SAFTI FIRST launches redesigned website

In an effort to balance security and fire safety features within codes, standards and planning, NFPA hosted a two-day workshop, “School Safety, Codes and Security”, last December. The findings are now available in an NFPA report.

NFPA life safety engineer Ron Coté settles the debate over second egress doors and exit signs.

The technical committees responsible for NFPA 13, Installation of Sprinkler Systems, have been looking at ways to eliminate or reduce corrosion in sprinkler systems for several revision cycles.

Where product selection has the most impact on cost is also the area where the majority of fire rated glass is being used, which are 20 minute doors and 45 minute sidelites, transoms, and openings.

The curtain wall used for the Shigeru Ban-designed museum provides maximum daylight while protecting the art from fire

Where there’s smoke, there’s fire. Where there’s fire, there’s the deadly threat of radiant heat.

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A pilot program that rapidly identified and resolved fire and life safety deficiencies during construction and renovation projects at Brigham and Women’s Hospital is detailed in a new whitepaper from EH&E.