The International Fire Code (IFC) requires periodic testing of life safety dampers and smoke control systems. There are some state or local variations, but the requirements are essentially the same in ...

Note: This story was updated on May 12 to reflect new regulatory changes. As skilled nursing facilities around the nation rise to the challenges of managing this current infectious disease outbreak, ...

Skilled nursing facilities are compelled by regulatory compliance to provide residents, staff and visitors with a safe environment of care. Providers occasionally receive deficiencies for conditions ...

The health care environment is one of the most heavily regulated and technically challenging for project systems designers. Hospitals are the primary care provider for the critically ill. Life safety ...

Fire doors are required to close and latch in order to provide protection during a fire. One strategy for locking classroom doors quickly is to leave the door hardware locked at all times but prevent ...

he National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) has announced the addition of the 2021 edition of NFPA 101®, Life Safety Code®, to NFPA LiNKâ„¢, the Association’s new information delivery platform that ...

Even before the pandemic, the traditional American office building was on life support. Now, real estate developers across the country are reinventing existing properties, often converting them into ...

In a culmination of efforts to better review fire protection features in acute care facilities, Life Safety Code violations became the top cited standard in all surveyed hospitals in 2008, reports The ...

Global architecture, engineering and design firm CannonDesign has launched REALIZE Life Safety Solutions, a suite of services and software solutions focused on helping healthcare teams assess their ...

Access to daylight and views to the outside provide well-documented benefits to occupants in all buildings. But when it comes to school design, these considerations often receive more emphasis as ...