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2019 National Fire Protection Association Conference & Expo

Everything big in fire, electrical and life safety is coming to Texas.

June 4, 2019

Annually, the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) gathers industry professionals to present insights, new products, trending solutions and more. This year, from June 17-20, the conference and expo will be held at the Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center, in San Antonio.

Longtime Plumbing Engineer Columnist Passes The Torch

Victoria Valentine to take over Plumbing Engineer “SFPE Corner” column in 2019.

April 3, 2019

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Victoria Valentine to take over Plumbing Engineer “SFPE Corner” column in 2019.

FPE Corner

Are Sprinklers Required? — Reprised

Many provisions in the IBC and IFC pertain to fire sprinklers, not only those in IBC Chapter 9.

March 4, 2019

Samuel S. Dannaway

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This is an outline of many areas in the codes where sprinklers are required or used to take advantage of the many trade-offs giving architects and builders flexibility in the design and construction of a building.

NFPA: ‘Significant Share’ of Contractor Electrocution Deaths are Construction Workers

December 20, 2018

Steve Smith

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Construction trade workers represented 57 percent of fatal electrical accidents.

FPE Corner

2019 NFPA 13D and 13R

Code changes for residential sprinkler systems.

October 5, 2018

Samuel S. Dannaway

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NFPA 13D, Standard for the Installation of Sprinkler Systems in One- and Two-Family Dwellings and Manufactured Homes, is effective as of Sept. 3, 2018. NFPA 13R. Standard for the Installation of Sprinkler Systems in Low-Rise Residential Occupancies, is effective as of May 24, 2018.

Johnson Controls Releases Facility Checklist For Fire Prevention Month

October 4, 2018

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NFPA Issues Statement on Code Copyright Ruling

September 10, 2018

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The Appeals Court did not adopt PRO’s argument that publishing standard development organizations’ codes and standards in whole is permitted whenever a jurisdiction anywhere incorporates a standard by reference.

FPE Corner

Revised 2019 NFPA 13, Part 2

A look at technical changes of interest to designers of fire sprinkler systems.

August 27, 2018

Samuel S. Dannaway

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

Anvil International SeisBrace Design Tool

August 27, 2018

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The latest release from Anvil is the leading edge seismic fire protection design software.

FPE Corner

Revised Format for 2019 NFPA

Chapters are now organized in the order of how a system is put together.

July 27, 2018

Samuel S. Dannaway

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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.