Top design trends in data centers: fire, life safety
An increasingly data-driven society demands advanced, high-performance data center facilities. Read on to learn the biggest fire and life safety challenges, emerging technologies and upcoming trends affecting data centers.
2018 Fire & Life Safety Study
Fire, life safety in office buildings
Top 5 Consulting-Specifying Engineer Articles, February 22-28
Changes to NFPA 101-2018, tips for transformer design in industrial buildings, DBIA takeaways, writing compelling engineering job descriptions, and NFPA 70-2017 changes were Consulting-Specifying Engineer's five most clicked articles from last week, Feb. 22-28. Were you out last week? You can catch up here.
Top 5 Consulting-Specifying Engineer Articles, February 15-21
AHU component makeup, changes to NFPA 70-2017, why AHUs are important, complex fire alarm system design and commissioning, and LED lighting and control system design considerations were Consulting-Specifying Engineer's five most clicked articles from last week, Feb. 15-21. Were you out last week? You can catch up here.
Top 5 Consulting-Specifying Engineer Articles, February 8-14
The top strategies to deal with turbulent times in the engineering industry, designing power systems for high-performance buildings, LED lighting and control system design considerations, designing fire alarm notification systems, and USP 797 and USP 800 compliance were Consulting-Specifying Engineer's five most clicked articles from last week, Feb. 8-14. Were you out last week? You can catch up here.
Addressable damper controller
With the ADC105 connected to a SIMPLEX fire alarm system, it allows continuous monitoring and alarm capability if something should go wrong.
Case Study: Health care facility design and being code-compliant
It’s vital for consulting engineers to not only identify the applicable codes and standards but also know the building and owner’s needs.
Top 5 Consulting-Specifying Engineer Articles, January 25-31
Augmented reality in building design and construction, how to design fire alarm notification systems, AHUs in HVAC design configuration, designing power systems for high performance buildings, and generator questions answered were Consulting-Specifying Engineer's five most clicked articles from last week, Jan. 25-31. Were you out last week? You can catch up here.
Changes to NFPA 101-2018
NFPA 101-2018: Life Safety Code has three important updates that are vital to fire protection engineers.
Three-sided angle installation for fire and combination fire smoke dampers
This method is ideal for installations where the damper sleeve is tight up against a wall, floor, or other obstruction with no room for a retaining angle on one side.