Performance Based Fire Protection Engineering – VLOG Episode 1: The IntroIn the kick-off video blog for PBFPE, Principal & Founder David Stacy, P.E. discusses the purpose behind our new way…
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When Is Stairwell Pressurization Required?
Anyone who has spent time navigating a building or fire code will quickly come to realize the importance of definitions, and that is ever clear when posing this question –…

Computational Egress Modeling in the Covid-19 World
Fire protection engineers often utilize computational egress modeling tools in order to assess occupant movement and expected locations throughout a space, specifically when performing an available safe egress time (ASET)/required…

Let's Talk a Little About Stairwell & Elevator Pressurization
Analysis of pressurized stairwells and elevator hoistways, as well as smoke control systems for protected corridors and egress paths, can be performed utilizing algebraic equations or with a network model…

Engineers Can Improve Fire Alarm Design Documents With These 7 Tips
An issue all too common in the Fire Alarm industry is that contractors often are asked to bid on installation of Fire Alarm systems based on low quality Fire Alarm…

What is Performance-Based Design
What exactly is performance-based design about? Learn about what it is, its use, and how you can apply it to your projects.