Recent Articles
Recent Articles
- Study demonstrates benefits of balanced fire protection design for dorm safety (March 31, 2010)
- Is sprinkler-washed tempered glass as safe as fire-rated glass? (December 2008)
- Clarifying the issue of fire pritection balance - Fire Engineering Magazine Nov 2003 (November 2003)
- Refurb may be factor in tower fire tragedy: Building experts question why fatal blaze was able to spread so quickly (July 10, 2009)
- NFPA: U.S. Experience with Sprinklers and Other Fire Extinguishing Equipment (January 2009)
- NFPA: Sprinkler Errata (January 2009)
- NFPA: Printable fact sheet on sprinklers (January 2009)
- Safer Buildings Are Goal of New Code Changes Based on Recommendations from NIST World Trade Center Investigation (October 1, 2008)
- Sprinkler Trade-Offs by Occupancy Type from the 2006 International Building Code (IBC) (October 2008)
- Sprinkler trade-offs: An Editorial from Fire Safety & Technology Bulletin (October 2008)
- Woman dies of smoke inhalation on 3rd floor due to 5th floor fire (October 3, 2008)
- Effort to Ease Skyscraper Codes Fails (September 20, 2008)
- Senator Clinton Blasts Government Agency's Opposition to Post-9/11 Safety Standards for New Skyscrapers (September 10, 2008)
- NY Times: GSA and BOMA working to repeal stronger safety requirements for skyscrapers (September 7, 2008)
- On Smoke Control by Pressurization in Stairwells and Elevator Shafts (August 8, 2008)
- Homeland Security: New Metal Theft Threatens ESS
- Lack of regular inspection, testing, and maintenance can compromise the performance of fire-protection devices and have deadly results (June 2008)
- Low water pressure and overwhelmed sprinkler system contribute to large loss at Universal Studios Hollywood (6/2/2008)
- Latest NFPA statistics show 90% performance reliability for automatic sprinklers (March / April 2008)
- Fire Sprinklers in New Construction (3/13/2008)
- Have we gone too far for cost vs. safety? (12/12/2007)
- Do sprinklered fires eliminate the need for smoke control?
- AFSCC Appoints New Executive Director (9/2/2007)
- It Is About Time-- Direct Impact of World Trade Center Report Affects All Firefighters (6/14/2007)
- January 2007 Fire Engineering Magazine Article - Code Developments: Whose Battlefield Is This?
- "Defective sprinklers spur fire officials to push for backups" - "Defective sprinklers still in use." (2/12/2006)
- Building Operating Management Article "Squelching Fire Safety Risks"
- Statement by Jon S. Traw before the ICC Code Technology Committee (July 20, 2005)
Older Articles & Reports:
- Minnesota Governor’s Council Task Force studies implications of performance-based design on passive structural fire protection
- Basics of Passive Fire Protection – Buildings.com
- Balancing Active and Passive Fire Protection Systems in the Building Codes
- Balanced Approach to Fire Safety
- The Building Codes Are Changing: Should Anyone Be Worried?
- Compartmentation and Dampers are Essential for Life Safety
- Clarifying the Issue of Passive Fire Protection
- Facility Care Magazine Interview re: Partnership for Safer Buildings
- GAO Report on Fire in Federal Buildings
- IBC UBC Fire Ratings Comparison
- Impact of Building Code Changes on Fire Service Safety
- PDF Version
- Have We Learned Enough About Fire Safety From 9/11?
- ICC Board of Directors Instructs Code Technology Committee (CTC) to Study Balanced Fire Protection Design and Sprinkler Trade-Offs in the International Building Code.
- Key Findings of NIST’s June 2004 Progress Report on Federal Buildings and Fire Safety
- Key Findings By WTC Investigation Team
- Reliability of Automatic Sprinkler Systems – September 2005
- Reliability of Automatic Sprinkler Systems – January 2006
- The Need For Balanced Fire Protection In Buildings
- Making the Case for Balanced Design “Why Sprinkers Are Not Enough”
- Proceedings – International Conference On Performance Based Codes- June 2004
- Recall of Sprinkers Raises Safety Fears
- Iowa Nursing Home Fire
- Are Architects, Engineers and Code-Writing Officials Friends of the Firefighter
- Maintaining Life Safety Effectiveness in the New Building Codes Many Nursing Homes Need Better Fire, Smoke Protection
- Non-Residential Structure Fires in 2000
- Performance Based Building Codes – What Will Happen to the Level of Safety?
- Comparison of the life safety elements of the 1997 UBC and the IBC 2000
- Report: Fewer resources mean greater risks for firefighters
- School Fires – 2005
- Squelching Fire Safety Risks – Building Operating Management
- Statement by Jon S. Traw before the ICC Code Technology Committee – July 20, 2005
- Slower arrival at fires in US is costing lives
- NFPA Large Loss Fire Reports: 1998 – 2000
- Table 4 Sprinkler Performance FEMA 1989-1998
- U.S. Experience With Sprinklers
- Washington Post Article 7/29/01 – Sprinkler Recall Sounds Alarm
- Dorm Room Fire Test
- HPAC Article on Smoke Control
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- Study demonstrates benefits of balanced fire protection design for dorm safety (March 31, 2010)
- Is sprinkler-washed tempered glass as safe as fire-rated glass? (December 2008)
- Clarifying the issue of fire pritection balance - Fire Engineering Magazine Nov 2003 (November 2003)
- Refurb may be factor in tower fire tragedy: Building experts question why fatal blaze was able to spread so quickly (July 10, 2009)
- NFPA: U.S. Experience with Sprinklers and Other Fire Extinguishing Equipment (January 2009)
- NFPA: Sprinkler Errata (January 2009)
- NFPA: Printable fact sheet on sprinklers (January 2009)
- Safer Buildings Are Goal of New Code Changes Based on Recommendations from NIST World Trade Center Investigation (October 1, 2008)
- Sprinkler Trade-Offs by Occupancy Type from the 2006 International Building Code (IBC) (October 2008)
- Sprinkler trade-offs: An Editorial from Fire Safety & Technology Bulletin (October 2008)
- Woman dies of smoke inhalation on 3rd floor due to 5th floor fire (October 3, 2008)
- Effort to Ease Skyscraper Codes Fails (September 20, 2008)
- Senator Clinton Blasts Government Agency's Opposition to Post-9/11 Safety Standards for New Skyscrapers (September 10, 2008)
- NY Times: GSA and BOMA working to repeal stronger safety requirements for skyscrapers (September 7, 2008)
- On Smoke Control by Pressurization in Stairwells and Elevator Shafts (August 8, 2008)
- Homeland Security: New Metal Theft Threatens ESS
- Lack of regular inspection, testing, and maintenance can compromise the performance of fire-protection devices and have deadly results (June 2008)
- Low water pressure and overwhelmed sprinkler system contribute to large loss at Universal Studios Hollywood (6/2/2008)
- Latest NFPA statistics show 90% performance reliability for automatic sprinklers (March / April 2008)
- Fire Sprinklers in New Construction (3/13/2008)
- Have we gone too far for cost vs. safety? (12/12/2007)
- Do sprinklered fires eliminate the need for smoke control?
- AFSCC Appoints New Executive Director (9/2/2007)
- It Is About Time-- Direct Impact of World Trade Center Report Affects All Firefighters (6/14/2007)
- January 2007 Fire Engineering Magazine Article - Code Developments: Whose Battlefield Is This?
- "Defective sprinklers spur fire officials to push for backups" - "Defective sprinklers still in use." (2/12/2006)
- Building Operating Management Article "Squelching Fire Safety Risks"
- Statement by Jon S. Traw before the ICC Code Technology Committee (July 20, 2005)