Fire, Life Safety
NFPA 652 compliance starts with a dust hazard analysis
Combustible dust safety standard requires understanding the codes.
Top 5 Consulting-Specifying Engineer articles: August 2-August 8
Read the best articles from the past week. HVAC and fire suppression piping, Standard 189.1, technologies to watch in fire and life safety, codes and standards in health care facilities and nuanced design strategies for senior living facilities.
Modern codes and mass timber buildings
Building codes and construction techniques have evolved since the 850-year old Notre-Dame was built, leading to a recent resurgence of mass timber buildings
What is a unified mass notification ecosystem?
Fire and life safety professionals need to leverage notification assets to get the emergency message out to the affected group as soon as possible
Top 5 Consulting-Specifying Engineer articles July 26-August 1
Read the best articles from the past week. Managing an engineering career, electrical and power design in government facilities, generators as an alternative power supply, HVAC and plumbing in government facilities, and fire alarm notification design best practices.
Hot topics: Takeaways from NFPA Conference & Expo
Below are some key takeaways featuring hot topics throughout the fire and life safety industry.
Top 5 Consulting-Specifying Engineer articles July 19-25
Read the best articles from the past week. Generators as an alternative power supply, implementing NFPA 99-2018, electrical and power study results, five design concepts for laboratory success and best practices for fire alarm notification design.
Government facility design: Fire and life safety
Consulting engineers are working on government, state, municipal, federal, correctional and military buildings
Automatic air venting valve
This patent-pending, one-piece isolation valve with strainer and purge with hose thread is designed to allow for the rapid purging of air from the pipes as the system is filled and the venting of excess air once the system is filled.
Top 5 Consulting-Specifying Engineer articles July 12-18
Read the best articles from the past week. Considerations for electrical testing and commissioning, sprinkler installations and obstructions, best practices for fire alarm notification design, integrating direct digital controls and technologies to watch in fire & life safety.