Sprinkler system design and construction are paramount to fire suppression and safety in all industrial facilities. They have more significance within the waste, recycling and scrap metal industries ...

Look at the ceiling of any public building and you’ll notice that fire sprinkler systems are everywhere. To the untrained observer, one sprinkler system is probably very much the same as another. On ...

WASHINGTON and DES PLAINES, ILL. — The International Code Council and American Society of Plumbing Engineers have published “Residential Fire Sprinkler Systems: Design, Installation and Code ...

The local adopted fire and building codes specify when sprinkler systems need to be installed. These codes do not specify the system design, type, or limitations. Most model codes send the user to ...

The provisions and requirements for fire sprinkler systems within buildings have been mandated within codes and standards since the late 1800s. The inclusion of these systems fit within our core ...

The type of sprinkler system (except deluge) typically depends on the environmental conditions in which the system will be used and the nature of the space being protected. Wet-Pipe Sprinkler System ...

Fire Engineering – Join the panel as they examine why a sprinkler system is no guarantee a building won’t be destroyed by fire or have a fire-related fatality. They will each share their most ...

The most effective means of combating a fire in a residential occupancy is a properly designed, installed, and maintained fire sprinkler system. These systems use automatic fire sprinklers that ...