Easyflex’s new ultra performance flexible sprinkler drop features a 1 1/4” ID, which translates into less friction loss than 1” Schedule 40 pipe with the same number of 90°s, Easyflex points out. 

Now that many jurisdictions across the country are mandating fire sprinkler systems in new-home construction, de-signers need to be aware of the requirements and challenges these systems can face in relation to water meters.

Easyflex’s new Ultra Performance flexible sprinkler drop features a 1 1/4” ID, which translates into less friction loss than 1” schedule 40 pipe with the same number of 90s.

Ever wonder how so many private companies are exploring space?

Easyflex’s Ultra Performance Flexible Sprinkler Drop features a 1 1/4” ID, which translates into less friction loss than 1” Schedule 40 Pipe with the same number of 90°s, the company notes.

Adrian Peschi, LCAM, knew that if the retrofit went badly, he’d hear it from hundreds of unofficial supervisors – the residents of the high-rise apartment building he manages in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.

Wet chemical extinguishing systems are most commonly used to provide fire protection for commercial cooking operations.

Dallas-based American Fire Sprinkler Association named Debra N. McGuire as the association’s new president and CEO this year. Established in 1981, AFSA and its federation of 32 chapters serve as North America’s largest fire sprinkler industry organization.

Notre Dame Cathedral burned as I finished the Fire Protection & Design Special Section for this month’s magazine, a tragic coincidence.

Anvil International introduces a new 1” SlideLOK technology 74FP coupling to its SuperFlex flexible sprinkler drop assembly for faster and easier fire-sprinkler installations.