While modernizing facilities, it’s important to remember that service looks different in every market. First responders need well-equipped buildings that will allow them to assist the community with any challenges or natural disasters they may frequently experience.

To meet codes and provide the desired level of visual connection, the University of Michigan-Flint and architects turned to multifunctional fire-resistive-rated glazing assemblies.

The Fire Protection Research Foundation is hosting a free “Fire Protection Research Foundation 40^th Anniversary Webinar Series” in support of its four decades of facilitating research in support of the fire and life safety community.

SPRI announced that it is reviewing ANSI/SPRI VF-1 External Fire Design Standard for Vegetative Roofs and plans to update and re-canvass the document for re-affirmation as an American National Standard in the coming months. 

NFPA LiNK is an application-based platform containing real-time code information and expert commentary. Subscribers can add personalized notes, in addition to bookmarking and sharing specific sections of code.

The EMI team in the firm’s Atlanta, GA, office offers specialized, risk-informed design expertise and advanced analytical engineering for energy-related and complex infrastructure systems, while the group’s Fire Engineering division is devoted to fire life safety consulting.

The guide highlights solutions to the unique safety challenges of tall, very tall, and super tall buildings.