The latest innovations in aspirating smoke detection technologies increase their effectiveness in traditional high-sensitivity applications while also enabling them to meet a much wider range of fire detection challenges.
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eBay Bids for the Best with New Data Center
eBay’s business is global and entirely online, and having a reliable and powerful data center is core to its business. Supporting this critical need was the goal when eBay decided to build a leading-edge, Tier IV level data center in South Jordan, Utah.
NFPA Standards Specifically Cover IT Equipment, Telecom
Jonathan R. Hart, Associate Fire Protection Engineer with the National Fire Protection Association, is responsible for documents addressing information technology equipment, telecommunication facilities, wet and dry chemical extinguishing systems, explosion protection, commercial cooking systems, fire safety and emergency symbols, and water mist fire protection systems. Hart holds a B.S. degree in Mechanical Engineering from Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) and is finishing work toward an M.S. degree in Fire Protection Engineering.
Sophisticated & Strategic: Fire and Life Safety in Mission-Critical Applications
To protect information assets, a fire protection strategy must incorporate specific emergency identification and suppression alongside detection.