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Designing office space: Fire, life safety
Office building clients demand sustainability, flexibility, and cost conservation in both new and existing buildings.
How to engineer systems in mixed-use buildings: Fire and life safety
When working on mixed-use buildings, engineers must address many needs in one building. Fire and life safety issues are discussed here.
Water mist: A wise recipe for extinguishment
Water mist systems are used as fire protection in buildings with sensitive equipment or materials.
Retro-commissioning guidance: Fire and life safety
While starting from scratch on a not-yet-built structure can be taxing, engineering systems on existing buildings presents a unique set of challenges. Here, experts in the field offer advice on how to best make such systems fall into place, particularly fire and life safety systems.
Saving energy in water heating systems
Increased domestic water heating equipment efficiencies and numerous system configurations offer design professionals more tools to save energy and meet the building and client requirements.
Tapping into the gray water well
Gray water system codes are still a gray area. Here are some tips for engineering a nonpotable water system.
