Suppression Systems
What’s so special about office buildings? Learn about fire and life safety systems
Office buildings are complex structures containing automated features, energy-saving designs, high-tech equipment and other components as advanced as you’d find in any other state-of-the-art project. Fire protection engineers play a key role
Video: State of NFPA 3 Standard for Commissioning of Fire Protection & Life Safety Systems
This session will discuss why NFPA 3 was initially developed and how it evolved into a standard, who is involved in commissioning these systems and some common misconceptions related to commissioning them.
How NFPA 101 defines building egress
NFPA 101: Life Safety Code provides fire protection engineers many resources for designing safe egress, along with several other life safety options
Lab, research facility design: Fire, life safety
Learn tips on how to design labs and research facilities — some of the most high-tech buildings around
Early fire detection saves cost
Effective improvement of preventive fire protection.
Electrical design for smoke control systems
Engineers designing electrical infrastructure to support smoke control systems must be aware of the stringent requirements listed throughout multiple code sections
NFPA 20: Fire pump design
When designing a fire pump, there are a number of factors to keep in mind, particularly NFPA 20
Ask an expert: Hospitals, health care facilities: Fire and life safety
Health care facility designers are expected to keep pace with increasingly complex, advanced engineered systems and features
Your questions answered: Fire and life safety: Notification and communications systems
Questions not answered during the live “Fire and life safety: Notification and communications systems” webcast Oct. 30, 2019, are answered by the presenters
2019 Fire & Life Safety Study
Fire, life safety in hospitals, health care facilities