Avenue SE, in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. The building is owned and operated by the City of Calgary. The building was built in 1931, and renovated in 2011. The fire alarm system was upgraded as part of the 2011 renovation.

System Specifications (2011-present)[edit | edit source]

FACP[edit | edit source]

The building is protected by a Simplex 4100U addressable fire alarm system. There are 3 nodes on the system: Node 1 is located at the main entrance, Node 2 is in the 3rd floor electrical room, and Node 3 is in the 7th floor electrical room. The system runs Simplex’s IDNet addressable protocol, and the system coding is temporal. Synchronization is provided by System Sensor MDLA sync modules at each node.

Notification Appliances[edit | edit source]

Most notification appliances are System Sensor “SpectrAlert Advance” PC2WA horn/strobes (white, ceiling-mount, set to 15cd).
Some areas have System Sensor P2WA horn/strobes (white, wall-mount, set to 15cd).

Initiating Devices[edit | edit source]

Pull Stations[edit | edit source]

Most pull stations are Simplex 4099-9001 addressable single-action pull stations.
Some areas have Simplex 4099-9004 addressable single-action pull stations as deficiency replacements.

Automatic Detection Devices[edit | edit source]

There are Simplex “TrueAlarm” 4098-9714 addressable photoelectric smoke detectors in all mechanical and electrical rooms, and in the elevator lobbies and stairwells, mounted on Simplex 4098-9792 bases.

Modules[edit | edit source]

There are Simplex 4090-9001 addressable monitor modules supervising the sprinkler system’s tamper and flow switches.
There are Simplex 4090-9002 addressable relay modules serving various purposes.

EOLs[edit | edit source]

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