Facility Engineering

Studies seek to validate whether engineering infection control measures meaningfully reduce infection transmission.

Advocacy expert urges existing health care occupancies that need to be fully sprinklered by 2028 to start as soon as possible .

Committees move forward with new editions of fire and life safety commissioning and testing codes.

Read the latest NFPA public comment reports on requirements for sprinkler systems and flammable and combustible liquids.

New hospitals are being designed an built with anticipated energy needs — and possible future regulation — in mind.

Get the latest updates on the 2027 edition of NFPA 99, Health Care Facilities Code, and details on a new National Electrical Code errata .

The new Reliability-Centered Maintenance Journey for Health Care Facilities creates a clear path to physical environment optimization .

News on NFPA 25, Standard for the Inspection, Testing, and Maintenance of Water-Based Fire Protection Systems.

Learn how the 2024 International Plumbing Code defines approved materials for chemical waste drainage.

NFPA committee updates include upcoming meetings to discuss the National Electrical Code.