A look at some of the technical changes and clarifications in the soon-to-be-published, updated standard.

The new format of the 2019 NFPA 13, which reduced the document by nearly 50 pages, now organizes chapters in the way a fire sprinkler system is put together.

Honolulu’s first retrofit fire safety legislation for high-rise apartments needs to serve as a building block for the inevitable complete sprinkler mandate that is to come.

Addressing the tall building question with a reasoned approach of combining prescriptive measures and performance-based design.

Recent code provisions that may be of interest to those involved in the design of fire suppression systems.

The home building industry argues it is not against sprinklers, it simply wants sprinklers to be optional.

This is the second installation in a series of columns that will discuss the amazing engineering achievement within a National Historic Civil Engineering Landmark.

This is the first in a series of columns that will discuss the amazing engineering achievement within a National Historic Civil Engineering Landmark.

What do you do about sloped ceilings when designing for storage protection in warehouses?

A too-close-for-comfort encounter with the Sonoma County wildfires.