Perfomance-Based Design and The Vulcan Initiative
News,Blog,Performance-Based Design
September 26, 2013
As the performance-based fire protection design approach evolves, a need has surfaced to appropriately link data, tools, and methods in characterizing risk, as well as the need to develop appropriate mitigation. Recently, Rob…
Commercial Fire Protection Engineering with PyroSim
News,Performance-Based Design,Code Analysis,Fire Modeling
March 14, 2013
When planning a unique structure, building designers may find their plans depart from certain building and fire code regulations. A small complication or oversight in code compliance can throw everything off schedule and…
What If You Did Have A Fire Protection Engineer?
News,Blog,Performance-Based Design
November 23, 2011
This story is a continuation from What If You Didn’t Have A Fire Protection Engineer? If you haven’t read it, we suggest you find out how an AHJ’s code interpretation could have a costly impact on a new building project. In…
What If You Didn’t Have A Fire Protection Engineer?
News,Blog,Performance-Based Design
November 16, 2011
Using the following story as an example, our client would have paid much more for a fire protection solution had they not used our code consulting services. What happened? The existing building code limits travel distance to…
The Most Important Reason To Bring In Fire Protection Engineers Early
News,Blog,Performance-Based Design
June 30, 2011
When designing facilities that do not fit within the prescribed fire codes, it’s crucial to hire a fire protection engineer early in the design process. Only fire protection engineers can develop solutions that are referred to…
Engineering Process For The Selection Of Clean Agent Fire Extinguishants
News,Articles,Blog,Performance-Based Design
October 2, 2005
By Jeff Harrington, CEO and Founder of Harrington Group, Inc. Introduction Numerous new clean agents have replaced halon 1301, the original clean agent, during the last decade and a half. Currently, NFPA 2001 lists 13 separate…