Get Signage Right: Eye-Level Placement, Compliance & Durability When it comes to signage, precision is key. Whether you’re dealing with contractors or clients, having a clear…

Making Exits Safer: A Guide to Emergency & Exit Lighting In an emergency, every second counts. But what happens when poorly placed Exit signs or inadequate…

The width of egress in any building depends upon its use & number of occupants. Most buildings require a minimum unobstructed 1m wide ‘path of travel’. For some reason…

Here are the basic Rules for Compartmentation in high risk buildings: Egress or paths of travel to safety must remain unobstructed and remain free of fire…

Really big factories & warehouses (usually Class 7 & 8) create a high risk to adjacent buildings. That is why there are RULES for their Compartmentation…

Interesting …. I’ve inspected hundreds of these, but I’m clueless about Atriums. Atriums are common in Hotels, Office lobbies, Shopping complexes & some Education & Entertainment…

Understanding Travel Width for Safe Egress in Building Design Navigating building codes can be tricky, but ensuring safe egress (exit) width is one area that simply…

With every Fire Detection System, there will be an external alarm and / or light / sounder. There are Rules where these can be placed. At…

Almost every large building has a Fire Detection & Alarm System to quickly detect, warn occupants and help the Fire Brigade to manage a fire. Our…

How many times have you seen Ground Floor fire doors wedged open? Or couldn’t find the emergency release on an automatic door? Scary! Illegal & stupid!…

You must be worried if someone like me seriously likes  these technical Tools™ which tell us: the precise areas / clearances for the different sprinkler types –…