How High Design & Building Codes Can Co-Exist
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Strategies for Safer Designs: Event SpacesTHURSDAY, NOV 15, 2018One of the most challenging spaces to design is event rooms. These multi-use rooms need to be able to accommodate a wide variety of functions, which can make architects and…
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What Are Smoke Curtains and How Do They Work?THURSDAY, OCT 25, 2018Source Fire safety systems are a necessary and important feature for every building. While annual fire safety inspections show that your building meets local safety codes, these inspections only ensure…
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How to Incorporate Fire Protection Into Your Flexible DesignTUESDAY, OCT 09, 2018Inspired partly by the desire to protect our environment and partly by the need to maximize a building’s life cycle, architects, designers and building owners alike are pushing the envelope…
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Benefits of Fire-Resistant Curtains in HotelsTUESDAY, OCT 02, 2018Commercials kitchens are always at an increased risk for fires due to open flames, and when you combine open flames with a hotel's high occupancy, it results in a substantial…
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Smoke and Fire Safety Solutions for ElevatorsTUESDAY, SEP 25, 2018During a fire, an elevator shaft acts just like a chimney, funneling smoke upward to higher floors. Even if the fire itself is contained, the resulting smoke puts the building’s…