White paper explores testing protocols, best practices for better building safety PITTSBURGH--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- PPG (NYSE: PPG) today announced the publication of a white paper exploring the crucial ...

A guide to NCC fire safety requirements for wall and ceiling systems. Learn about passive fire protection, testing regimes, ...

The cabinets ensure that equipment such as emergency shutdown valves remain operational by keeping them below 60 degrees Centigrade for periods of up to 64 minutes in the event of a hydrocarbon-based ...

St. Louis, Missouri, May 2, 2018 – Carboline has broken ground on a state-of-the-art full-scale passive fire protection testing facility at its Research, Development, & Innovation (RD&I) Center. This ...

The unfortunate reality of fire safety systems on many campuses is that they’re usually installed once and never thought of again. During installation or construction phases, schools, universities and ...

Firefighters and fire chiefs: Forget everything you know about wood construction. Tall wood buildings (TWB)—or more accurately tall mass timber buildings—are not the conventional, lightweight wood, ...

Considerable progress has been made over the past several decades in the design and regulatory requirements for fire safety, in fire protection technology and in related analytical techniques.

Flammable insulating fluids and electrical faults pose significant fire and explosion risks to transformers. These hazards can result in catastrophic damage, disrupt business continuity, and cause ...

At the event, HiTHIUM released the full results of a large-scale fire test for its Power 6.25MWh 4h BESS and received certification from UL Solutions. This marks the world's first open-door fire test ...