fire protection systems

December 2022 Lessons in Firestop: Remember to Fill Your Cores!

December 14, 2022

Have you ever worked on a project that used hollow-core concrete floor panels? I have a scary bit of news to share with you: I have never seen a hollow-core […]

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Society of Fire Protection Engineers Announces SFPE Guide to Fire Risk Assessment, 2nd edition

December 2, 2022

The Society of Fire Protection Engineers—the world’s leading professional society for fire protection and fire safety engineering—is pleased to announce the release of a new engineering guide: SFPE Guide to […]

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2023 SFPE European Conference & Expo Will Be Held March 29-30

November 17, 2022

The Society of Fire Protection Engineers (SFPE) is pleased to announce that its European Conference & Expo on Fire Safety Engineering will be held in Germany on March 29–30, 2023 […]

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November 2022 Lessons in Firestop: Hambro Floor-Ceiling Assemblies and Mickey Mouse Ears

November 14, 2022

Hey there, firestop friends. I promised in the last Lessons in Firestop to talk to you about some of the issues with the Hambro floor-ceiling assemblies, or really any of […]

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October 2022 Lessons in Firestop: Mickey Mouse Ears in Wood-Framed Assemblies

October 19, 2022

Welcome back to our Lessons in Firestop! In our last discussion I told you that firestop is lazy. Well, it’s not so much lazy as it simply acts like most […]

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SFPE Foundation Announces New Research into Assessment of Sustainable and Fire-Resilient Buildings

September 20, 2022

The SFPE Foundation, a charitable organization focused on enhancing the scientific understanding of fire and its interaction with the natural and built environment, is pleased to announce the funding of […]

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September 2022 Lessons in Firestop: Firestop Is Lazy

September 20, 2022

Calling firestop lazy might seem like a strange thing to say, but it’s true. If you want to build better, then you need to understand this simple fact. Let me […]

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Fire Protection Research Foundation to Host 24th Annual Suppression, Detection, and Signaling Symposium

August 30, 2022

The Fire Protection Research Foundation (FPRF), an affiliate of the National Fire Protection Association® (NFPA®), will host the 24th annual Suppression, Detection, and Signaling Research and Applications Symposium (SUPDET® 2022) on September 13–16, 2022 […]

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Fire Protection Research Foundation to Host Free Fire and Life Safety Webinar Series

August 16, 2022

The Fire Protection Research Foundation (FPRF), the research affiliate of the National Fire Protection Association® (NFPA®), is hosting a free “Fire Protection Research Foundation 40th Anniversary Webinar Series” in support of […]

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August 2022 Lessons in Firestop: Understanding Mass Timber Construction

August 16, 2022

Welcome back to our Lessons in Firestop. In our last lesson we talked about how the codes change every three years and how important it is to stay on top […]

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