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Small wooden houses following ANSI/ASHRAE 55-2020 for thermal environmental conditions.

ANSI/ASHRAE 55-2020: Thermal Environmental Conditions for Human Occupancy

February 16, 2021January 23, 2023Brad Kelechava

An American National Standard, ANSI/ASHRAE 55-2020: Thermal Environmental Conditions For Human Occupancy, specifies indoor thermal environmental factors and personal factors that will produce thermal environmental […]

Door handles with a chain link around them and a lock on connecting the ends

Locked Doors: Security Barricade or Life Safety Hazard?

April 3, 2017January 28, 2022National Fire Protection Association (NFPA)

The same situation has unfolded countless times: locked egress doors trapping occupants in a building. A core component of the NFPA 101: Life Safety Code […]

Health care facility on sunny day that has occupancy classified to NFPA 101

When it Comes to Health Care Facilities, It Is Important to Classify Occupancy for the Benefit of Patients and Building Owners

February 2, 2017January 28, 2022National Fire Protection Association (NFPA)

Last year, the 2012 edition of NFPA 101 the Life Safety Code was adopted by the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), mandating […]