K.S. "Buck" Collier has over 28 years of experience in fire protection engineering and sprinkler system design. He is currently employed at K&E Fire Sprinkler as a NICET Level III certified technician. His presentation discusses key factors that influence sprinkler system design including water supply, occupancy classification, building construction, and the related design criteria for density, coverage, spacing, and remote area. Building features such as sloped ceilings or unconditioned spaces may require increasing the minimum remote area size by 30% to account for slower sprinkler response times. He provides an example of how these factors would affect the design of a seasonal restaurant with different ceiling and space conditions.