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Emerging Trends Newsletters
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Issue 71 - Disaster Creep – Why Disaster and Catastrophe are the Norm - not the Exception
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Issue 70 - Meeting the Requirements for Continuing Education
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Issues 69 - Audibility vs. Intelligibility of Fire Alarm Systems
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Issue 68 - Directional Sound Performance Testing
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Issue 67 - Emergency Communication in Buildings: General Guidance for Message Providers
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Issue 66 - Meeting Sustainability Goals through Integration of Fire Alarm and Building Controls
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Issue 65 - Bringing Science to the Street: UL and Firefighter Safety Research
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Issue 64 - NFPA-72 2013 – Most Significant Changes
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Issue 63 - Changes to the 2013 edition of NFPA 13
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Issue 62 - Home Fire Sprinklers
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Issue 61 - A Summary Comparison of Fire Alarm System Requirements in the United States and United Kingdom
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Issue 60 - September 2012 - New Guide on Fire Safety in Very Tall Buildings
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Issue 59 - September 2012 - The Latest in Antifreeze Sprinkler Systems
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August 2012 - Issue 58 - Building Information Modeling and FPE
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Issue 57 - July 2012 - Clean Agent Design Requirements Continue to Evolve
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June 2012 #2 - Issue 56 - Challenges in Estimating Smoke Detector Response
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June 2012 - Issue 55 - Elevator Messaging Strategies
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May 2012 - Issue 54 - SFPE Guidelines for Substantiating a Fire Model for a Given Application
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April 2012 - Issue 54 - The New Mass Notification Standard: UL 2572
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March 2012 - Issue 53 - NFPA 3 and NFPA 4 - Separating Commissioning from Integrated Testing
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January 2012 - Issue 52 - Changes to NFPA 101 Relevant to Health Care Occupancies
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December 2011 - Issue 51 - A Briefing on NFPA 92 - Standard for Smoke Control Systems
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November 2011 - Issue 50 - Changes to the 2012 International Building Code
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October 2011 - Issue 49 - Fire Safety for Hydrogen Fuel Cell Vehicles
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September 2011 - Issue 48 - Fire safety or the environment - is it necessary to choose?
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August 2011 - Issue 47 - Dust Explosions - A Solvable Problem
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June 2011 - Issue 46 - The Top Ten Changes in the 2011 Edition of NFPA 25
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May 2011 - Issue 45 - Lithium ion battery safety challenges and UL's efforts to address them
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March 2011 - Issue 44 - NFPA Guide on Methods for Evaluating Fire Hazard to Occupants of Passenger Road Vehicles
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January 2011 - Issue 43 - NFPA 72 2010 - Most Significant Changes
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December 2010 - Issue 42 - Estimating Material Properties for Fire Modeling
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November 2010 - Issue 41 - Salaries Earned by Fire Protection Engineers
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September 2010 - Issue 40 - Does The Construction Of The Pallet Pose A Warehousing Issue?
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August 2010 - Issue 39: Evaluating the Fire Threat from Upholstered Furniture
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June 2010 - Issue 38 - Applications of Elevators for Occupant Egress in Fires
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May 2010 - Issue 37 - Firefighter Safety Research at the University of Maryland
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March 2010 - Issue 36 - Fire Protection and the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act
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January 2010 - Issue 35 - Fire Protection Engineering in the Middle East
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December 2009 - Issue 34 - Top Ten Changes to NFPA 13 - 2010 Edition
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November 2009 - Issue 33 - Emerging Trends in Fire Pump
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September 2009 - Defining Exposure at the Wildland Urban Interface - Challenges and Pitfalls
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August 2009, 2nd Edition - Application and Benefits of Performance-Based Designed Fire Detection Systems
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August 2009 - Issue 30 - Fire Protection Research and Beyond: The Next 25 Years
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July 2009 - Issue 29 - Changes to the 2010 National Fire Alarm and Signaling Systems Code
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June 2009 - Issue 28 - Residential Sprinklers Required in the International Residential Code
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May 2009 - Issue 27 - Issues Identified Within ICC'S Ad Hoc Committee on Terrorism-Resistant Buildings That May Impact Fire Protection Engineering
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March 2009 - Issue 26 - Changes to the International Fire Code
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January 2009 - Issue 25 - Changes to the International Building Code
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December 2008 - Issue 24 - Trends in Exterior Curtain Walls
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November 2008 - Issue 23 - Status of the Use of Elevators in Fires
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September 2008 - NFPA 720 Scope Expands
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August 2008 - Flame and Smoke Video Image Detection (VID)
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June 2008 - Fire Protection at the U.S. Capitol Complex
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May 2008 - Changes to the 2008 Edition of NFPA 25
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March 2008 - Highlights of New and/or Revised Requirements in the Ninth Edition of UL 864
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February 2008 - Version 5 of Fire Dynamics Simulator and Smokeview Released
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December 2007 - Issue 16 - Trends in Interior Finish Requirements
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November 2007 - Issue 15 - Required Fire Resistance Ratings for Structural Building Elements
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September 2007 - Issue 14 - Site Access Control is Critical for Emergency Responders
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August 2007 - Issue 13 - Significant Changes to Means of Egress in the 2006 International Building Code
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June 2007 - Issue 12 - Recent Developments in Smoke Management Systems
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May 2007 - Issue 11 - Security Window Film
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March 2007 - Issue 10 - NFPA 72-2007 - Most Significant Changes
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February 2007 - Issue 9 - Changes to the 2007 Edition of NFPA 13
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December 2006 - Issue 8 - Escape from New York - The Use of Photoluminescent Pathway-marking Systems in High-Rise Office Buildings
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November 2006 - Issue 7 - Emerging Trends in Firestopping
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September 2006 - Issue 6 - Replacement of Fire Alarm Systems in Existing Buildings
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August 2006 - Issue 5 - Clean Agent Fire Suppression Update
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June 2006 - Issue 4 - Emerging Trends in Water Supplies
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May 2006 - Issue 3 - Improving the Technical Basis for Testing and Design of Fire-Resistant Structures
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March 2006 - Issue 2 - Advances in Fire Alarm Technology
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February 2006 - Issue 1 - Advances in Sprinkler Technology





