Codes & Standards: Fire, Life Safety
High-profile shootings spur rapid growth of market for US school security system integration
IHS reports that the market for school security system integration to rise by more than 80% from 2012 to 2017 to $4.9 billion.
LED fidelity speaker line
Cooper Notification’s Wheelock Exceder LED Series produces high-fidelity sound output for indoor wall-mount applications and has a frequency response from 300 to 8000 Hz.
Pump controller
JP jockey pump controllers by Tornatech control jockey pumps by preventing the fire pump from starting due to small leaks in the sprinkler system.
Tips and tricks for commissioning, balancing buildings: Fire and life safety
Building commissioning is one of the most important (and complex) types of projects an engineer can be tasked with. Fire and life safety systems—including smoke detection—are discussed.
Integration: Building automation and fire alarms
The building automation system can control all aspects of a building or campus, including its fire alarm system. This outlines best practices for integrating a fire alarm into a BAS.
Integration examples: Fire alarms and BAS
Examples of integrating building automation and fire alarm systems for special circumstances are shown.
Selective coordination in elevators
Selective coordination in elevators is required when more than one elevator is supplied by a common feeder.
Thomas Jefferson University – Jefferson Tower Construction and Edison Building
New construction, existing building renovation; Thomas Jefferson University - Jefferson Tower Construction and Edison Building; Stantec
Fire suppression system – 2013-08-15
The Victaulic Vortex 500 Fire Suppression System is designed specifically for information technology spaces and uses water and nitrogen in combined suspension to remove fire-sustaining oxygen.
Fire and carbon monoxide detector
System Sensor’s Advanced Multi-Criteria Fire/CO Detector (AMCF/CO) combines fire and CO protection using one footprint and can sense multiple components of a fire.
