Running Plastic Sprinkler Pipes: What You Need to Know

We have blogged about running plastic sprinkler pipes in the past but it’s so easy...

New Building Codes 

Get ready NJ! The 2018 IBC, part of the New Building Codes, will be adopted...

UL Future Built Forum Intro 

January 2019 in the middle of a “Polar Vortex” I attended UL Future Built Forum—an...

Cross Laminated Timber at UL Future Built Forum – Jan 2019

Thank you to UL, FDNY & IAFF for hosting the future build forum last winter. Today I would like to...

What do you do with your Firestop Submittal?

Are you able to put your firestop submittal to use on a project?  If its...

Questions about tall timber construction? 

Do you have questions about CLT? Here is another presentation from the UL/FDNY/IAFF forum  Meeting...

CLT: What the fire services need to know

Tall Timber buildings, including those made with CLT, are now a code requirement. How will...

Tall Timber Construction- tests codes and future projects 

Looking for details on tall timber construction? Check out this slide deck from the UL/FDNY/IAFF...

Terrorism Protection by Design

What if there were a terrorist attack on one of your projects? If you are...

Are you patching rated walls properly? 

I have seen some creative ways of patching walls, but when it comes to fire-rated...