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Fire and Life Safety
Large electric vehicle batteries stacked on floor storage. Courtesy Telgian Engineering Consulting
Large electric vehicle batteries stacked on floor storage. Courtesy Telgian Engineering Consulting
Battery safety requirements and implications for the built environment: 2027 International Fire Code update
Battery-related fire risks are no longer limited to dedicated energy storage systems. They are now present throughout the built environment.
Nov. 10, 2026
Courtesy AIA
Courtesy AIA
K-12 Schools
Report links school safety, student wellbeing, and learning success to design of learning spaces
Nov. 2, 2026
Courtesy AIA
Courtesy AIA
Security and Life Safety
AIA report shows architects are taking a more integrated approach to safety and security
Nov. 2, 2026
Courtesy AIA
Courtesy AIA
Resiliency
AIA promotes disaster risk reduction strategies for cities
June 12, 2026
Image by Dean Simone from Pixabay
Image by Dean Simone from Pixabay
With prevalence of lithium-ion batteries, fire risk grows across construction sites
May 26, 2026
Image by joffi from Pixabay
Image by joffi from Pixabay
Security/Fire Protection
White paper examines inconsistent fire safety practices on jobsites
April 2, 2026
Credit: Dan Vivas Glaser_ from_Kürsteiner R et al_Chem Circularity 2026_CC BY 4.0
Credit: Dan Vivas Glaser_ from_Kürsteiner R et al_Chem Circularity 2026_CC BY 4.0
Products and Materials
New sawdust material could compete with cement-bonded particle board
March 27, 2026
ID 24234759 © Alexandr Blinov | Dreamstime.com
Fire in the multifamily house. Fire in one of the apartments of a large tenement-house
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Modern multifamily buildings are safer from fires than single-family homes
Oct. 20, 2025
ID 354806430 © Diana Mack | Dreamstime.com
Palisades Fire. Fire from Palisades Highlands at 11am Tuesday January 7
Builders encouraged to adopt new wildfire-preparedness standard for Calif. rebuilds
May 19, 2025
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