In electrical work, installation requirements can be found in a variety of codes such as building, fire/life safety, or energy. Although trade specialists (such as electricians) may be experts in ...

A National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) report states that fire doors can reduce the risk of a fire spreading by up to 75%. Fire-rated doors play a critical role in protecting building occupants ...

While no building is truly fireproof, construction materials and systems can make a building fire safe. Fire-resistive construction gives time to discover a fire, suppress it before it spreads and ...

What type of construction? You may be surprised. An important feature of a pre-incident plan is the classification of building construction. Classifying the type of building should be simple, quick ...

Access to daylight and views to the outside provide well-documented benefits to occupants in all buildings. But when it comes to school design, these considerations often receive more emphasis as ...

Paul Williams, Commercial Director at steel door manufacturer Robust UK, discusses the key factors that specifiers should ...