Emergency, Standby, Backup
How to maintain hospital functionality during construction
Referring to NFPA 99 helps engineers minimize impacts in hospital and health care projects. Replacing, extending or removing existing systems will result in outages; here are tips on how to avoid problems
Basics of NFPA 99 changes for hospital design
How engineers should navigate the changes to the 2018 edition of NFPA 99
Developing power in the new energy ecosystem
As the energy industry transitions into a new normal, utilities can employ the lessons learned to grow and diversify the company and remain competitive.
Designing power systems in mission critical environments
Learn about the choices and criteria for the planning and design of mission critical facility switchgear, transformers and UPS
Your questions answered: Power for emergency fire/life safety systems
Questions not answered during the live webcast are answered here; learn more about emergency, standby and backup power for fire and life safety systems
Your questions answered: How to specify backup, standby and emergency power in mission critical facilities
Additional information from the Feb. 27, 2020, webcast was provided by the presenters
Your questions answered: Critical power: Designing power systems for resiliency in mission critical facilities
Questions not answered during the Nov. 12, 2019, webcast are answered here
Ask an expert: Hospitals, health care facilities: Electrical and lighting systems
Health care facility designers are expected to keep pace with increasingly complex, advanced engineered systems and features
NFPA 110-2019 concepts and changes
Understand NFPA 110 and its relation to emergency power supplies
Understanding gas engine emissions in standby power applications
Air quality regulations have a major impact on the choice of engine generator sets for standby electric power and gas engines can be a more advantageous choice than traditional diesel technology