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FPE Corner

Sprinklers Are Still Illegal in Hawaii

Anti-sprinkler lobbyists aren’t thinking about safety.

March 20, 2018

Samuel S. Dannaway

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

Code Classroom

Burn Basics

These are the code requirements for circulated domestic hot water return systems with mixing valves.

March 20, 2018

Ron George

Code requirement awareness is necessary when designing a hot water return system.

The Future is Now

Dimensional Design

BIM is key to increased efficiency.

March 20, 2018

BF Nagy

If your company has not yet learned to use these tools, now is a good time to start.

What's on Tap for the 6th Emerging Water Technology Symposium? Part 2

March 19, 2018

This is the 2nd of a 3-part EWTS update series to let attendees know what we have teed up for our technical program.

Fire Protection Research Foundation Releases New Findings on Cross Laminated Timber

March 15, 2018

Report provides data and insights from six large-scale test burns, and found that the exposed timber did influence the way the fire behaved.

ANSI Opens Nominations for 2018 Leadership and Service Awards

March 15, 2018

The awards honor individuals who have made significant contributions to voluntary consensus standardization and conformity assessment programs and have consistently demonstrated a commitment to their industry, their nation, and the enhancement of the global standards system.

NFPA Appoints New Members to Standards Council

March 15, 2018

The NFPA Standard Council, a 13-member body appointed by the Board of Directors of NFPA, is charged with overseeing the NFPA codes and standards making process.

ASHRAE Announces Call for Papers for 2019 Winter Conference

March 15, 2018

Conference paper abstracts are due March 26. Upon acceptance, final papers will be due July 9.

IAPMO Seeks Technical Correlating Committee Members for UPC, UMC

March 15, 2018

The TCC is the body responsible for resolving conflicts, achieving correlation among the recommendations of the technical committees, and correcting errors and omissions.