News & Events
CCI Issues Report on Water Consumption for Fire Protection
February 2012
The Fire Protection Research Foundation has published a report prepared by CCI that investigates water use for fire protection in a variety of building types. The report provides information on the relative water use of sprinklered and unsprinklered buildings, including water use for fire fighting activities and inspection, testing, and maintenance of sprinkler systems. The report identifies that significant quantities of water can be used for fire protection in some occupancies and provides a basis for establishing fire water fees that are proportional to the anticipated water use.
The complete report can be found on the NFPA's website
CCI to present on Sprinkler Protection for Rack Storage and Fire Flow Water Consumption at NFPA Conference
January 2012
CCI has been selected to present two sessions at the 2012 NFPA Conference in Las Vegas. Will Smith will present the results of a Fire Protection Research Foundation project on water consumption for fire flow. Steve Wolin will present the results of large-scale fire tests to investigate sprinkler protection criteria for exposed expanded plastics stored in racks.
Details are available on NFPA’s website
Steve Wolin to present on Sprinkler Protection for Expanded Plastics Fires at SUPDET Conference
January 2012
Steve Wolin has been invited to present research on protection criteria for expanded plastics at the 2012 Fire Protection Research Foundation Suppression, Detection and Signaling Research and Applications conference (SUPDET) in Phoenix.
Details are available on NFPA’s website
Greg Miller, President of CCI quoted in Architecture Magazine article - Burn Notice
January 2012
CCI Team Provides New Fire Alarm System for Penn Station
October 12, 2011
In 2007, Amtrak awarded a contract to Code Consultants Inc. (CCI) to design a state-of-the-art fire alarm system for Penn Station with the capability for mass notification in the event of a non-fire emergency. Located under Madison Square Garden in midtown Manhattan, Penn Station has approximately 500,000 people pass through its doors each day.
The project, which reached substantial completion on May 31, is a prime example of how CCI’s teamwork with the owner and contractors can successfully complete a project. CCI and the owner and contractors were able to carry out renovation work while meeting the project’s tight deadlines, in one of the busiest rail stations in the world, without disrupting its day-to-day operations.
The project’s success is a testament to the value of including CCI’s design professionals throughout the design and construction phase of such a highly challenging project. Most importantly, the rail passengers who travel through New York’s Penn Station are safer because of a state-of-the-art fire detection and emergency notification system that will be useful for many years to come.
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Steve Wolin accepts 2011 Fire Protection Research Foundation Medal
June 12, 2011
The 2011 Fire Protection Research Foundation Medal for Best Project has been award to CCI’s project on Antifreeze Solutions in Home Fire Sprinkler Systems. Steve accepted the award at the General Session of the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) Conference & Exposition in Boston. He will also participate in a featured session at the conference to discuss the use of antifreeze solutions in sprinkler systems.
Additional information and copies of the Fire Protection Research Foundation reports prepared by CCI can be found at:
http://www.nfpa.org/antifreeze
CCI provides expertise to GSA lease reform effort
June 10, 2011
The US General Services Administration (GSA) Public Buildings Service has issued its final Lease Reform Implementation Report in an effort to streamline, standardize, and simplify GSA leasing. GSA maintains an inventory of more than 370 million square feet of space housing 1.1 million federal employees.
CCI provided expertise in building, fire, and life safety code requirements in support of the lease reform project. This included surveys of adopted codes, comparison of local and model code requirements to GSA requirements, and development of a process to streamline fire protection and life safety review of GSA leased space. The new approach to fire protection and life safety review is expected to provide the following benefits to GSA and its lessors:
- Uses state/local review and certificates of occupancy to verify compliance with most fire protection and life safety requirements.
- Avoids duplicate review by state/local authorities and GSA fire protection engineers.
- Screens out buildings not complying with GSA specific requirements early in the lease acquisition process.
- Supports effort to reduce cycle-times.
- Frees GSA fire protection engineers to concentrate on leases in buildings with more significant fire protection and life safety concerns.
- Less expense, time, and work for private sector lessors.
GSA Lease Reform Implementation Report can be found at the following link:
http://www.gsa.gov/graphics/pbs/GSA_Lease_Reform_Final_Report_April2011-sm508c.pdf