MNS, ECS
Best practices for designing smoke control systems
By incorporating NFPA 92 with best practices, fire protection engineers can successfully design smoke control systems for buildings
Case study: Super-tall building smoke control system
The Wilshire Grand Center project includes best practices in smoke control
2020 40 Under 40: Caitlyn Angelini, PE, 35
Senior Code Consultant, AKF Group, Boston; BS Civil Engineering and MS Fire Protection Engineering, Worcester Polytechnic Institute
2020 40 Under 40: Christopher Crivello, PE, 30
Principal, RAN Fire Protection Engineering, Albany, N.Y. MS Fire Protection Engineering, Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Changing airport firefighting foam suppression systems
If aqueous film-forming foam is not good for the environment or our health, why is it still in use?
Your questions answered: Power for emergency fire/life safety systems
Questions not answered during the live webcast are answered here; learn more about emergency, standby and backup power for fire and life safety systems
Data centers achieve a new level of high-tech: Fire and life safety
Designing solutions for data center clients — whether hyperscale or colocation facilities — requires advanced engineering knowledge
Interpreting revisions to NFPA 13-2019
Know how to navigate the restructured NFPA 13 sprinkler standard and understand technical changes
How to design K-12 schools: Fire, life safety systems
With increasingly complex systems and technology coming into play, work on modern K-12 projects is anything but elementary
Top 5 Consulting-Specifying Engineer articles: March 20-26, 2020
Read the best articles from the past week. Coronavirus' effects on the A/E industry, how hospitals can fight the coronavirus, mass notification systems and expert coronavirus advice for engineers.