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Purpose: To explain the differences between traditional, water-based fire sprinklers and chemical-based fire sprinklers for special hazards.

Purpose: To explain to maintenance managers and facility managers what to expect for an annual fire sprinkler inspection.

Purpose: To explain how to reduce coal dust in coal-fired power plants.

Purpose:  To teach those interested in a career in HVAC more about the field.

If you own a business, you have probably at some point entered into a lease.  In this lease is one of the most important/complicated clauses:  tenant improvement.  This clause will determine how you can customize the space for your business and your...

“Nothing is certain except for death and taxes,” Benjamin Franklin.

Plumbing is often one of the most overlooked systems both in high-rise buildings and residential apartment blocks. Fixing a leaky faucet or a running toilet in your own house is one thing, but if you own a company that operates in the property...

High-rise buildings present unique challenges when it comes to the area of fire safety. In most buildings, those inside will only need to travel down a flight or two of stairs to get to safety, if they have to travel down any flights of stairs at...

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When it comes to apartment and condo living, there are a lot of things to consider. The pros and cons can be long lists, depending on what a person likes and what might bother them. But one of the biggest issues that some people overlook when...

In 1929, a Cleveland clinic fire killed 120 people when they ignored NFPA recommendations for storing their x-ray film (made of nitrocellulose).  Several tons were stored in the basement, a few feet away from a heat source.  When nitrocellulose...