Fire protection requirements for buildings include construction elements like fire ratings for materials and exits, detection and suppression systems, and emergency power for safety. Passive fire protection incorporates fire-resistant components like walls, floors, and closures to segment a building and minimize fire damage. The goal is to design and build structures that maintain safety, security, and continuity of operations in the event of hazards like fires through both active and passive fire protection measures.
Passive fireproofing contains structure fires before the flames can spread. Spray-on intumescents, a type of passive fireproofing, coats roofs, floors, beams and columns. An application of fireproof spray prevents structural collapse by extending the time a building can stand during the heat of a fire.
Read more: http://www.sprayonfoam.com/passive-fireproofing#ixzz4DfQiVJH5
Among the latest developments in the Clean Agent fire fighting and fire suppression technology is the Water Mist fire fighting system that converts water to uniform and fine water mist
,
fire protection signalling suppression detection
,
fire extingusher types
,
smoke detectors
,
thermal detectors
,
classification of building
,
classification of fire
,
classification of hazards
,
stand pipe and hose
,
sprinklers
,
automatic sprinkling system
,
planning for fire protection
,
fire suppression equipment's & systems
,
fire alarm systems
,
fire safety design
,
fire load
,
use or occupancy
,
type of construction
,
fire saftey requirments for building
,
fire resistant construction
Passive fireproofing contains structure fires before the flames can spread. Spray-on intumescents, a type of passive fireproofing, coats roofs, floors, beams and columns. An application of fireproof spray prevents structural collapse by extending the time a building can stand during the heat of a fire.
Read more: http://www.sprayonfoam.com/passive-fireproofing#ixzz4DfQiVJH5
Among the latest developments in the Clean Agent fire fighting and fire suppression technology is the Water Mist fire fighting system that converts water to uniform and fine water mist
,
fire protection signalling suppression detection
,
fire extingusher types
,
smoke detectors
,
thermal detectors
,
classification of building
,
classification of fire
,
classification of hazards
,
stand pipe and hose
,
sprinklers
,
automatic sprinkling system
,
planning for fire protection
,
fire suppression equipment's & systems
,
fire alarm systems
,
fire safety design
,
fire load
,
use or occupancy
,
type of construction
,
fire saftey requirments for building
,
fire resistant construction
This presentation explains the code requirements for active and passive building systems used to protect buildings and their occupants and contents from fire.
Provision for fire protection in high rise buildingsAarti Rani
Protection against fire, building code as described in NBC. For designers and architects, looking for all the measures that should be taken while designing a high rise apartment according to National Building code of india.
Insights on Fire Safety Related Requirements in National Building Code (NBC)Consultivo
The presentation on 'Insights on Fire Safety related requirements in National Building Code – NBC' gives an overview of the National Building Code (NBC), requirements related to fire safety and the latest changes. It discusses about the revised NBC rules (NBC 2016 requirements), fire prevention techniques with reference to buildings and also some take home points.
This presentation includes definition, causes, types of fire extinguishers, types of fire component system, NBC regulations, types of sprinklers, fire escapes , Building Planning Consideration for fire prevention, how to escape the fire, capacity of exits, occupants per unit exit width, travel distance, and calculations.
This presentation explains the code requirements for active and passive building systems used to protect buildings and their occupants and contents from fire.
Provision for fire protection in high rise buildingsAarti Rani
Protection against fire, building code as described in NBC. For designers and architects, looking for all the measures that should be taken while designing a high rise apartment according to National Building code of india.
Insights on Fire Safety Related Requirements in National Building Code (NBC)Consultivo
The presentation on 'Insights on Fire Safety related requirements in National Building Code – NBC' gives an overview of the National Building Code (NBC), requirements related to fire safety and the latest changes. It discusses about the revised NBC rules (NBC 2016 requirements), fire prevention techniques with reference to buildings and also some take home points.
This presentation includes definition, causes, types of fire extinguishers, types of fire component system, NBC regulations, types of sprinklers, fire escapes , Building Planning Consideration for fire prevention, how to escape the fire, capacity of exits, occupants per unit exit width, travel distance, and calculations.
When specified correctly fire protection materials
preserve property and can save lives. With so many
products available and so much at stake, gaining
expert advice on choosing the right products is vital
With the façade embodying up to 35% of the construction costs as well as being hugely accountable for the buildings' response to climate change, it has never been so important to understand which façade solutions deliver not only a cost effective and sustainable façade, but also one that is aesthetically pleasing and technically performing.
Insulation and refractory basics by Varun Pratap SinghVarun Pratap Singh
Download Link (Copy URL):
https://sites.google.com/view/varunpratapsingh/teaching-engagements
Insulation and refractory is a second part of Energy Conservation Subject Course work
Key Trends Shaping the Future of Infrastructure.pdfCheryl Hung
Keynote at DIGIT West Expo, Glasgow on 29 May 2024.
Cheryl Hung, ochery.com
Sr Director, Infrastructure Ecosystem, Arm.
The key trends across hardware, cloud and open-source; exploring how these areas are likely to mature and develop over the short and long-term, and then considering how organisations can position themselves to adapt and thrive.
"Impact of front-end architecture on development cost", Viktor TurskyiFwdays
I have heard many times that architecture is not important for the front-end. Also, many times I have seen how developers implement features on the front-end just following the standard rules for a framework and think that this is enough to successfully launch the project, and then the project fails. How to prevent this and what approach to choose? I have launched dozens of complex projects and during the talk we will analyze which approaches have worked for me and which have not.
GraphRAG is All You need? LLM & Knowledge GraphGuy Korland
Guy Korland, CEO and Co-founder of FalkorDB, will review two articles on the integration of language models with knowledge graphs.
1. Unifying Large Language Models and Knowledge Graphs: A Roadmap.
https://arxiv.org/abs/2306.08302
2. Microsoft Research's GraphRAG paper and a review paper on various uses of knowledge graphs:
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/research/blog/graphrag-unlocking-llm-discovery-on-narrative-private-data/
Epistemic Interaction - tuning interfaces to provide information for AI supportAlan Dix
Paper presented at SYNERGY workshop at AVI 2024, Genoa, Italy. 3rd June 2024
https://alandix.com/academic/papers/synergy2024-epistemic/
As machine learning integrates deeper into human-computer interactions, the concept of epistemic interaction emerges, aiming to refine these interactions to enhance system adaptability. This approach encourages minor, intentional adjustments in user behaviour to enrich the data available for system learning. This paper introduces epistemic interaction within the context of human-system communication, illustrating how deliberate interaction design can improve system understanding and adaptation. Through concrete examples, we demonstrate the potential of epistemic interaction to significantly advance human-computer interaction by leveraging intuitive human communication strategies to inform system design and functionality, offering a novel pathway for enriching user-system engagements.
PHP Frameworks: I want to break free (IPC Berlin 2024)Ralf Eggert
In this presentation, we examine the challenges and limitations of relying too heavily on PHP frameworks in web development. We discuss the history of PHP and its frameworks to understand how this dependence has evolved. The focus will be on providing concrete tips and strategies to reduce reliance on these frameworks, based on real-world examples and practical considerations. The goal is to equip developers with the skills and knowledge to create more flexible and future-proof web applications. We'll explore the importance of maintaining autonomy in a rapidly changing tech landscape and how to make informed decisions in PHP development.
This talk is aimed at encouraging a more independent approach to using PHP frameworks, moving towards a more flexible and future-proof approach to PHP development.
The Art of the Pitch: WordPress Relationships and SalesLaura Byrne
Clients don’t know what they don’t know. What web solutions are right for them? How does WordPress come into the picture? How do you make sure you understand scope and timeline? What do you do if sometime changes?
All these questions and more will be explored as we talk about matching clients’ needs with what your agency offers without pulling teeth or pulling your hair out. Practical tips, and strategies for successful relationship building that leads to closing the deal.
Essentials of Automations: Optimizing FME Workflows with ParametersSafe Software
Are you looking to streamline your workflows and boost your projects’ efficiency? Do you find yourself searching for ways to add flexibility and control over your FME workflows? If so, you’re in the right place.
Join us for an insightful dive into the world of FME parameters, a critical element in optimizing workflow efficiency. This webinar marks the beginning of our three-part “Essentials of Automation” series. This first webinar is designed to equip you with the knowledge and skills to utilize parameters effectively: enhancing the flexibility, maintainability, and user control of your FME projects.
Here’s what you’ll gain:
- Essentials of FME Parameters: Understand the pivotal role of parameters, including Reader/Writer, Transformer, User, and FME Flow categories. Discover how they are the key to unlocking automation and optimization within your workflows.
- Practical Applications in FME Form: Delve into key user parameter types including choice, connections, and file URLs. Allow users to control how a workflow runs, making your workflows more reusable. Learn to import values and deliver the best user experience for your workflows while enhancing accuracy.
- Optimization Strategies in FME Flow: Explore the creation and strategic deployment of parameters in FME Flow, including the use of deployment and geometry parameters, to maximize workflow efficiency.
- Pro Tips for Success: Gain insights on parameterizing connections and leveraging new features like Conditional Visibility for clarity and simplicity.
We’ll wrap up with a glimpse into future webinars, followed by a Q&A session to address your specific questions surrounding this topic.
Don’t miss this opportunity to elevate your FME expertise and drive your projects to new heights of efficiency.
Transcript: Selling digital books in 2024: Insights from industry leaders - T...BookNet Canada
The publishing industry has been selling digital audiobooks and ebooks for over a decade and has found its groove. What’s changed? What has stayed the same? Where do we go from here? Join a group of leading sales peers from across the industry for a conversation about the lessons learned since the popularization of digital books, best practices, digital book supply chain management, and more.
Link to video recording: https://bnctechforum.ca/sessions/selling-digital-books-in-2024-insights-from-industry-leaders/
Presented by BookNet Canada on May 28, 2024, with support from the Department of Canadian Heritage.
Search and Society: Reimagining Information Access for Radical FuturesBhaskar Mitra
The field of Information retrieval (IR) is currently undergoing a transformative shift, at least partly due to the emerging applications of generative AI to information access. In this talk, we will deliberate on the sociotechnical implications of generative AI for information access. We will argue that there is both a critical necessity and an exciting opportunity for the IR community to re-center our research agendas on societal needs while dismantling the artificial separation between the work on fairness, accountability, transparency, and ethics in IR and the rest of IR research. Instead of adopting a reactionary strategy of trying to mitigate potential social harms from emerging technologies, the community should aim to proactively set the research agenda for the kinds of systems we should build inspired by diverse explicitly stated sociotechnical imaginaries. The sociotechnical imaginaries that underpin the design and development of information access technologies needs to be explicitly articulated, and we need to develop theories of change in context of these diverse perspectives. Our guiding future imaginaries must be informed by other academic fields, such as democratic theory and critical theory, and should be co-developed with social science scholars, legal scholars, civil rights and social justice activists, and artists, among others.
Kubernetes & AI - Beauty and the Beast !?! @KCD Istanbul 2024Tobias Schneck
As AI technology is pushing into IT I was wondering myself, as an “infrastructure container kubernetes guy”, how get this fancy AI technology get managed from an infrastructure operational view? Is it possible to apply our lovely cloud native principals as well? What benefit’s both technologies could bring to each other?
Let me take this questions and provide you a short journey through existing deployment models and use cases for AI software. On practical examples, we discuss what cloud/on-premise strategy we may need for applying it to our own infrastructure to get it to work from an enterprise perspective. I want to give an overview about infrastructure requirements and technologies, what could be beneficial or limiting your AI use cases in an enterprise environment. An interactive Demo will give you some insides, what approaches I got already working for real.
DevOps and Testing slides at DASA ConnectKari Kakkonen
My and Rik Marselis slides at 30.5.2024 DASA Connect conference. We discuss about what is testing, then what is agile testing and finally what is Testing in DevOps. Finally we had lovely workshop with the participants trying to find out different ways to think about quality and testing in different parts of the DevOps infinity loop.
UiPath Test Automation using UiPath Test Suite series, part 3DianaGray10
Welcome to UiPath Test Automation using UiPath Test Suite series part 3. In this session, we will cover desktop automation along with UI automation.
Topics covered:
UI automation Introduction,
UI automation Sample
Desktop automation flow
Pradeep Chinnala, Senior Consultant Automation Developer @WonderBotz and UiPath MVP
Deepak Rai, Automation Practice Lead, Boundaryless Group and UiPath MVP
Slack (or Teams) Automation for Bonterra Impact Management (fka Social Soluti...Jeffrey Haguewood
Sidekick Solutions uses Bonterra Impact Management (fka Social Solutions Apricot) and automation solutions to integrate data for business workflows.
We believe integration and automation are essential to user experience and the promise of efficient work through technology. Automation is the critical ingredient to realizing that full vision. We develop integration products and services for Bonterra Case Management software to support the deployment of automations for a variety of use cases.
This video focuses on the notifications, alerts, and approval requests using Slack for Bonterra Impact Management. The solutions covered in this webinar can also be deployed for Microsoft Teams.
Interested in deploying notification automations for Bonterra Impact Management? Contact us at sales@sidekicksolutionsllc.com to discuss next steps.
GDG Cloud Southlake #33: Boule & Rebala: Effective AppSec in SDLC using Deplo...James Anderson
Effective Application Security in Software Delivery lifecycle using Deployment Firewall and DBOM
The modern software delivery process (or the CI/CD process) includes many tools, distributed teams, open-source code, and cloud platforms. Constant focus on speed to release software to market, along with the traditional slow and manual security checks has caused gaps in continuous security as an important piece in the software supply chain. Today organizations feel more susceptible to external and internal cyber threats due to the vast attack surface in their applications supply chain and the lack of end-to-end governance and risk management.
The software team must secure its software delivery process to avoid vulnerability and security breaches. This needs to be achieved with existing tool chains and without extensive rework of the delivery processes. This talk will present strategies and techniques for providing visibility into the true risk of the existing vulnerabilities, preventing the introduction of security issues in the software, resolving vulnerabilities in production environments quickly, and capturing the deployment bill of materials (DBOM).
Speakers:
Bob Boule
Robert Boule is a technology enthusiast with PASSION for technology and making things work along with a knack for helping others understand how things work. He comes with around 20 years of solution engineering experience in application security, software continuous delivery, and SaaS platforms. He is known for his dynamic presentations in CI/CD and application security integrated in software delivery lifecycle.
Gopinath Rebala
Gopinath Rebala is the CTO of OpsMx, where he has overall responsibility for the machine learning and data processing architectures for Secure Software Delivery. Gopi also has a strong connection with our customers, leading design and architecture for strategic implementations. Gopi is a frequent speaker and well-known leader in continuous delivery and integrating security into software delivery.
Neuro-symbolic is not enough, we need neuro-*semantic*Frank van Harmelen
Neuro-symbolic (NeSy) AI is on the rise. However, simply machine learning on just any symbolic structure is not sufficient to really harvest the gains of NeSy. These will only be gained when the symbolic structures have an actual semantics. I give an operational definition of semantics as “predictable inference”.
All of this illustrated with link prediction over knowledge graphs, but the argument is general.
Neuro-symbolic is not enough, we need neuro-*semantic*
Fire pro
1. Fire protection is mitigating the unwanted effects of fires. In structures,
be they land-based, offshore or even ships, the owners and operators are
responsible to maintain their facilities in accordance with a design-basis that
is rooted in laws, including the local building code and fire code. Buildings
must be constructed in accordance with the version of the building code that
is in effect when an application for a building permit is made.
A building code, is a set of rules that specify
the minimum acceptable level of safety for
constructed objects such as buildings and
non-building structures.
Specification is an explicit set of
requirements to be satisfied by a material,
product, or service.
Building Construction Requirements, at a minimum will address the
following elements:
• Construction type, allowable height, and area
• Exposures/separation requirements
• Fire ratings, materials, and systems
• Occupancy types
• Interior finish
• Exit stairway enclosure
Egress Requirements:
• Exit stairway remoteness
• Exit discharge
• Areas of refuge
• Accessible exits
• Door locking arrangements (security interface)
Fire Detection and Notification System Requirements:
• Detection
• Notification
• Survivability of systems
2. Fire Suppression Requirements:
• Water supply
• Type of automatic fire extinguishing system
o Water-based fire extinguishing system
o Non-water-based fire extinguishing system
• Standpipes and fire department hose outlets
Emergency Power, Lighting, and Exit Signage:
• Survivability of systems
• Electrical Safety
• Distributed Energy Resources
Special Fire Protection Requirements:
• Engineered smoke control systems
• Fireproofing and firestopping
• Atrium spaces
• Mission critical facility needs
Goals
• Continuity of operations
• Property protection
• Life safety
Secure / Safe
The design and construction of secure and safe buildings continues to be the
primary goal for owners, architects, engineers, and project managers. The
design of buildings for security and safety requires a proactive approach that
anticipates—and then protects—the building occupants, resources, structure,
and continuity of operations from multiple hazards. There are times when
design requirements addressing all the various threats will pose conflicts in
arriving at acceptable design and construction solutions.
Model building codes require passive fire protection and active fire
protection systems to minimize damage resulting from a fire. The most
common form of active fire protection is fire sprinklers. To maximize
passive fire protection of buildings, building materials and furnishings.
3. Passive Fire Protection (PFP) in a building can be described as a group of
systems within systems. An installed Firestops achieve a fire rating by
combining certain materials in an arrangement specific to the item (e.g.,
pipe, cable) penetrating the fire rated wall or floor, and the construction
arrangement of the fire rated wall or floor itself.
• fire-resistance rated walls
• Firewalls not only have a rating, they are also designed to sub-divide
buildings such that if collapse occurs on one side, this will not affect
the other side. They can also be used to eliminate the need for
sprinklers, as a trade-off.
• Fire-resistant glass glass using multi-layer intumescent technology
or wire mesh embedded within the glass may be used in the
fabrication of fire-resistance rated windows in walls or fire doors.
• fire-resistance rated floors
• occupancy separations (barriers designated as occupancy separations
are intended to segregate parts of buildings, where different uses are
on each side; for instance, apartments on one side and stores on the
other side of the occupancy separation).
• closures (fire dampers) Sometimes firestops are treated in building
codes identically to closures. where, for instance a 2 hour closure is
acceptable for use in a 3 hour fire separation, so long as the fire
separation is not an occupancy separation or firewall. The lowered
rating is then referred to as a fire protection rating, both for firestops,
unless they contain plastic pipes and regular closures.
• firestops
• grease ducts (These refer to ducts that lead from commercial cooking
equipment such as ranges, deep fryers and double-decker and
conveyor-equipped pizza ovens to grease duct fans.)
• cable coating (application of fire-retardants, which are either
endothermic or intumescent, to reduce flamespread and smoke
development of combustible cable-jacketing)
• spray fireproofing (application of intumescent or endothermic paints,
or fibrous or cementitious plasters to keep substrates such as structural
steel, electrical or mechanical services, valves, liquefied petroleum
gas (LPG) vessels, vessel skirts, bulkheads or decks below either 140
°C for electrical items or ca. 500 °C for structural steel elements to
maintain operability of the item to be protected)
• fireproofing cladding (boards used for the same purpose and in the
same applications as spray fireproofing) Materials for such cladding
4. include perlite, vermiculite, calcium silicate, gypsum, intumescent
epoxy, Durasteel (cellulose-fibre reinforced concrete and punched
sheet-metal bonded composite panels), MicroTherm
• enclosures (boxes or wraps made of fireproofing materials, including
fire-resistive wraps and tapes to protect speciality valves and other
items deemed to require protection against fire and heat—an analogy
for this would be a safe) or the provision of circuit integrity measures
to keep electrical cables operational during an accidental fire.
We are conducting fire protection site survey for your specific DESIGN and
INSTALLATION
We are glad to assist you for your concerns…
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