Fire and Life Safety
Manufacturing and industrial building fire, life safety trends
Several new and retrofit manufacturing building projects show trends in fire and life safety systems
Consulting-Specifying Engineer most-viewed content, July 2022
Read the best content in July 2022 including: NFPA 13-2022 updates, emergency generators, data center trends and more.
Top 5 Consulting-Specifying Engineer content: June 10-16, 2022
The most-viewed content from the past week covered NFPA 72-2022, rooftop units, 40 Under 40 winners, K-12 school changes and emergency generators.
Trends, changes in data center fire and life safety system design
Several trends are pushing the fire and life safety systems in data centers in different directions
Webcast: Fire and life safety: Suppression systems
This webcast on July 21, 2022, will explain the minimum building codes/standards that govern fire suppression systems, such as the International Building Code, International Fire Code and a variety of NFPA codes and standards.
What makes a fire sprinkler special?
Special sprinklers provide unique solutions for conditions that are not adequately addressed by standard spray sprinklers, though they come with limitations on use that designers should familiarize themselves with
Top 5 Consulting-Specifying Engineer content: May 27 to June 2, 2022
The most-viewed content from the past week covered 40 Under 40 winners, smoke control systems, NFPA 72-2022, HVAC systems and K-12 schools.
Consulting-Specifying Engineer most-viewed content, May 2022
Read the best content in May 2022 including: 40 Under 40 winners, NFPA 72-2022, hospitals and electrification, smoke control systems and more.
Understanding the NFPA 13-2022 updates
An overview of the adopted changes of NFPA 13 offers insights into what changes are imminent
Case study: Airport fire protection design
Gates at Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport were overhauled for the life safety, code consulting, fire alarm and fire protection system design