You have identified that your building is required to have a smoke control system – what’s next? A smoke control system is subject to the many requirements of Section 909…
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3 Ways to Confirm Airflow in a Smoke Control System
When your project requires a smoke control system in accordance with Section 909 of the International Building Code (IBC), there are several prescriptive requirements that form the fundamental basis of…
The 3 Most Overlooked Items in An Atrium Smoke Control System
Performance Based Fire Protection Engineering, PLLC is a fire protection engineering firm that specializes in providing computer fire and egress modeling. One of the most common applications of fire and…
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 –…
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…