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Cooling Tower Leads to Roof Fire at Trump Tower

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Domestic Hot Water: Higher Efficiency Systems Available

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Electricity-Price Impact Of New Carbon Emission Rules Will Vary

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Look Closely: Will New Regulations Will Affect Your Electric Power Pricing?

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Expanded Scope Of NFPA 72 Now Includes Emergency Communication Systems

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Testing New Fire Alarm Systems Can Reveal Serious Problems

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Drills Help Facility Managers, First Responders Develop Better Emergency Preparedness Plans

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OSHA Guidance on Fire Safety

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Fire System Record Keeping

Facility Maintenance Decisions
Vertical-Type Boilers Use Floating Head Design

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Fire Safety: The Goals of Visual Inspections

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Fire Sprinkler Types

Building Operating Management
Increased Levels of Collaboration Now Possible Between Intelligent Buildings and Fire and Life Safety Systems

Facility Maintenance Decisions
Fire Safety: Test Systems to Comply with NFPA 72

Facility Maintenance Decisions
Fire-Alarm and Detection Systems: Common Maintenance Activities

Facility Maintenance Decisions
Trouble Spots for Fire-Alarm and Detection Systems

Facility Maintenance Decisions
Fire Safety: Keys to Successful Inspection and Testing Procedures

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New ASTM Fire Standard Addresses Protection of Exterior Wall Assemblies During Fires

Facility Maintenance Decisions
Building-Automation System Upgrade Meets Energy-Efficiency Demands

Facility Maintenance Decisions
Airport Upgrades to Wireless BAS

Facility Maintenance Decisions
BAS Improves HVAC Control, Energy Efficiency

Facility Maintenance Decisions
Fire-System Maintenance Includes Fire Alarms and Extinguishers

Building Operating Management
Fire Safety: Drill for Safety

Facility Maintenance Decisions
Fire Systems: Inspection, Testing and Maintenance Ensure Compliance

Facility Maintenance Decisions
Fire Systems: What Does a Maintenance Program Include?

Facility Maintenance Decisions
Resort Retrofits Wastewater-Treatment System

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Fire Protection for Structural Steel

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Avoid Breaking Windows in High-rise Fire

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Keep the Unintended Consequences in Mind When Cutting Costs

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What to Ask Fire Alarm Contractors

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Security Perceived as Most Important Building Feature, According to Survey

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Prepping the Firefighters

Building Operating Management
Silent Partners In Fire Safety

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Taking the Heat Out of Fire

Facility Maintenance Decisions
Facility Alterations Can Affect Firestop Systems

Facility Maintenance Decisions
What is a Firestop?

Facility Maintenance Decisions
Inspect HVAC, Electrical and Plumbing Rooms for Firestop Breaches

Facility Maintenance Decisions
Doors and Ceilings Crucial to Firestop Systems

Facility Maintenance Decisions
Construction and Renovation Projects Call for Firestop Inspections

Facility Maintenance Decisions
Fire Safety: Who is Accountable?

Building Operating Management
What Are the Code Requirements for a Fire Alarm System In My Building?

Building Operating Management
What Should I Look for in a Fire Alarm Contractor?

Building Operating Management
Why Do Fire Alarm Bids Vary So Much?

Building Operating Management
What Do I Do With an Old Fire Alarm System?

Building Operating Management
Repair or Replace The Fire Alarm Sytem?

Building Operating Management
Can My Fire Alarm Be Upgraded?

Facility Maintenance Decisions
Maintenance Department Renovates Classroom After Fire

Facility Maintenance Decisions
Fire Doors Offer Unique Maintenance Requirements

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NIST Releases Report on WTC 7 Collapse, Completes Investigation of WTC Buildings

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Large-loss Fires Swell in 2007, Report Finds

Facility Maintenance Decisions
Emergency Preparedness: Develop an Operations Matrix

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Ensuring the Water Supply to Sprinklers

Building Operating Management
Conduct an Initial Water Distribution System Analysis

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House Passes Grant Program for Building Code Enforcement

Building Operating Management
What is Photoluminescent Marking?

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Universal Studios Blaze Caused by Roofing Workers

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Fire: No Time to Wait

Facility Maintenance Decisions
Hot Issue: Maintaining Fire-Rated Doors

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Fire: The Human Factor

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New Certifications Being Developed for Fire Equipment Technicians

Building Operating Management
The Human Factor

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Avoiding Data Center Fires

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NIST Tests New Technology for Fighting High-Rise Fires

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Preventive Maintenance of the Fire Safety System

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Fire Extinguisher Training

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The Importance of Firestop Training

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Abandoned Cabling Increases Fire Risk

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NIST Conference to Address Elevator Use in Emergencies

Facility Maintenance Decisions
Facility Safety: Focus on Firestops

Building Operating Management
An Ounce of Prevention Keeps Data Center Fires at Bay

Building Operating Management
Lines of Defense

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Fatal Warehouse Fire Prompts Partnership to Update Building Safety

Building Operating Management
Blazing a Path: New Technology, Design Approach Move Fire Safety Forward

Building Operating Management
Catching up

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Maryland Adopts New NFPA Codes

Building Operating Management
Hidden Hazard

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Fraternity Fire Kills One; Third Campus Death in Two Weeks

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New Technology Could Increase Fire Safety of High Rise Buildings

Building Operating Management
Attention to Detail Pays Off In Upgrade Planning

Facility Maintenance Decisions
A Head Start on Firestops

Facility Maintenance Decisions
Training Spotlight: Electrical Safety

Facility Maintenance Decisions
Out-of-Sight Fire Hazards

Building Operating Management
Fire Safety: Finding the Weakest Link

Building Operating Management
Learning Lessons in Fire Safety

Building Operating Management
Keeping Sprinklers Ready and Able

Building Operating Management
High-Tech Fire Fighting

Building Operating Management
Better Ways to Stop Fires

Facility Maintenance Decisions
Fire Focus: Nursing Homes Face Sprinkler Mandate

Facility Maintenance Decisions
Keeping Fire In Its Place

Building Operating Management
Fire Escape?

Building Operating Management
Squelching Fire Safety Risks

Building Operating Management
New Codes Aim For Safer High-Rises

Facility Maintenance Decisions
Fighting Fire with Training

Building Operating Management
Balanced Approach to Fire Safety

Building Operating Management
Performance-Based Fire Safety Design

Facility Maintenance Decisions
Sprinkler Retrofits: Life-Cycle Issues

Building Operating Management
Fire Safety

Facility Maintenance Decisions
Maintenance Bulletin

Facility Maintenance Decisions
Electronics Recycling Causing a Stir

Building Operating Management
Fire Safety

Facility Maintenance Decisions
Stopping Fire Where it Starts

Building Operating Management
Risks, Not Risk

Building Operating Management
Breaking the Code

Building Operating Management
In mission-critical design, details can obscure big picture

Building Operating Management
Talk of code changes tops legal agenda

Facility Maintenance Decisions
Testing and inspection spell success for life-safety systems

Building Operating Management
Strategies For Managing Fire Risks