This blog post is authored by Anthony Bevan, Senior Design Engineer, Southland Industries. Data center design demands the expertise of a mechanical, electrical, plumbing, and fire protection ...

Fire protection works best when it is built into the process rather than added after the fact”— Christopher Echeverria ...

Through proper training, coordination, and meticulous attention to detail, installation expertise prevents the mistakes that compromise safety. In fire protection, precision is not optional. It is ...

Performance-based structural fire design of steel frames can eliminate fire protection on up to half of a building’s floor beams, according to a two-year study of PBSFD. Still, structural engineers ...

As modern society takes uninterrupted electricity supply for granted, electrical utility providers are increasingly measured by the reliability of the infrastructure used to deliver power to consumers ...

Using PBSFD, engineers can predict the behavior of a frame in fire, such as vertical displacement of floor beams over time. Graphic courtesy of SEI/ASCE, Simpson Gumpertz & Heger (2019) and SAFIR ...

The importance of implementing loss prevention and mitigation techniques that are specifically written for the chemical processing industry Implementing loss prevention and mitigation techniques that ...

You may have heard the term, but what is Fire Protection Engineering? What does a Fire Protection Engineer do? Fire Protection Engineering as defined by the Society of Fire Protection Engineers (SFPE) ...

Today's high-density data centers must adapt their fire protection strategies to effectively protect facilities, ensuring safety and uptime. The rise in risks from lithium-ion energy storage, onsite ...

Channahon Fire Protection District Station No. 2 replaces an older facility with a cost-effective design that improves emergency response times by 23 percent.

Cantilevered buildings seem to be everywhere in New York City these days, as developers and architects strive to maximize space, views, and natural light in residential developments. With a seemingly ...

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