Making Safer Structures: the Effects of 9-11 on Today’s New Building Codes
Three and a half years after 9-11, building codes are only just starting to reflect lessons learned from the World Trade Center (WTC) collapse. More movement is likely, however, as further information is gathered about [...]
A Tale of Two Cities Case Studies of Success and Failure In Building Life Safety Planning
All buildings are required by law to conform to a building fire code. Appropriate signs need to be posted, portable fire fighting equipment must be mounted, exits need to be marked, fire drills conducted periodically, [...]
Restoration Pre-Planning – the Key to Successful Recovery
In times of disaster, it is very difficult for organizations to execute their business continuity plans. How can businesses expect to implement a cost-effective recovery when they have no idea how severe the damage is, [...]
Mission Critical Facility Concerns In Today’s World of Global Business Continuity Planning
With the growing demand today for 24x7 operation, mission critical facilities require a revised mindset that starts with facilities management becoming a part of boardroom issues. As our customers have become more sophisticated, and their [...]
Physical Risk Assessment – Learn before You Burn
Who Needs a Physical (Risk Assessment)? Everyone realizes that the early detection of disease through a physical examination is a highly successful method for the prevention of catastrophic illness. The same can also be true [...]
When Disaster Strikes – the Road to Recovery: Remediation and Reconstruction
The building has been evacuated and the flames have been extinguished. Now that the urgency of the fire has died down, it is replaced by the depressing picture of a burned-out, smoldering building. Broken glass [...]
Planning Your Emergency Power Needs
Whether it’s a scheduled shutdown or an emergency outage, plant engineers can save time and money by planning ahead to secure portable rental generator sets to meet their temporary or emergency electric power needs. Most [...]
Recovering from Flood Damage
The very recent horrific flooding situations throughout the United States and the rest of the world exemplify how disastrous extreme water damage can be. Along with the tragic loss of life came almost irreparable physical [...]
When Physical Property Damage Occurs:
After an incident resulting in physical property damage occurs, a proper and thorough site/damage assessment must be performed. The assessment not only determines the extent of the damage, potential recovery time frames and costs, but [...]
What Now? Assessing Damage Due to Floods
Floods in the Midwest, Canada and the South…the current threats of El Niño…fire sprinklers in your own facility—most of us could experience significant business disruption from water damage to electrical equipment and switches. Do you [...]