
Creating and Retrofitting Wildfire-Resistant Buildings
Wildfires are dangerous and costly. It costs nearly $3 billion a year to fight wildfires, and prime fire conditions will continue for the foreseeable future. […]
Wildfires are dangerous and costly. It costs nearly $3 billion a year to fight wildfires, and prime fire conditions will continue for the foreseeable future. […]
The International Fire Code (IFC) is active throughout the United States, as it is in use or has been adopted in 41 states, as well as […]
A companion document to the 2018 International Fire Code details comprehensive commentary to the standard, ICC IFC-2018 Codes/Commentary Vols 1/2: International Fire Code, 2018—Codes And […]
In some workplaces, exposed skin can mean skin exposed to danger. In fact, under certain conditions, the damage can go beyond subcutaneous and even be […]
Think of random objects. How did those items get their names? Now think of objects with names that state exactly what they do. For example, […]
924,107 staffed beds occupy all U.S. hospitals, with around 50,000 being found in intensive care. Whether at capacity or have some space for admission, for […]
Today, fires of all sizes are extinguished with various media—foam, gas, chemicals—containing a range of substances. However, water still does its thing—as H20 is a […]
With the invention of the steam engine, humankind made a shift from human labor to machine labor for the production of goods. With this change […]
During a storm, witnesses glimpse upon falling rain, ice, or snow. However, their eyes don’t catch these same particles clashing within the storm clouds, increasing […]
The current standard on explosion prevention systems, NFPA 69-2019, provides effective preventative and control methods for enclosures where there is potential for an explosion to […]