Recently, Trina Storage has successfully completed a full-container 5MWh Large-Scale Fire Test (LSFT) of its self-developed Elementa 2 Pro system under extreme conditions, achieving zero thermal ...

Fire safety design is a multidisciplinary field that seeks to minimise risk and ensure structural integrity during fire events by merging advanced material science, computational modelling, and robust ...

Editor's Note: This is first article in a series that will look at the importance of understanding the components of building construction and design. This column is designed to assist firefighters ...

When first responders think about NFPA standards, it’s often focused on fireground operations or safety and apparatus policies, but two architects are focused on the NFPA standards that need to be ...

Planning for fire and life safety in existing and new buildings is based on three major components; if one is missing, the form is incomplete. One component is an understanding of potential threats to ...

The importance of implementing loss prevention and mitigation techniques that are specifically written for the chemical processing industry Implementing loss prevention and mitigation techniques that ...

Performance-based structural fire design of steel frames can eliminate fire protection on up to half of a building’s floor beams, according to a two-year study of PBSFD. Still, structural engineers ...

Cantilevered buildings seem to be everywhere in New York City these days, as developers and architects strive to maximize space, views, and natural light in residential developments. With a seemingly ...

With social distancing measures in place in Maryland during the coronavirus pandemic, firefighters are getting more calls to people’s homes for kitchen fires and more inquiries into exit plans for ...

October 5 - 11 is Fire Prevention Week! Read the new edition of Shop Talk (pdf) to learn more about lithium ion battery safety. At William & Mary, fire safety is practiced to reduce the destruction ...