Saturday, November 7, 2009
Green-Colored Glasses
Janet Wilmoth janet@firechief.com
Will departments put off considering green options because of cost? Maybe, but green doesn’t mean more dollar bills. In fact, building a sustainable facility can pay for itself. ...
Have a Seat
By Carrie Cleaveland
When purchasing station furniture, fi re chiefs need to balance budgets, aesthetics and usability....
FEMA Grants Upgrade Miss. Station
Bay St. Louis, Miss., will receive federal funds to upgrade a new fire station to federal shelter standards to serve as a safe haven for first responders and sheltering during emergency operations....
Companies Donate Solar Systems to Calif. Fire Depts
Two companies, Sharp and Borrego Solar Systems are donating and installing state-of-the-art solar electric systems to fire stations in some of the neighborhoods most severely impacted by the Autumn 2007 wildfires in Southern California. ...
Okla. Campus May Add Fire Training Center
The Northeast Technology Center in Pryor, Okla., is planning to add a fire-training center as part of its facilities upgrade. The center will serve departments in five counties, the Prior Daily Times reports....
Green Building Gets Certification Bodies
ABS Quality Evaluations, BSI Management Systems America, Bureau Veritas North America, DNV Certification, Intertek, KEMA-Registered Quality, Lloyd's Register Quality Assurance, NSF-International Strategic Registrations, SRI Quality System Registrar and Underwriters Laboratories-DQS are the certification bodies for the LEED Green Building Rating System....
Texas Turnout
By Carrie Cleaveland
Texas law requires fire departments to comply with the latest edition of NFPA 1851 for PPE maintenance. ...
California Adopts First Statewide Green Building Code
Source: American City and County
The code will require builders to include energy efficiency and water conservation elements in every project well beyond current building standards....
Engineers Revise Ethics to Include Environment
These "green" building designs focus on reducing the use of non-renewable resources and minimizing environmental impact....
Engineers Revise Ethics to Include Environment
These "green" building designs focus on reducing the use of non-renewable resources and minimizing environmental impact....
Five Pittsburgh Stations to Close
A study conducted by Pittsburgh's financial oversight board and its consultant, TriData Corp., concluded calls for merging fire stations to save Pittsburgh money....
Lurking Danger
By Rick Markley
New research shows MRSA can thrive in some unexpected environments. ...
Station Style Conference Turns 3
FIRE CHIEF staff
FIRE CHIEF’s third annual Station Style Conference drew more than 250 attendees and exhibitors. This year’s event was held in Phoenix from April 26 to April 29....
Structural Integrity
Janet Wilmoth janet@firechief.com
Thermal extremes are a major factor in live-fire training.… Anybody looking to remedy the problem has to understand concrete and thermal movement....
Studies Confirm Energy Savings in LEED, Energy Star Buildings
Studies release by the New Buildings Institute (NBI) and CoStar Group, have validated that third party certified buildings outperform their conventional counterparts across a variety of metrics....
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