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).
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The Surprise Battery Explosion
The Lasting Impact of 9/11
Fire Protection for Flying Taxis
The Push for Home Fire Sprinklers
40 Years of Fire Data
Demystifying Community Data
Four Years After Grenfell
Fires in Buildings Under Construction
Fires and Recreational Vehicles
Electrical Injuries on the Job and in the Home
How Public Safety Messaging Works
Reopening After Covid
The Evolving Science of Firefighting
A Cannabis Inspector’s View
The Plan to ‘Outthink Wildfire’
The Mysteries of Electrical Injuries
Cybersecurity in Building Systems
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