What is a fire suppression system?
Understanding fire pumps, their applications and sizing
Learn about fire pump types, drivers, sizing and components
Interpreting revisions to NFPA 13-2019
Know how to navigate the restructured NFPA 13 sprinkler standard and understand technical changes
NFPA 20: Fire pump design
When designing a fire pump, there are a number of factors to keep in mind, particularly NFPA 20
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
Pipe systems and materials: Design considerations
Choosing the right pipe system and design is essential to ensure excellence in mechanical, plumbing, fire protection and beyond
What is a unified mass notification ecosystem?
Fire and life safety professionals need to leverage notification assets to get the emergency message out to the affected group as soon as possible
How to design fire alarm notification systems
This mass notification and emergency communication system design discussion is holistic and includes all associated coordination requirements.
Standardizing NFPA 13
NFPA 13-2016 is applicable to all sprinkler system designs and installations, with the exception of sprinkler systems in low-rise residential buildings and one- and two-family dwellings and manufactured homes.
Selecting pipe and piping materials
Selecting pipe and piping materials involves many factors. Designers should approach these decisions and identify strengths and weaknesses of various pipe materials and connection methods.
The benefits of integrated fire protection and life safety system testing
NFPA 3 and NFPA 4 explore integrated fire protection and life safety system testing and are vital to a building’s overall fire/life safety implementation.