milwaukeebob
Electrical
- Jun 21, 2004
- 42
Hello,
I have a question regarding the NFPA definition of a structure. I know in the 2017 Code the definition of a "Structure" was changed. The definition now states "That which is built or constructed, other than equipment. (CMP-1)". They added the reference to equipment for clarity.
I am working on the construction of a new small power plant. Part of the installed design includes a back-up mobile gas generator which has a rating of ~1.5MW. This is a packaged generator that is in a very large movable ~35' container with a hard flex-piped connection to a natural gas supply and a hard-wired electrical connection to the facility via cable tray. This is a pre-packaged unit built off-site but then hard-piped/wired into the facility. Would NFPA rule this a "Structure"?
The same question applies to the hard flex-piped connection and associated gas piping stub-up coming out of the ground and cable-tray network that was built on site. Would NFPA rules these "Structures".
Thanks for any guidance on this.
MB
I have a question regarding the NFPA definition of a structure. I know in the 2017 Code the definition of a "Structure" was changed. The definition now states "That which is built or constructed, other than equipment. (CMP-1)". They added the reference to equipment for clarity.
I am working on the construction of a new small power plant. Part of the installed design includes a back-up mobile gas generator which has a rating of ~1.5MW. This is a packaged generator that is in a very large movable ~35' container with a hard flex-piped connection to a natural gas supply and a hard-wired electrical connection to the facility via cable tray. This is a pre-packaged unit built off-site but then hard-piped/wired into the facility. Would NFPA rule this a "Structure"?
The same question applies to the hard flex-piped connection and associated gas piping stub-up coming out of the ground and cable-tray network that was built on site. Would NFPA rules these "Structures".
Thanks for any guidance on this.
MB