I’m remodeling my apt and was told that since my kitchen is not near a window I’d have to have a smoke barrier for the kitchen. Can anyone tell me how far it needs to be from the actual range and how ...

Chapter 7 of the International Building Code (IBC)1 requires life safety dampers to protect duct and air transfer openings within building separations — fire walls, fire barriers, fire partitions, ...

Managing smoke during a fire incident in a health care facility is critical because the fire/life safety strategy is to protect the occupants of the building while minimizing the need to evacuate or ...