In any building, fire-rated partitions must be penetrated by pipes, electrical conduits, cables, and other utilities so that the building can function, writes Gregory Havel.
In his new Construction Concerns, Gregory Havel discusses the use of portable fire extinguishers as well as the results from an Underwriters Laboratories ratings test.
Metal roofs can complicate the size-up of buildings for firefighters since the builldings can look like they are made of materials which they are not, writes Gregory Havel.
In this installment of Construction Concerns, Gregory Havel tells firefighters what they need to know about hybrid buildings when responding to this unique structures.
Under fire conditions, firefighters should not assume that remodeling has used materials similar to the original construction materials, Greg Havel writes.