Tenant Handbook

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  1. Introduction
    1. Welcome
    2. About Shorenstein
  2. Forms
  3. Building Operations
    1. Building Management Office
    2. Building Hours and Access
    3. Holidays
    4. Insurance Requirements
    5. Moving Procedures
    6. Rental Remittance
  4. Building Services
    1. Conference Center
    2. Deliveries, Freight Elevator and Loading Dock
    3. Elevator Service
    4. HVAC
    5. Janitorial
    6. Mail Service
    7. Maintenance Requests
    8. Parking, EV Charging and Bicycle Parking
    9. Security
    10. Signage and Directory
    11. Telecom Providers
  5. Emergency Procedures
    1. Emergency Preparedness Resources and Training
    2. Emergency Contacts
    3. Biological, Chemical, Radiologic Event and Pandeminc
    4. Bomb Threat and Suspicious Device
    5. Civil Disturbance
    6. Elevator Malfunction
    7. Evacuation Purpose
    8. Fire and Life Safety Systems
    9. Flooding
    10. Homeland Security
    11. Medical Emergency
    12. Power Failure
    13. SafetyMax
    14. Severe Weather and Natural Disasters
    15. Threatening Person and Armed Intruder
    16. Toxic Hazards
  6. Rules and Regulations
    1. Rules and Regulations Overview
    2. Tenant Rules and Regulations
    3. Vendor Rules and Regulations
    4. Construction Standards
  7. Sustainability

Fire and Life Safety Systems

707 17th St. Fire and Life Safety Systems

A modern high-rise building has hundreds of occupants and represents a complex community. It is now agreed that total evacuation of a building is generally the preferred response to be taken in an alarm.

Evacuation is the appropriate response in buildings such as Denver City Center that meet the criteria of required safety features covered below.

The major hazard to occupants in a fire is smoke. Smoke is responsible for 85% of all fire deaths, which is more than all other causes combined (i.e. burns, falls, explosions, heart attacks, etc.).

The controls for the firefighter that interface with the Fire/Life Safety systems are located in the Fire

Command Center (FCC) on the street level of the building. The Security Desk that is also located on the street level is staffed 24 hours a day. The security personnel at this desk are responsible for the following:

Assisting the Fire Department and building management during emergencies. Monitoring the elevator systems and communications.

Identifying and issuing badges to authorized vendors that enter the building.

Communications dispatching between security and building management. Also with tenants via the Public Address System.

 

Fire Detection Features

Smoke Activate - Smoke detectors are located in electrical closets, switch gear rooms, air handling ducts, all mechanical areas, elevator shafts, common corridors and elevator lobbies.

 

Person Activated - Fire alarm pull stations are located adjacent to each fire stairwell access door.

 

Fire/Heat Activated - Each floor of the building has a water flow switch for the fire sprinkler zone on that floor. When a sprinkler head is activated and water begins to flow through the pipe, a flow switch will activate the alarm.

 

Fire Suppression Features

The building construction incorporates fire-rated doors and walls to maintain critical separation to slow the spread of smoke and fire.

 

A steel cabinet is located by each of the two fire stairwells. Each cabinet contains a Fire Department hose connection to the wet standpipes that run the entire height of the building.

 

An ABC type fire extinguisher is located in the same steel cabinet located by each fire stairwell.

A fire pump supplies water to the fire sprinklers in all sprinkler areas and hose valves throughout the building.

 

Upon activation, affected sprinkler heads will release water to extinguish a fire.

 

Emergency power is provided by a diesel-driven emergency generator that supplies power to the fire alarm systems and equipment, fire pumps, smoke control fans and dampers, emergency lighting and limited elevator service.

 

 

Life Safety Features

  • Visual alarms (strobes) are located in all common areas of the building - lobbies, common corridors, restrooms and tenant areas.

  • The public address system provides communications throughout the building via speakers located in elevator lobbies, common corridors, stairwells, mechanical rooms and other tenant locations.

  • Fireman’s Communication System phone jacks are located throughout the building in elevators, elevator lobbies, adjacent to the fire alarm pull stations outside of every fire stairwell, and in freight elevator vestibules to provide firefighters with two-way communication with the Fire Command Center.

  • Rescue assistance intercoms are located on every 5th floor in the emergency stairwells.

  • Each elevator is equipped with an intercom system, as well as a speaker connected to the public address system.

  • Denver City Center is equipped with a smoke control system that provides floor and stairwell pressurization and smoke exhaust automatically in the event of an alarm. These systems are designed to exhaust smoke from the fire floor while pressurizing other areas to prevent smoke infiltration.

  • Upon alarm activation, all elevators are automatically called to the street level, or to an alternate floor in the event of an alarm on the street level.

  • Upon alarm activation, all electro-magnetic locks in the building automatically unlock allowing unrestricted egress.

  • Denver City Center is constructed with two fire stairwells, constructed of concrete and steel that provide a protected means of exiting the building in an emergency. These stairwells are equipped with emergency lighting connected to the emergency generator.

 

Johns Manville Plaza Fire and Life Safety Systems

A modern high-rise building has hundreds of occupants and represents a complex community. It is now agreed that total evacuation of a building is generally the preferred response to be taken in an alarm.

Evacuation is the appropriate response in buildings such as Johns Manville Plaza that meet the criteria of required safety features that will be covered in this section.

 

The major hazard to occupants in a fire is smoke. Smoke is responsible for 85% of all fire deaths, which is more than all other causes combined (i.e. burns, falls, explosions, heart attacks, etc.).

 

The controls for the firefighter that interface with the Fire/Life Safety systems are located in the Fire

Command Center (FCC) on the street level of the building. The Security Desk that is also located on the street level is staffed 24 hours a day. The security personnel at this desk are responsible for the following:

  • Assisting the Fire Department and building management during emergencies.

  • Monitoring the elevator systems and communications.

  • Identifying and issuing badges to authorized vendors that enter the building.

  • Communications dispatching between security and building management. Also with tenants via the Public Address System.

 

Fire Detection Features

  • Smoke Activate - Smoke detectors are located in electrical closets, switch gear rooms, air handling ducts, all mechanical areas, elevator shafts, common corridors and elevator lobbies.

  • Person Activated - Fire alarm pull stations are located adjacent to each fire stairwell access door.

  • Fire/Heat Activated - Each floor of the building has a water flow switch for the fire sprinkler zone on that floor. When a sprinkler head is activated and water begins to flow through the pipe, a flow switch will activate the alarm.

 

Fire Suppression Features

  • The building construction incorporates fire-rated doors and walls to maintain critical separation to slow the spread of smoke and fire.

  • A steel cabinet is located by each of the two fire stairwells. Each cabinet contains a Fire Department hose connection to the wet standpipes that run the entire height of the building.

  • An ABC type fire extinguisher is located in the same steel cabinet located by each fire stairwell.

  • A fire pump supplies water to the fire sprinklers in all sprinkler areas and hose valves throughout the building.

  • Upon activation, affected sprinkler heads will release water to extinguish a fire.

  • Emergency power is provided by a diesel-driven emergency generator that supplies power to the fire alarm systems and equipment, fire pumps, smoke control fans and dampers, emergency lighting and limited elevator service.

 

Life Safety Features

  • Visual alarms (strobes) are located in all common areas of the building - lobbies, common corridors, restrooms and tenant areas.

  • The public address system provides communications throughout the building via speakers located in elevator lobbies, common corridors, stairwells, mechanical rooms and other tenant locations.

  • Fireman’s Communication System phone jacks are located throughout the building in elevators, elevator lobbies, adjacent to the fire alarm pull stations outside of every fire stairwell, and in freight elevator vestibules to provide firefighters with two-way communication with the Fire Command Center.

  • Rescue assistance intercoms are located on every 5th floor in the emergency stairwells.

  • Each elevator is equipped with an intercom system, as well as a speaker connected to the public address system.

  • Johns Manville Plaza is equipped with a smoke control system that provides floor and stairwell pressurization and smoke exhaust automatically in the event of an alarm. These systems are designed to exhaust smoke from the fire floor while pressurizing other areas to prevent smoke infiltration.

  • Upon alarm activation, all elevators are automatically called to the street level, or to an alternate floor in the event of an alarm on the street level.

  • Upon alarm activation, all electro-magnetic locks in the building automatically unlock allowing unrestricted egress.

  • Johns Manville Plaza is constructed with two fire stairwells, constructed of concrete and steel that provide a protected means of exiting the building in an emergency. These stairwells are equipped with emergency lighting connected to the emergency generator.

 

The following information pertains to the emergency power and life safety systems and the various components associated with these systems.

 

  • The emergency power system is solely for the support of critical system to ensure the safety and welfare of the occupants within the confines of the building. The systems supported by emergency power are: Emergency Lighting, Fire Pumps, Fire Jockey Pumps, Fire Alarm System, Stairwell Pressurization and Smoke Exhaust Fans, and Elevator Control Systems.

 

  • The power distribution is comprised of two separate feed sources and an automatic transfer switch. The first source is the electric service from Xcel Energy providing “Normal Emergency” power. The second source is the electric power produced by the building’s emergency back-up generator providing “Emergency” power. The automatic transfer switch monitors the “Normal Emergency” power source, for constant and consistent voltage.

 

  • Life Safety System Test and Inspection: The life safety equipment is tested on a routine basis and maintained per manufacturer specification. The following outlines the equipment and test and inspect frequencies.

 

  • Fire Pumps: Daily inspections are conducted and logged on the daily fire pump log form during the morning start-up tour. The pumps are visually inspected and the Pressures logged. The pump control panels are inspected for proper control and automatic configuration and logged. Weekly testing is conducted and logged on the weekly fire pump form. Testing includes starting the pumps, logging pressures, visual inspection of the packing glands, and pump operation. Preventative maintenance is conducted per OEM requirements and scheduled monthly, quarterly, semi-annual, and annually. Tasks are created through the Aware Manager Preventative Maintenance program and the tasks are documented and filed in the equipment file. A certified contractor per NFPA guidelines tests the fire pumps and associated controls annually per NFPA guidelines.

 

  • Fire Jockey Pumps: Daily inspections are conducted and logged on the daily fire pump log form during the morning start-up tour. The pumps are visually inspected and the Pressures logged. The pump control panels are inspected for proper control and automatic configuration and logged. Weekly testing is conducted and logged on the weekly fire pump form. Testing includes starting the pumps, logging pressures, visual inspection of the packing glands, and pump operation. Preventative maintenance is conducted per OEM requirements and scheduled monthly, quarterly, semi-annual, and annually. Tasks are created through the Aware Manager Preventative Maintenance program and the task are documented and filed in the equipment file.

 

  • Generators: Daily inspections are conducted and logged on the daily generator log form during the morning start-up tour. The generators are visually inspected and the conditions logged. The generator control panels are inspected for automatic operation and the fuel monitoring and storage tanks are inspected and logged. Weekly testing is conducted and logged on the weekly generator test form. Testing includes operating the generator, loading to 80% of generator capacity, logging various gauges, and operating conditions. Preventative maintenance is conducted per OEM requirements and scheduled monthly, quarterly, semi-annuals, and annual tasks are created through the Aware Manager Preventative Maintenance program and these tasks are documented and filed in the equipment file. A certified contractor tests the generator and associated controls annually.


The Buildings’ emergency generator capacity is rated at 350kw at 4,160 volts, 3ph, 4 wire, and 60 Hz.

 

  • Life Safety Fans: The life safety fans consist of stairwell pressurization fans (58-1, 58-2, P1-8, and P1-9) smoke exhaust fan (58-3), and the lobby/atrium exhaust fan (FM-3). The stairwell pressurization and smoke exhaust fans operate upon any active fire alarm throughout the building. The lobby/atrium fan will operate when at least two device alarms are activated in the lobby or west wing


Life Safety System Testing: on a daily basis the stairwell pressurization and smoke exhaust fan controls are inspected for automatic control and logged on the startup forms. On a weekly basis the fans are tested and operated from the lobby FCC and logged on the weekly life safety fan test form. Preventative maintenance is conducted on a bi-monthly, quarterly, semi-annual, and annually.

 

  • Fire Alarm System: The fire alarm system is designed to provide both monitoring and activation sequencing upon the activation of smoke and heat detectors and water flow switches.

 

  • Fire Alarm System Test and Inspections: The fire alarm panel is checked daily by Engineering and logged and three times per day by security. The checks conducted are for any points that are active, disabled, or in trouble condition and status condition of the fire alarm panel and fan control panel. A flow and tamper test is conducted quarterly by Engineering. A certified contractor on an annual basis conducts a building wide test of the main fire alarm panel, remote panels, and all reporting and activating devices.

 

Fire Prevention

Do not accumulate quantities of discarded files or other paper trash in your office or storage area. Pay special attention to housekeeping in those departments that produce quantities of debris, such as duplication machines, mailing and receiving rooms.

 

Do not store large quantities of flammable solvents, duplicating fluids, or other combustible fluids.

 

Keep electrical appliances in good repair. Report unsafe conditions to the building office.

 

When furnishing an office, consider the fire potential of materials used in large amounts, like overstuffed chairs, settees, couches or anything that could become a combustible item. Such furnishings should be flame proofed.

 

Where potential for fire is especially high, such as supply rooms, tenants may wish to consider installing additional fire extinguishers.

 

Fire Emergency

IF YOU DISCOVER A FIRE, you should remain calm and:

 

  1. Pull the nearest fire alarm. Alarms are located in the corridors adjacent to the stairwells.
  2. Call 911 from a safe location.
  3. Evacuate or relocate and assist all others in the immediate area.
  4. Close doors behind you to isolate fire.
  5. Proceed to stairwells and listen for instructions. NEVER use the elevators.
  6. Be cautious when opening doors so as not to spread the fire. Touch any door to see if it is hot before opening.

 

If smoke is present, stay low and crawl with your body against the floor. The clearest air is near the floor. If forced to make a dash through smoke or flame, hold your breath and cover your nose and mouth with an article of clothing.