June 2021

This month’s cover story comes from Christopher Culp, PE, CET, the director of fire and life safety and a principal at Henderson Engineers. He delves into the importance of inspection, testing and maintenance to ensure that sprinkler systems are healthy and functional at all times, and discusses the value of remote ITM and automated ITM to achieve this.

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Improving Inspection, Testing and Maintenance of Sprinkler Systems

When buildings are vacant and a pandemic restricts travel, creative ITM ideas must be considered.

June 1, 2021

Christopher Culp, PE, CET

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No matter the building status, ITM is absolutely essential to ensure sprinkler systems are healthy and functional at all times. However, when buildings are vacant and a pandemic restricts travel, creative ideas must be considered.

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Key Considerations for Emergency Eyewash Selection

Evaluate whether your equipment is effectively optimizing the best protection for its employees and occupants.

June 1, 2021

Ryan Pfund

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Keep up-to-date on placement and maintenance of emergency eyewash equipment, as well as the newest trends and technologies. Evaluate whether your equipment is effectively optimizing the best protection for its employees and occupants.

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Legionella: Cost-Effective Control of this Serious Pathogen

Recognizing the contamination risk difference in hot versus cold premise plumbing systems is critically important.

June 1, 2021

Gary Klein and Tim Keane

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Recognizing contamination risk differences in hot versus cold premise plumbing systems is critically important for plumbing system designers and building operators.

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Temporary Fire Protection Keeps Long-Term Care Facility Online

Xylem delivers a temporary fire pump system in a tight time frame.

June 1, 2021

Andrew Culver

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A temporary fire protection solution that integrates with an existing pumping system helps ensure continuity and compliance.

FPE Corner

Meet the New Kids: NFPA 3 and NFPA 4

The commissioning and integrated testing of a building’s fire protection and life safety systems benefit the owner and its occupants.

June 1, 2021

Christopher Culp, PE, CET

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The commissioning and integrated testing of a building’s fire protection and life safety systems benefit the building owner and its occupants by validating the intended system design, installation, performance and operation.

The Future is Now

Better Water Systems for a Better World

As our water infrastructure continues to deteriorate, investing in water conservation and reuse projects makes financial and environmental sense.

June 1, 2021

BF Nagy

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Do you remember the field trips when you were a child at school? Amazing places, funny accidents among your classmates, lessons learned that you have never forgotten?

Code Classroom

2018 to 2021 Uniform Plumbing Code Changes, Part 5

A continued summary of significant revisions of the Uniform Plumbing Code to be published in the 2021 edition.

June 1, 2021

Ron George

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A continued summary of significant revisions of the Uniform Plumbing Code to be published in the 2021 edition: existing sewers and trenchless replacement, circuit venting, storm drainage and ASTM E84.