Lithium-ion batteries and photovoltaic panels are technologies that may improve environmental sustainability, but also present challenges to fire protection engineers. Conversely, chemical flame retardants may lead to better fire outcomes, but also have potentially serious impacts on human health and the environment. Today on the podcast, we talk about some of the inherent frictions that exist between sustainability and fire protection efforts (2:43). Can we find the right balance to effectively achieve both?
Then, on a new Code Corner, for those who have ever wondered how NFPA codes and standards are developed and revised, NFPA engineer Shawn Mahoney offers an excellent overview of the process and how the public can get involved (31:40).
2009 NFPA Conference & Expo
NFPA 80 Updates
Home Fire Sprinklers
Vacant Building Fire Report
NFPA 3, Commissioning and Integrated Testing of Fire Protection and Life Safety Systems
Arson Awareness Week
Updates to NFPA 72
Working at NFPA
NFPA 400
Using Elevators in an Emergency
NFPA.ORG's New Look
Fire Safety Challenges in Storage Occupancies
Research "Renaissance"
Evacuation solutions for people with disabilities
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Message for President Obama
January 2009
Thermal Capacity of Protective Clothing report
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