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To guide fire safety design in parking garages and similar facilities with dense vehicle placement, the Fire Protection Research Foundation, an NFPA affiliate, is conducting the third phase of a project on sprinkler protection for modern vehicle hazards.
The 2025 ASPE Tech Symposium, to be held Sept. 24–28 in Orlando, will be the premier professional development event for plumbing engineers and designers to learn new skills, advance their careers, and improve productivity for their companies and clients.
NFPA has released its third annual Industry Trends Survey, which reveals skilled worker sentiments around the current state of labor, training, and technology on the jobsite.
NFPA 25 provides requirements ensuring a reasonable degree of fire protection through minimum ITM requirements for water-based fire protection systems.
Armstrong has launched a new SMART Recommissioning program to help building operators restore and maintain top performance and efficiency in their HVAC systems.
Engineers should recognize that technology travels much faster than prescriptive codes and standards, and design accordingly.
November 1, 2024
Fire hazards in parking garages are evolving, particularly with the introduction of hybrid and electric vehicles. However, most involve vehicles with internal combustion engines. This column proposes alternative design criteria for garage fire protection systems.