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Canadian Property Management
Energy storage prompts a battery of precautions
In step with the projected surge in energy storage installations, fire safety advisors are actively working to help clean tech adopters understand and mitigate the risks.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
NFPA Fire Safety Handbook updates risk menu
Related to building innovation, new chapters in the 21st edition of the widely used reference guide address photovoltaic and energy storage systems, smart infrastructure and modular construction.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
Fire safety researchers examine energy storage
Facilities managers worldwide are invited to share some basic details about the specifications and configurations of their battery energy storage systems.
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Multifamily fire risk factors evolve over time
The combination of improved suppression and ignition source depletion has reduced the risk of fire-related fatalities within residential high-rises, and all dwellings in general, since 1980.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
Code rigour relaxed for ad hoc health care space
The NFPA guidance on alternative compliance options was developed to address four scenarios that have been rapidly arising in the United States.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
Remote video inspections abet social distancing
The technology does not replace the human element of inspections, but it does allow for parties to the inspection to be separate from each other.