The horrific fire at Notre-Dame cathedral in Paris in April tells a story of heroic actions by firefighters that prevented even greater damage and avoided loss of life. It also reveals vital lessons for those of us involved in engineering fire protection. 

Engineers and specifically those who work with fire protection regularly work to achieve public health, safety and welfare in their projects.

The Nov. 12 event is open to engineers, designers, architects, facility managers and specifiers.

The Victaulic company chairman, president and CEO and his wife will lead United Way fundraising efforts.

In many engineering roles, the job is to make something easier, simpler, faster or safer for people. When looking specifically at fire protection, public health, safety and welfare is readily at the forefront of thoughts.

This summer, Viega completed a two-year building program in McPherson, Kansas, that included a new 205,000-square-foot manufacturing plant.

Rothenberg Associates has been representing manufacturers in the plumbing industry since 1934.

For more than 32 years, Arrow Sales Inc. has been representing plumbing manufacturers and providing quality service and products to wholesalers across the state of Indiana.

Many organizations facilitate the production of codes, standards and guides, such as ASCE, ASHRAE, ASME, ASPE, CEN, FM, ISO, NFPA, SFPE and UL. Which documents are needed on any project will vary with the task at hand and the specific scenario.