Hazards & Controls
Fire Safety
Building Design
Designing buildings for fire safety - controlling and reducing fire spread. Fire protection for steel columns. Technical information on construction materials, equipment, and systems. Mathematical models used to calculate fire resistance.
fire resistance, flame spread, building fire safety design, parapets, fire protection, roof design, concrete fire protection, snow barriers, roofs, roofing, building environmental science, ADA building accessibility, demolition environmental checklist, HVAC, high rise buildings, firestopping, high-rise safety, school design, stained glass windows, carbon monoxide poisioning, building remodels, building renovations health hazards, chimney safety, heating and air conditioning, parapets, rooftops
A series of reference manuals to design safe buildings to mitigate against terrorist attacks
Lecture notes related to thermal comfort, solar radiation, thermal effect, condensation in bldgs
Articles and whitepapers covering building area measurement issues
Answers to frequently asked questions related to calculating floor area according to the standard
How to minimize potential health hazards from building renovation activities
240 Canadian Building Digests published between 1960 & 1990 by NRC's Institute for Research
Chimney safety, carbon monoxide hazards, avoiding chimney-related dangers, etc.
Research to predict the fire resistance of concrete-filled hollow steel columns
Factors behind the increased reports of serious indoor air quality (IAQ) contamination
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General guidelines for conducting the work of architects, engineers, and all other contracted design
Fire department concerns regarding green buildings
Fire concerns regarding atria, skylights, light concerns, clerestory windows, etc
Advice related to safe home design and construction - wind design concepts
IRC articles related to building envelope, fire, structural engineering, buidling materials and more
Planning and Design for K-12 School Facilities in North Carolina
How to Inspect Mobile Homes or Manufactured Housing for Defects
Information resources for people who plan,design, build and maintain K-12 schools
A series of articles which explain prefabricated steel buildings
Calculate the amount the amount of sheetrock needed to drywall an area or a room
Less spread by the use of fire-resistant building components, by spatial separation, and by firefighting
Resources for architects and building professionals related to building design
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How to mitigate property losses from wildfires, floods, earthquakes & wind, etc
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Guidelines on emergency evacuation programs, fire drills, etc.
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Documents on fire suppression systems, fire extinguishers, fire protection
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Control of special fire hazards
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Descriptions of lighting technologies
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Handrail and grab bar safety and accessibility requirements
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Smoke detectors, smoke management, smoke alarms
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Technical resources on fire sprinklers, halon, fire protection engineering
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Window safety tips
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Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) case law, regulations, reference materials
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IAQ guides, checklists, fact sheets, sick building syndrome & more
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Ordering information for building code standards such as UBC, UFC, NEC
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