Facility Engineering
MEMBER TO MEMBER
Examining the major differences between the 2012 and 2024 versions of the Life Safety Code.
MEMBER TO MEMBER
Implementing ANSI/ASHRAE Standard 514 to manage building water systems in compliance with CMS requirements .
SUSTAINABILITY
The growing focus on sustainability is moving organizations to strongly consider all-electric central utility plants over more traditional approaches.
CODES & STANDARDS
Committees for NFPA 99 and NFPA 101 post minutes from their most recent first draft meetings .
CODES & STANDARDS
The Health Care Interpretations Task Force weighs in on delayed egress, storage alcoves in corridors placement of alcohol-based hand rub dispensers and more.
CODES & STANDARDS
A committee delays posting a first draft report of an incident reporting standard after requesting to reopen the standard’s public input window.
ENGINEERING
Power purchase agreement and major equipment upgrades mark the health system's first steps toward a net zero footprint.
CODES & STANDARDS
The committee for NFPA 72®, National Fire Alarm and Signaling Code®, posts final ballot results for a TIA regarding alarm communication systems.
CODES & STANDARDS
The committee for NFPA 101, Life Safety Code, has posted minutes from several meetings held in July regarding public inputs on the 2027 edition.
CODES & STANDARDS
The committee overseeing fire alarm and signaling codes posted a final ballot from an amendment proposed at the NFPA Technical Session .