Tunnel Fire Protection Project: The Performance-Based Design and Installation of a Fixed Fire System to Protect a Major Interstate Corridor

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Tunnel Fire Protection Project: The Performance-Based Design and Installation of a Fixed Fire System to Protect a Major Interstate Corridor
Steve Rondinelli, Rondinelli Life Safety/BCER

This case study will detail the design of a performance-based solution for a fixed fire suppression system in the Eisenhower Johnson Memorial Tunnels along the Interstate 70 corridor in Colorado. The design of this system included performance-based fire modeling in conjunction with live fire testing validating the performance of the suppression system. Members of the design team and project management group will discuss the process of using the provisions of the RFP, NFPA 502, for the design of a fixed fire protection system, live fire testing, and the process of installation and commissioning.

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Steve Rondinelli, Rondinelli Life Safety/BCER
Steve Rondinelli has more than 42 years' experience in life safety and fire protection. He finished his BS in Environmental Design in 1980 and received his MS in Architecture in 1983. He served as the Chief Fire Protection Engineer for the City and County of Denver from 1989 to 1996 and as the Western Regional Representative for NFPA. Steve was Vice President at a major fire consulting firm for nine years prior to joining and becoming a Principal at BCER Engineering in 2006; currently serving as its president as well as Director of Rondinelli Life Safety, a division of BCER Engineering.