With the release last month of the new NFPA 5000 Building Construction and Safety Code by the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA), the anticipated battle of building codes is officially under ...

This month’s reader questions focus on sprinkler alarms. As it turns out, there is a lot of confusion over which NFPA rule — 13 or 72 — applies. Why does my local fire inspector think the fire alarm ...

QUINCY, Mass. - In a matter that could shape the course of one of the fire industry’s most influential organizations, the U.S. Supreme Court is considering hearing a case that disputes the ...

Basic – Kevin J. Kelly, P.E. The Federal government has adopted a program for all of its Department of Defense property facilities called the Unified Facilities Criteria (UFC). The objective of the ...

China FPA will translate and distribute three NFPA codes QUINCY, Mass. - In a move toward referencing the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) codes and standards, the China Fire Protection ...

The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) has released its 2014 National Electrical Code (NEC) in digital format. It is available as a PDF and through the National Fire Codes Subscription ...

WASHINGTON, DC — After participating in a multi-year effort to produce a single set of national model building codes aimed at ensuring public health and safety while preserving housing affordability, ...

September 9, 2004 AUGUSTA, Maine - The National Fire Protection Association said the state of Maine has adopted its 2003 editions of NFPA 1, Uniform Fire Code and NFPA 101, Life Safety Code. The ...