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FUNDAMENTALS

DOCUMENTS & REVIEW

TOOLS

CODE & LIFE SAFETY

FIRE SUPPRESSION

FIRE ALARM

SMOKE CONTROL

BUSINESS & CAREER

INTERNSHIPS & NEW JOBS

WORKFLOW & EFFICIENCY

BUSINESS & ECONOMICS

CAREER GROWTH

DIFFERENT ROLES

INTERNSHIPS & NEW JOBS

INTERNSHIPS

FIRST JOB

IMPACT

How do I actually make change happen?

WORKFLOW & EFFICIENCY

WORKFLOW, EFFICIENCY, & EFFECTIVENESS

What is a design workflow?
How do I create a custom workflow?
Workflow Example: information gathering
Workflow Example: the template
Workflow Example: project setup?
Workflow Example: initial layout
Workflow Example: deliverable stage?
Workflow Example: plans and reporting?
Workflow Example: details and schedules?
Workflow Example: finishing a permit set?
Workflow Example: install set & stocklisting?
What is Effective versus Efficient?*
Why is a workflow, effectiveness important?*
Lessons learned from using a workflow?

IMPROVING EFFECTIVENESS: A 2-YEAR STUDY

Why does effectiveness matter?
How is apathy plaguing the industry?
Why care about effectiveness?
Is motivation taught?
Our options for getting more work done?
Difference between effective versus efficient?
Mental exercise: what would have to change to become more effective in your role?
How to gather ideas for improving effectiveness?
An example on improving a single process.
Time as an investment?
Where does our time actually go?
What options do we have to improve effectiveness?
Data results for a 2-year task-by-task time study?
Lessons learned from a 2-year task time study?
How can I become more effective in my role?

MAKING CHANGE

How can I actually make change happen?
Is it better to ask for forgiveness or permission?
How can I get others onboard with change?
In what ways can I be more convincing?

BUSINESS & ECONOMICS

CONSULTING

Why have a consultant on a project?

PROFITABILITY

Difference between profit and revenue?*
How do design groups make a profit?*
How does a design group be more profitable?*
What is an hourly billable rate?*
Why is my billing rate higher than my salary?*
What is a utilization rate?*
What goes into design costs?
What is overhead?
What makes a design job profitable?
Why do design costs vary?

ECONOMICS

Understanding economics in engineering?
How does cash flow work?
Why is cash flow important?
How to compare equivalent value?
What is rate of return?

PROPOSALS

What is a proposal?*
What goes into a proposal?*
What should marketing materials include?
What is a “landed rate” for projects?*

CAREER GROWTH

LANDING JOBS

How can I land an internship?
How can I land my first job?
How can LinkedIn help me get a job?
Do I have to network?*
What are ways to network in this industry?*

INCOME

How do I make more money?*
How do I create more value in my role?

GROWTH

What tips would people give to new hires?

ORGANIZATIONS

Why should I join organizations?
What do organizations offer for growth?
What organizations exist in my industry?

DIFFERENT ROLES

AUTHORITY HAVING JURISDICTION

Why chose a role in plan review or inspection?
What impact is possible in this industry?

DESIGN

What makes a great designer overall?*
What makes a great engineer overall?*
Difference Between Good & Great Designers?
Should I get NICET or a PE?
Should I get other credentials?
Do credentials matter?
Does a PE know more than I do?*

INDUSTRY MAKEUP

Why does the design & construction industry need different perspectives?

FUNDAMENTALS

HISTORY OF FIRE

FIRE SCIENCE

FLUIDS & HYDRAULICS

MEASUREMENT

RISK & LOSS PREVENTION

ENGINEERING ETHICS

HISTORY OF FIRE

HISTORY

Fires that affected building codes?
History of building codes?
History of fire suppression systems?
History of fire alarm systems?
How did the fire protection industry begin?
Who were the early drivers for providing fire protection?
What was the early history of loss prevention?

FIRE SCIENCE

FLAME

What are the components of fire itself?
What is the fire triangle?
Differences in flame types?
What are the stages of fire growth?
How does fire spread?

HEAT TRANSFER

What is conduction?
How to calculate conduction?
How is fire affected by conduction?
What is convection?
How to calculate convection?
How is fire affected by convection?
How is convection used in fire modeling?
What is radiation?
How to calculate radiation?
How is fire growth affected by radiation?
How is radiation used in fire modeling?

SUPPRESSION & EXTINGUISHMENT

Difference of suppression versus extinguish?
Ways to extinguish a fire?
How does cooling a fire work?
How does oxygen reduction work?
How does fuel removal work?
How does reaction interruption work?

FLUIDS & HYDRAULICS

HYDROSTATICS

Why is water a quality suppressant?
What properties of fluids do we quantify?
What are the basic principles with hydrostatics?
What is pressure?
What is flow?
Difference between pressure and head?
What is potential energy?
What is elevation pressure?
What tools do we use to measure pressure?
What tools do we use to measure flow?

HYDROKINETICS

What is kinetic energy?
What is the conservation of energy?
What is the conservation of matter?
What is velocity pressure?
What is total pressure?
What is friction?
Why is friction important?
What affects friction loss?
How do we reduce friction loss?

FRICTION LOSS IN PIPE SYSTEMS

Methods for calculating friction loss?
What is the Darcy-Weisbach Method?
What is the Hazen-Williams Formula?
What is Reynolds Number?

SUPPRESSION SYSTEMS

What is the flow and pressure demand of a sprinkler system?

MEASUREMENT

MEASUREMENT SYSTEMS

An overview of metric vs imperial systems?
What metric and SI unit conventions are used in fire protection?
What imperial unit conventions are used in fire protection?
Common units of measurement for suppression around the world?
Nominal sizing for imperial measurements?
Nominal sizing for metric measurements?
How to convert from imperial to metric?
How to convert from metric to imperial?

MEASUREMENT TOOLS

What types of flow meters exist?
What is a pitot tube?
How does a pitot tube work?
What is a venturi meter?
How does a venturi meter work?
What is an orifice plate meter?

RISK & LOSS PREVENTION

UNDERWRITING & LOSS PREVENTION

How is risk estimated in loss prevention?
What are the different loss scenarios?
What is the purpose of loss categorizations?
What is Normal Loss Expectancy (NLE)?
What is Probable Maximum Loss (PML)?
What is Estimated Maximum Loss (EML)?
What is Maximum Foreseeable Loss (MFL)?
What is Maximum Possible Loss (MPL)?
What impact does categorization have on estimating loss?

ENGINEERING ETHICS

ETHICS

What are ethics?
Why are ethics important in engineering?

CREEDS, CODES, CANONS, STATUES, AND RULES

Differences between ethics category?
Purpose of a code of ethics?
What are ethical priorities?

INDUSTRY INVOLVEMENT

Where do clients and employers fall in ethic responsibility?
How do suppliers affect ethical responsibility?
What guidelines exist for dealing with other engineers?
What responsibility does an engineer have when dealing with decisions that affect the public?
Is competitive bidding unethical?

DOCUMENTS & REVIEW

INTRODUCTION

PLANS

TEMPLATES

DETAIL LIBRARY

QUALITY CONTROL

PLAN REVIEW

INSPECTIONS

INTRODUCTION

PLANS & SUBMITTALS

PLANS

PLANS

What do plans include?*
Why do specifications exist?
What goes into “performance-design” plans?
What goes into a “full-design”?
What goes into a “shop drawing submittal”?
What are the different kinds of sheets (coversheet, floor plan, RCP, sections, details, enlarged plans, isometrics, specifications, site plan)?
Why are ambiguous bid documents bad?

COMPONENTS OF PLANS

What are grids & when are they used?
What are general notes & when are they used?
What are plan notes & when are they used?
What are sections & when are they used?
What are details & when are they used?
What are isometrics & when are they used?
What are specifications & when are they used?
What are schedules & when are they used?
What is a north arrow?

TITLEBLOCKS

What goes into a titleblock?
When do I use my company’s titleblock vs. others?
How do I import titleblocks?

ACCURACY & PRECISIONS

How accurate do drawings need to be?
How precise does a layout need to be?

TEMPLATES

TEMPLATES

What is a template?
Why is a project template important?
What goes into a project template?
What goes into a detail template?

DETAIL LIBRARY

DETAIL LIBRARY

What is a detail library?
Why is a library important?
When should I update the library?

QUALITY CONTROL

QUALITY CONTROL

What is QC in design?
What makes great quality control?
How to build self-healing QC systems?

PLAN REVIEW

ABOUT THE AUTHORITY HAVING JURISDICTION

What is an AHJ?
What power does an AHJ have?
Who is the AHJ for my project?
What Does the AHJ want for my project?

PLAN REVIEW

Why is an engineer reviewing my work?
Plan review checklist for suppression?
Plan review checklist for fire alarm?
Plan review checklist for life safety?
What do consultants not understand about AHJs?*
What should consultants know about the plan review process?*
How can consultants make things easier for plan review?*
What benefits come from plan review and inspection?*

INSPECTIONS

INSPECTIONS

What are inspectors looking for?
If the AHJ approves a plan, can inspectors require something different?
If an AHJ misses something in plan review can they still require it on the job?
What are the responsibilities of an inspector?
How can contractors make things easier for inspectors?

See our entire breakout for inspections under:

FIRE SUPPRESSION > SITE VISITS
FIRE SUPPRESSION > IT&M

TOOLS

REVIT

CAD

EXCEL

PDF TOOLS

MEYERFIRE TOOLS

OTHER TOOLS

REVIT

INTRO

INTERMEDIATE

ADVANCED

INTRO

BIM

What is BIM?
What is Revit?
What is BIM360?
What paid tools exist for Revit?
What free tools exist for Revit?

VDC

What is VDC?

LEVEL OF DETAIL

What is LOD?
What implications does a LOD have?

INTRODUCTION TO REVIT

How is Revit Organized?
What is a Project Browser?
What is a Properties Bar?
What Are the Different Types of Plans?
What is a View Range?
What are the Different Disciplines?
What is Visibility Graphics?
What is a View Template?
Usefulness of a Partial View Template?

PROJECT SETUP

How to Set Up a BIM360 Project?
How to Link Backgrounds in Revit?
How to Add Custom Room Tags in Revit?
How to Add Grid Lines in Revit?
How to Update a Titleblock?
How to Place Plans on Sheets?
How to Edit a Cover Sheet?
How to Create a Floor Plan?
How to Create a Reflected Ceiling Plan?
How to Apply Templates Automatically?
How to Create a Site Plan?
How to Create a Section?
How to Create an Isometric?
How to Use Scope Boxes?
How to Use Plan Regions?
How to Place and Tag Spaces?

BACKGROUNDS

How to Use PDFs as backgrounds?
How to Convert PDFs to CAD?
How to Bulk-Convert PDFs to CAD?
How to Clean Up CAD backgrounds?
How to Insert CAD to Revit?
How to Link CAD to Revit?
How to Link CAD sections to Revit?
How to Adjust Visibility of Backgrounds in Revit?

USING REVIT EFFICIENTLY

How is Revit Different from CAD?
How is Modeling in Revit Different Than CAD?
What's a Good Mindset for Using Revit?
What are Keyboard Commands?
Why Should I Customize Commands?
How Do I Customize Commands?
How to Import / Export Keyboard Commands?
How Can I Arrange a Workspace for Efficiency?
How Can I Setup My Desk for Efficiency?
How to Use Copy / Paste Aligned?

SCHEDULES

What is a Schedule?
Why Use Schedules?
How do I Create a Schedule?
How do I Edit a Schedule?
How Can I Edit C-Factors for Pipe?
How Can I Edit Pipe Thicknesses?
How to Create Schedule for All Pipes?
How to Create a Schedule to Track Errors?
Example of a Dummy Schedule for Hanger Spacing?
Example of a Dummy Schedule for General Information Sign?

DETAILS

How to Create a Detail in Revit?
What is a Detail Project in Revit?
How to Import a Detail?
How to Organize a Detail Library?
What is a Tag?
How Can I Efficiently Tag My Model?

VISIBILITY & GRAPHICS

What is Visibility & Graphics?
What is a View Template?
Why Use a View Template?
How to Apply a View Template?
How to Use Filters?
How to Color Objects?

INTERMEDIATE

SPRINKLER LAYOUT

Best Process for Laying Out Sprinklers & Pipe?
Laying Out Sprinklers: Using Native Revit?
Laying Out Sprinklers: AutoSPRINK RVT?
Laying Out Sprinklers: HydraCAD for Revit?
Laying Out Sprinklers: Viking for Revit?

PIPE LAYOUT

Best Process for Laying Out Pipes?
Ways to Connect Armovers: Native Revit?
Ways to Connect Armovers: HydraCAD for Revit?
Ways to Connect Armovers: AutoSPRINK RVT?

COORDINATION

How to Coordinate with Mechanical in Revit?

HYDRAULIC CALCULATIONS

How to do Hydraulic Calculations in HydraCAD for Revit?
How to do Hydraulic Calculations in AutoSPRINK RVT?

TROUBLESHOOTING

How to fix a slow Revit model?

VICTAULIC FOR REVIT

Quick Tips for Using Victaulic Tools for Revit?

ADVANCED

TEMPLATES

What is a Project Template?
Why is a Project Template Important?
How to Set up a New Project Template?
What Kinds of Things go Into a Project Template?

FAMILIES

What is a Family?
What is a Family Library?
What Considerations go Into Creating a Family?
What is a Good Family vs. Bad Family?

PARAMETERS

What is a Parameter?
Difference Between Instance & Type Parameters?
How Do I Edit an Instance Parameters?
How Do I Edit a Type Parameters?
How Do I Create a New Parameters?

CAD

CAD

What is CAD?
Difference between CAD and BIM?
What software tools exist for CAD?
What tools can convert PDF to CAD?
How to use PDFIMPORT command?
How to Bulk Convert PDF to CAD?*
How to use PRINT 2 CAD?

EXCEL

FUNDAMENTALS OF EXCEL

Why use Excel in Fire Protection?
Organization of Excel
How to Use Workbooks and Sheets
Properties of a Cell
Types of a Cell
Introduction to Formulas for Fire Protection
How to write effective formulas
How to use IF statements
How to use CONCATENATE function
How to use LOOKUP function
How to use VLOOKUP function

PDF TOOLS

PDF TOOLS

Why do PDFs matter in construction?
What PDF tools exist?
How to Bulk Convert PDF to CAD?*

BLUEBEAM

How is Bluebeam Organized?
How to do Takeoffs in Bluebeam?
How to Create Hyperlinks for Sheetlists, Callouts, Labels, with Revit?

MEYERFIRE TOOLS

MEYERFIRE TOOLS

OTHER TOOLS

FREE TOOLS

What helpful free tools exist?

CODE & LIFE SAFETY

INTRODUCTION

USE & OCCUPANCY

SPECIAL APPLICATIONS

BUILDING HEIGHT & AREA

CONSTRUCTION TYPES

FIRE & SMOKE FEATURES

INTERIOR FINISHES

FIRE PROTECTION SYSTEMS

MEANS OF EGRESS

FIRE DEPARTMENTS

SITE WATER SUPPLY

INTRODUCTION

BUILDING CODES

What is a building code?
How are codes & standards developed?
What is a model code?
What code organizations exist?
What is the applicable code for my project?*
What codes apply to an existing building under normal operations?*
What codes apply to an existing building undergoing renovation?*
Why does code compliance matter?

STANDARDS

What is a standard?
Difference between code & standard?
What are the applicable standards for my project?*
What is prescriptive standard?
What is performance-based standard?

USE & OCCUPANCY

OCCUPANCY

What is a building occupancy?
How do I determine building occupancy?
What is mixed-use building?
Difference between use and occupancy?
Different approaches to mixed-use buildings?

SPECIAL APPLICATIONS

HIGHRISES

What is a highrise?
What special requirements apply to highrises?

BUILDING HEIGHT & AREA

BUILDING HEIGHT

How is building height defined?
What is an allowable building height?
How to determine allowable building height?

BUILDING AREA

How is building area defined?
What is a fire area versus a building area?
What is an allowable building area?
How to determine allowable building area?

CONSTRUCTION TYPES

CONSTRUCTION TYPE

What are the different construction types?
Why does construction type matter?
What is podium-style construction?
How does construction type affect sprinklers?

BUILDING CONSTRUCTION

How are buildings actually constructed?
What is actually above a ceiling?
What systems go into a typical building?
At what heights are different systems installed?
What are the general rules about where where different building systems are located?
What building system is the most important?
Who has to move when there's a building conflict?

STRUCTURE

What are the different types of structure?
What details about structure is important for sprinklers?
What details about structure is important for fire alarm?

MECHANICAL

What are common types of mechanical systems?
What mechanical systems affect sprinklers?
What mechanical systems affect fire alarm?

FIRE & SMOKE FEATURES

FIRE-RATED CONSTRUCTION

What is a fire partition?
What is a fire barrier?
What is a fire wall?
When are each types used?
What are ratings for each type?
How do fire-rated separations affect fire alarm and fire sprinkler systems?

SMOKE-RESISTANT CONSTRUCTION

What is a smoke partition?
What is a smoke barrier?
When are each types used?
What are ratings for each type?
How do smoke partitions & barriers affect fire alarm and fire sprinkler systems?

FIRESTOP & FIREPROOFING

What is firestop?
When is firestop used?
What is fireproofing?
When is fireproofing used?

INTERIOR FINISHES

INTERIOR FINISHES

What are the different interior finish types?
What requirements exist for each type

FIRE PROTECTION SYSTEMS

SPRINKLER REQUIREMENTS

When are sprinklers required?
Example of when sprinklers are required?
When are sprinklers req'd in existing buildings?
When are sprinklers req'd in mixed-use?

STANDPIPE REQUIREMENTS

When is a standpipe system required?
What codes & standards apply to standpipes?
How to determine a building height?
How to determine building levels?
Standpipe requirements by occupancy?

Standpipes req'd for buildings under construction?

OWNER REQUIREMENTS

Does the owner have insurance standards?
Does the owner have specifications?

SPRINKLER STANDARDS

What codes & standards apply?
When can I use NFPA 13D?
When can I used NFPA 13R?
When must I use NFPA 13?
Differences between NFPA 13, 13R, and 13D?
When to use NFPA 13 & 13R in Mixed-Use?

MEANS OF EGRESS

OCCUPANT LOADS

What is an occupant load?
Why do occupant loads matter?
How to determine an occupant load?
What is an occupant load factor?

EGRESS COMPONENTS

How to determine the number of required exits?
How to determine exit separation?
What are the components of a means of egress?

VERTICAL OPENINGS

What is a vertical opening?

FIRE DEPARTMENTS

FIRE ACCESS

What is fire access?
What are the components of fire access?
When is fire access required?
Tips & tricks for accommodating fire access?

KEY BOXES

What is a fire department key box?
When are key boxes required?
Where are key boxes located?

FIRE COMMAND CENTERS

What is a fire command center?
When is a fire command center required?
Components of a fire command center?

EMERGENCY RESPONDER SYSTEMS

What is emergency responder radio coverage?
When is emergency radio coverage required?
What goes into emergency responder radio coverage?
What is a firefighter air replenishment system?

SITE WATER SUPPLY

FIRE FLOW

What is fire flow?
How to determine fire flow?

FIRE HYDRANTS

What are the components of a fire hydrant?
When are fire hydrants required?
Where should hydrants be located?
What is the required hydrant spacing?
How are hydrants labeled and identified?
Types of hydrants exist?

FIRE SUPPRESSION

1. INTRODUCTION

2. CODE, PROJECT RESEARCH

3. SITE VISITS

4. COORDINATION

5. SYSTEM TYPES

6. WATER SUPPLIES

7. RISERS & ZONES

8. HAZARDS, CONSTRUCTION

9. SPRINKLERS

10. PIPE

11. FITTINGS

12. SYSTEM ATTACHMENTS

13. HANGERS

14. SEISMIC BRACING

15. HYDRAULIC CALCS

16. FIRE PUMPS

17. WATER STORAGE TANKS

18. IT&M

1. INTRODUCTION

FIRE SPRINKLER SYSTEMS

STANDPIPE SYSTEMS

2. CODE, PROJECT RESEARCH

SPRINKLER REQUIREMENTS

When are sprinklers required?
Example of when sprinklers are required?
When are sprinklers req'd in existing buildings?*
When are sprinklers req'd in mixed-use?*

OWNER REQUIREMENTS

SPRINKLER STANDARDS

STANDPIPE REQUIREMENTS

STANDPIPE STANDARDS

3. SITE VISITS

DESIGN

INSURANCE

INSPECTION

DESIGN

SITE VISITS FOR DESIGN & ESTIMATING

When are site visits necessary?
What information is needed from a site visit?
How do I measure an existing building?
Key measurements for an existing building?
How do I measure an existing system?
Key measurements for an existing system?
What tools are helpful for pre-bid site visits?
What tools are helpful to do site takeoffs?*
What should I be looking for in a design site visit?
What tools do I use for scopes?

INSURANCE

SITE VISITS FOR INSURANCE CARRIERS

When are site visits necessary?
Purpose of insurance inspection?
Different types of insurance inspections?*
How to schedule an insurance inspection?
How to prepare for an insurance inspection?
What information is needed for an insurer site visit?
What is an entrance meeting?

REINSPECTIONS

How best to review prior recommendations?
How best to review changes & projects?

COLLECTING INFORMATION

What information needs to be collected?
Collecting information for process?
Collecting information for specific hazards?
Collecting information for utilities?
Collecting information for water supply type?
Collecting information for suppression systems?
Collecting information for storage?
Collecting information for water supply tests?

INSPECTION TIPS FOR SUPPRESSION

How to inspect for system capability?*
How to inspect for sprinkler orientations?
How to inspect for obstructions?
How to inspect for sprinkler temperature?
How to inspect for hangers?
How to inspect for clearances?
How to inspect for K-Factors & Orifices?

REVIEW & TESTING

How best to review procedures in place?
How to review testing of suppression systems?
How to organized plant inspection tours?
Reporting & Issues
What tools are helpful for insurer site visits?
What are major red flags that need further attention?
What are the most common issues from site reviews?
How to compose an insurer review report?

INSPECTION

SITE VISITS FOR INSPECTORS

INSPECTION TIPS FOR SUPPRESSION

4. COORDINATION

COORDINATION WITH ARCHITECTS

COORDINATION WITH AHJs

What to ask an AHJ?
As an AHJ, what questions should be asked?

COORDINATION WITH STRUCTURAL

What structural information do I need?
What are common challenges with wood construction?
What are common challenges with steel construction?
What are common challenges with concrete construction?
What are common challenges precast concrete construction?
What does the structural designer need from me?
How to calculate the weight of a sprinkler system?
Is the structural engineer considering my system?

COORDINATION WITH MECHANICAL

What mechanical information do I need?
What are common challenges in design with HVAC?
Who takes priority in coordinating space?
What are the different types of ductwork?
How much space does ductwork take up?
How much space does ductwork actually need?
What does the mechanical designer need from me?

COORDINATION WITH ELECTRICAL

What electrical information do I need?
What are common challenges in design with electrical?
How much space does electrical need?
Can I route pipe over or near electrical equipment?
How much load will my fire pump need?
Does my fire pump need a generator?
How are generators sized regarding fire pumps?
What types of fire pump starters are there?
How does my fire pump starter affect generators?

COORDINATION WITH PLUMBING

What plumbing information do I need?
What are common challenges in design with plumbing?
How much space does water, gas, and other plumbing-design systems need?
Can my drains connect to waste systems?
Where will I have drains in a sprinkler system?
Where will I have drains in a standpipe system?
How to coordinate drains with plumbing design?
What types of plumbing drains are there?
What size should a plumbing drain be?
How can I estimate how much discharge I'll have?

5. SYSTEM TYPES

SPRINKLER SYSTEM TYPES

What types of sprinkler systems exist?
How do combined sprinkler/standpipe systems work?

SPRINKLER SYSTEM ARRANGEMENTS

What system arrangements exist?
What is the benefit of a tree system?
When are tree-systems used?
What is the benefit of a looped system?
When are looped-systems used?
What is the benefit of a grid system?
When are gridded systems used?

WET SPRINKLER SYSTEMS

What are the components of a wet pipe system?
How do wet systems work?
Where are wet systems used?
What tips & tricks should I consider with wet systems?

DRY SPRINKLER SYSTEMS

What are the components of a dry pipe system?
How do dry systems work?
Where are dry systems used?
What tips & tricks should I consider with dry systems?

PRE-ACTION SPRINKLER SYSTEMS

What are the components of a pre-action system?
How do pre-action systems work?
Where are pre-action systems used?
What tips & tricks should I consider with pre-action?

DELUGE SPRINKLER SYSTEMS

What are the components of a deluge system?
How do deluge systems work?
Where are deluge systems used?
What tips & tricks should I consider with deluge?

STANDPIPE TYPES & CLASSES

What types of standpipe systems exist?
What classes of standpipe systems exist?

MANUAL STANDPIPES

What are the components of a manual standpipe?

Where are manual standpipes used & required?
Tips & tricks to consider with manual standpipes?

AUTOMATIC STANDPIPES

What are the components of an automatic standpipe?

Where are automatic standpipes used & required?
Tips & tricks to consider with automatic standpipes

CLASSES OF STANDPIPES

Components of a Class I standpipe?
Where are Class I standpipes used?
Components of a Class II standpipe?
Where are Class II standpipes used?
Components of a Class III standpipe?
Where are Class III standpipes used?

6. WATER SUPPLIES

OVERVIEW

How to categorize types of water supplies?
How does a municipal water supply fluctuate?

FLOW TESTS

What is a flow test?
How do I run a flow test?
What is a discharge coefficient?
How to apply discharge coefficient?
How to convert a pitot pressure to residual?
Tips & best practices for flow tests?
How do I coordinate a flow test with the AHJ?

QUANTIFYING A WATER SUPPLY

What is an N^1.85 graph?
How to read an N^1.85 graph?
What is interpolation and extrapolation?
Advantage of flowing more water in a flow test?
How to extrapolate fire flow on a water supply?*
How to calculate any point along a water supply?
Example of available water supply on N^1.85 graph?
Examples of different water supply results?
How to show variation on N^1.85 graph?
Example of demand on N^1.85 graph?
How to determine safety factor on N^1.85 graph?

FIRE FLOW

What is fire flow?
How to determine fire flow?

FIRE HYDRANTS

What are the components of a fire hydrant?
When are fire hydrants required?
Where should hydrants be located?
What is the required hydrant spacing?
How are hydrants labeled and identified?
Types of hydrants exist?

WATER STORAGE TANKS

What types of water storage tanks exist?
Components of an elevated water tower?
Components of a pressure tank?
Components of a water supply by pump?

7. RISERS & ZONES

ZONES

How many zones are needed for my system?
How many zones for healthcare occupancies?
How many zones for smoke control assemblies?
How many zones for multi-level buildings?
How many zones for large buildings?

RISER ASSEMBLIES

Where does my building riser go?
What are the components of a riser assembly?
What are the components of a floor-control valve?

8. HAZARDS, CONSTRUCTION

SPRINKLER HAZARDS & OCCUPANCIES

Difference between a hazard and occupancy?
Where do I find hazard classifications?
How do I determine hazard classifications?
How to get a storage hazard classification?
What standards dictate sprinkler occupancies?

STORAGE

How does protection for storage work?
What are commodities?
What are different storage arrangements?
When is an engineered analysis required?
What is high-piled storage?
When are heat and smoke vents required?

BUILDING STRUCTURE

Different Construction Types in the IBC?*
What are different types of structure?
Components of a building structure?
Different types of foundations?
Different types of joists?
Components of a joist?
Components of a beam?
How do beams affects sprinklers and detectors?
Components of a column?
Components of steel structure?
Components of masonry structure?
Components of concrete structure?
Components of wood structure?
How are buildings actually constructed?
What is platform, balloon, and tilt-up construction?
What details about structure is important for sprinklers?

COMBUSTIBILITY

What is Combustible Construction?
What is Non-Combustible Construction?
What is Limited-Combustible Construction?

OBSTRUCTED & UNOBSTRUCTED CONSTRUCTION

Difference between Obstructed &
Unobstructed Construction?
Why does Obstructed & Unobstructed matter?
Obstructed Construction: Beam & Girders
Obstructed Construction: Concrete Tees
Obstructed Construction: Composite Wood Joists
Obstructed Construction: Panel Construction
Obstructed Construction: Semi-Mill
Obstructed Construction: Wood Joists
Obstructed Construction: Steel Purlins
Obstructed Construction: Trusses
Obstructed Construction: Bar Joists
Unobstructed Construction: Bar Joists
Unobstructed Construction: Open-Grid Ceilings
Unobstructed Construction: Smooth Ceilings
Unobstructed Construction: Standard Mill
Unobstructed Construction: Trusses

CEILING CONSTRUCTION

What is a smooth ceiling?
What is a flat ceiling?
What is a sloped ceiling?
How does a smooth, flat or sloped ceiling affect sprinkler layouts?

CONCEALED SPACES

What is a Concealed Space?
When are sprinklers required in concealed spaces?
How does a concealed space affect sprinkler type?
How does a concealed space affect sprinkler layout?
Example layout of sprinklers in a concealed space.

9. SPRINKLERS

ABOUT THE SPRINKLER

What are different sprinkler orientations?
What different types of sprinklers exist?
What are special application sprinklers?
Why use different types of sprinklers?
How many sprinkler models exist?
What is a listing for a sprinkler?
What goes into testing for a sprinkler?
What is the difference between UL and FM?

COMPONENTS OF A SPRINKLER

What are the components of a sprinkler?
What is a k-factor?*
How do I best select a k-factor?*
What is a response for a sprinkler?
Where to use quick vs. standard response sprinklers?

LAYOUT LIMITS

How does a hazard & occupancy affect spacing?
What are the limits for sprinkler spacing?
What is the maximum allowable area for a sprinkler?
What is an example of maximum allowable area?
What is the maximum distance between sprinklers?
An example of maximum distances between sprinklers?
Where in NFPA 13 are the rules for sprinkler spacing?
How does slope affect a sprinkler layout?

LAYOUT FOR LIGHT HAZARD

What are the spacing limits for light hazard?
How to layout sprinklers in a light hazard space?
What is "center of tile"?
How does "center of tile" affect sprinkler layouts?
How does a 2x4 ceiling grid affect sprinkler layouts?
How does a 2x2 ceiling grid affect sprinkler layouts?
Examples of a light hazard sprinkler layout?
What is the small room rule?
How to space sidewalls for light hazard?
How do extended coverage sprinklers work for light hazard?

LAYOUT FOR ORDINARY HAZARD

What are the spacing limits for Ordinary Hazard?
How to layout sprinklers in an Ordinary Hazard space?
Examples of an Ordinary Hazard sprinkler layout?
What is a coverage box for a sprinkler?

ADDITIONAL RULES & CONSIDERATIONS

When do I use extended coverage sprinklers?
Should I mix coverage areas within a unit?
Should I mix sprinklers for each area?

HEIGHT & OBSTRUCTIONS

What is the correct height for sprinklers?
Is my sprinkler obstructed?
What are the rules for obstructions?
What is a beam obstruction?
What is a soffit obstruction?
How to treat solid walls as obstructions?
What is a floor-mounted obstruction?

10. PIPE

ABOUT PIPE

What different types of pipe exist?
How is pipe manufactured?
When to use different types of pipe?
What is the maximum pipe length to use?
What tips & tricks for pipe lengths?

SPRINKLER CONNECTORS

Options for connecting sprinklers to branch pipe?
What is an armover, and when is it used?
What is a drop, and when is it used?
What is a sprig, and when is it used?
What is a flex drop, and when is it used?
How to decide between sprinkler connection types?

BRANCH PIPE

Where do I locate branch pipe?
Which direction should branch pipe run?
How does structure type affect pipe routing?
How many branch lines are ideal?
What is the best height to locate a pipe?
Tips & tricks for routing branch pipe?

MAINS

Where do I locate mains?
Options for connecting branch lines to mains?
What is the best height to locate a main?

11. FITTINGS

FITTING TYPES

What types of fittings exist?
When to use grooved versus threaded fittings?
When to use different pipe finishes?
How do takeouts work?

WELDED OUTLETS

How do outlets work on pipe?
When to use welded outlets?

COUPLINGS

What is a coupling?
Where are couplings used?

ELBOWS & TEES

What is an elbow or a tee?
When are elbows and tees used?
What is a mechanical tee and when are they used?

UNIONS

What is a union and when is it used?

12. SYSTEM ATTACHMENTS

COMPRESSED AIR

When is a compressor needed?
Components of a compressor?
Types of compressors?
How to size an air compressor?
Tips & tricks for using air compressors?

DRAINS

What is a drain?
When are drains required?
Types of drains?
How to size a drain?
Where can drains be routed?
Where are my low points?
Tips & tricks for drain design?

FIRE DEPARTMENT CONNECTIONS

What is an FDC?
Where are FDCs located?
What types of FDCs exist?
Purpose of an FDC?
How does an FDC work?
Components of an FDC?
Is a drum drip required for FDCs?

GAUGES

What is a gauge?
Components of a gauge?
Types of gauges?
Requirements for gauges?
Tips & tricks for gauges?

HOSE CABINETS

What is a hose cabinet?
Components of a hose cabinet?
When are hose cabinets required?

INSPECTOR’S TESTS

What is an inspector’s test?
Where are inspector’s tests located?
When are inspector’s tests & drains combined?
Tips & tricks for inspector’s tests?

NITROGEN

When is nitrogen used?
Why use nitrogen?
Components of a nitrogen generator?
Tips & tricks for using nitrogen?

13. HANGERS

HANGERS

Components of a hanger assembly?
Different types of hangers?
Difference between hanger and seismic brace?
When to use different types of hangers?

ATTACHMENTS

What is a concrete anchor?
What types of beam hangers exist?
What types of wood hangers exist?
Listings required for hangers
Tips & tricks for hanger selection

14. SEISMIC BRACING

SEISMIC

Components of seismic bracing?
When is seismic bracing required?
What is a seismic design category?
Difference between bracing & restraint?
Programs for calculating seismic bracing components?

15. HYDRAULIC CALCS

HYDRAULIC CALCULATIONS

How do hydraulic calculations work?
Why do a hydraulic calculation?
What is a hydraulic node?
How to calculate starting pressure for a sprinkler?
Step-by-step hydraulic calculations?
What goes into a hydraulic calc summary?
What goes into a hydraulic placard?

DESIGN CRITERIA

What is a design criteria?
Where does design criteria come from?
How many sprinklers should be calculated?

REMOTE AREA

What is a remote area?
Where is a remote area?
How to determine remote area shape?

COMPONENTS

Friction loss for backflow preventers?
Friction loss for flow switches?
Friction loss for valves?
Friction loss for tees?
Friction loss for elbows?
Friction loss for couplings?

STANDPIPES

How is a standpipe calculated?
How to determine flow in a standpipe calculation?
How to determine starting pressure in a standpipe calculation?

16. FIRE PUMPS

INTRO

COMPONENTS

DESIGN

COORDINATION

INTRO

INTRODUCTION

When is a fire pump required?
Types of fire pumps?
When to use each type of pump?
How does a fire pump work?
Components of an electric fire pump assembly?
Components of a diesel fire pump assembly?
When to use a pump when not required?
Difference between fire pumps & mechanical pumps?

CODES & STANDARDS

What codes & standards apply to fire pumps?
An overview of NFPA 20
Does an NFPA 13D system require NFPA 20?
Is a fire pump required to be listed?

COMPONENTS

INTRODUCTION

Components of an electric fire pump assembly?
Components of a diesel fire pump assembly?

CIRCULATION RELIEF VALVES

What are Circulation Relief Valves?
When are Circulation Relief Valves Used?
How are Circulation Relief Valves Sized?

PRESSURE RELIEF VALVES

What are Pressure Relief Valves?
When are Pressure Relief Valves Used?
How are Pressure Relief Valves Sized?

AUTOMATIC AIR RELEASE

What is automatic air release?
When is automatic air release Used?
How is automatic air release Sized?

TEST HEADERS

What is fire pump test header?
When is a fire pump test header used?
How is a fire pump test header Sized?
How to size the pipe feeding a test header?
Tips & tricks for working with test headers?

COOLING SYSTEMS

What is a diesel fire pump cooling water system?
Why are cooling water systems important?
How are cooling water systems sized?
Tips & tricks for working with cooling water systems?

CONTROLLERS & SENSING LINES

What are sensing lines?
Why are sensing lines important?
Tips & tricks when working with sensing lines?
How large are controllers?
What clearances are required for controllers?
How much space do controllers need?
Requirements for conduit to controllers?
What is overspeed shutdown?
Why is overspeed shutdown important?
Tips & tricks for working with overspeed shutdown?

SCREENING

Purpose of screening on pump suction?
When is screening required?
Tips & tricks when screening for fire pumps?

STRAIN RELIEF

Requirements for strain relief?
Purpose of strain relief on pump suction?

SUCTION VALVE(S)

Purpose of valves on the pump suction side?
Requirements for suction valves?
Types of pump suction valves?
Size of pump suction valve?
Tips & tricks for pump suction valves?

SUCTION FROM PUMPS

What is an anti-vortex plate?
How to arrange an anti-vortex plate?
Tips & tricks for using anti-vortex plates?

REDUCERS

When are reducers required in a pump layout?
What is an eccentric reducer?
What is a concentric reducer?
Where to use each type of reducer?
Does a pump layout require reducers?

DESIGN

INTRODUCTION

When is a fire pump required?
Types of fire pumps?
When to use each type of pump?
How does a fire pump work?
Components of an electric fire pump assembly?
Components of a diesel fire pump assembly?
When to use a pump when not required?

SIZING

How to size a fire pump?
What horsepower will the fire pump be?
How to select a fire pump model?
How to optimize a fire pump size?
Natural thresholds of suppression pressure limits?

ARRANGEMENT

How to arrange suction pipe?
How to arrange bypass pipe?
How are circulation loops routed?
When are circulation loops required?

SEQUENCING

When are multiple fire pumps used?
How to arrange multiple fire pumps?
How does startup sequencing work?

FIRE PUMP ROOMS

What is a fire pump room's fire-resistance rating?
How large does a fire pump room need to be?
Where does a fire pump room need to be located?

COORDINATION

ELECTRICAL

What information does electrical need?
Is backup power required for a pump?

ARCHITECTURAL

How much space does a fire pump need?
Does a fire pump room need to be rated?

MECHNICAL

Does the pump room need heat?
Does the fire pump room need to be conditioned?
Can the fire pump room share space with mechanical?

PLUMBING

Does the pump room need a drain?
Can the fire pump room share space with other equipment?

17. WATER STORAGE TANKS

OVERVIEW

When is a water storage tank required?
Types of storage tanks?
How to size a water storage tank?
Tips & tricks for water storage tanks?

SUPPLIES

What types of water storage tanks exist?
Components of an elevated water tower?
Components of a pressure tank?
Components of a water supply by pump?

18. IT&M

AHJ & INSURANCE INSPECTIONS

See SITE VISITS in this subject.

ACCEPTANCE TESTING

Flushing tests
Hydrostatic testing
Flow switch testing
Valve exercising

INSPECTIONS

What standards cover inspections, testing & maintenance?
When does NFPA 25 apply?
An overview of NFPA 25?
How does system tagging work?
Do NFPA 13 issues get addressed in an inspection?
Reporting for NFPA 25 inspections?
Common NFPA 25 deficiencies?
This area to be expanded upon in future revisions.

FIRE ALARM

1. INTRODUCTION

2. CODE, PROJECT RESEARCH

3. SYSTEM TYPES

4. SIGNALING

5. CONTROL EQUIPMENT

6. INITIATION DEVICES

7. NOTIFICATION

8. SUPERVISION

9. MASS NOTIFICATION

10. INTERFACING

1. INTRODUCTION

OVERVIEW

2. CODE, PROJECT RESEARCH

WHERE REQUIRED

When is a fire alarm system required?
Requirements for Business occupancies?
Requirements for Factories & Storage?
Requirements for Assembly occupancies?
Requirements for Education occupancies?
Requirements for Residential occupancies?*
Requirements for Mercantile occupancies?
Requirements for Institutional occupancies?
Example code path for fire alarm requirement?

PROJECT RESEARCH

What information do I need to get started?
What information do I need architecturally?
What information do I need from MEP?
Does the owner have standards or specifications?*

SITE VISITS

What information is important in a site visit?
Checklists for site visits?

COORDINATION

What questions to ask an architect?
What questions to ask an AHJ?
What questions does an AHJ want concerning fire alarm?
What information is needed for other systems?

3. SYSTEM TYPES

OVERVIEW

What is a fire alarm system?
Components of a fire alarm system?
What are the different types of fire alarm systems?

TYPES OF COMMERCIAL SYSTEMS

What is a Protected Premises (Local) Fire Alarm System?
Difference Between a Building Fire Alarm System, a Dedicated Function Fire Alarm System, and a Releasing Fire Alarm System?
What is a Municipal fire alarm system?

TYPES OF RESIDENTIAL SYSTEMS

What is a single-station fire alarm system?
Where are single-station systems used?
What is a multiple-station fire alarm system?
Where are multiple-station systems used?
What is a household fire alarm system?
What is a combination system?

TYPES OF NOTIFICATION

What is a temporal-3 system?
What is emergency voice/alarm communication?
What is low-frequency notification?
What is a One-Way Emergency Communication System?
What is a Two-Way Emergency Communication System?
What is a mass notification system?

TYPES OF INITIATION

What is a conventional system?
What is an addressable system?
When are conventional vs. addressable used?
What is a manual system?
What is an automatic system?

4. SIGNALING

SIGNAL TYPES

What types of signals do fire alarm systems use?
What is an alarm signal?
What are alarm signals used for?
What is a trouble signal?
What are trouble signals used for?
What is a supervisory signal?
What are supervisory signals used for?

DOCUMENTATION

What is an example Sequence of Operations?
What is an example Input/Output Matrix?

5. CONTROL EQUIPMENT

MAIN PANEL

What is an FACP?
Components of an FACP?
Where is an FACP located?
What types of FACPs exist?
Tips & tricks to consider?

ANNUNCIATOR PANEL

What is an annunciator panel?
When are annunciator panels required?
Where are annunciator panels located?
Tips & tricks with annunicators?

POWER SUPPLIES

What is a power supply?
Components of a power supply?
Where are power supplies required?
Tips & tricks with power supplies?

AMPLIFIERS

What is an amplifier?
Components of an amplifier?
Where are amplifiers required?
Tips & tricks with amplifiers?

6. INITIATION DEVICES

HEAT DETECTORS

Components of a heat detector?
What types of heat detectors exist?
Where are heat detectors required?

DUCT-TYPE SMOKE DETECTORS

Components of a duct-type smoke detector?
What types of duct detectors exist?
Where are duct detectors required?
Tips & tricks to consider with duct detectors?

SPOT-TYPE SMOKE DETECTORS

Components of a smoke detector?
What types of smoke detectors exist?
Where are smoke detectors required?
Tips & tricks to consider with smoke detectors?

MANUAL PULL STATIONS

Components of a pull station?
What types of pull stations exist?
Where are pull stations required?
Tips & tricks to consider with pull stations?

CONTROL & MONITORING MODULES

Components of a control & monitor module?
What types of control & monitor modules exist?
Where are control & monitor modules required?
Tips & tricks to consider with control & monitor modules?

CARBON MONOXIDE

Components of a carbon monoxide detector?
What types of carbon monoxide detectors exist?
Where are carbon monoxide detectors required?
Tips & tricks to consider with carbon monoxide detectors?

TAMPER SWITCHES

Components of a tamper switch?
What types of tamper switches exist?
Where are tamper switches required?
Tips & tricks to consider with tamper switches?

WATERFLOW SWITCHES

Components of a waterflow switch?
What types of waterflow switches exist?
Where are waterflow switches required?
Tips & tricks to consider with waterflow switches?

7. NOTIFICATION

OVERVIEW

What are the different modes of operation?
That type of notification appliances exist?

AUDIBILE APPLIANCES

What types of audible appliances exist?
Components of horn?
Components of a speaker?
Where are audible appliances required?
Tips & tricks for audibility?

VISIBLE APPLIANCES

What types of visual appliances exist?
Components of visual appliances?
Components of text boards?
Where are text boards required?
Where are visual appliances required?
Tips & tricks for visual coverage?

TACTILE APPLIANCES

Where are tactile appliances required?

8. SUPERVISION

SUPERVISION

What types of fire alarm supervision exist?
When is supervision required?
What signals are required to be output?

SUPERVISING STATION SERVICES

What is a remote supervising station?
What is a central supervising station?
What is a proprietary supervising station?

COMMUNICATION METHODS

What methods of monitoring exist?
What supervision is required for fire alarm systems?
What methods for monitoring are common today?

DIGITAL ALARM COMMUNICATORS

What is a Digital Alarm Communication Transmitter?
Where are DACTs used?

TWO-WAY RADIO FREQUENCY SYSTEMS

What is a two-way radio frequency system?
Where are two-way radio frequency systems used?

ONE-WAY PRIVATE RADIO ALARM SYSTEMS

What is a one-way private radio system?
Where are one-way private radio systems used?

PERFORMANCE-BASED TECHNOLOGIES

What is a performance-based technology category for fire alarm system supervision?
Where are performance-based technologies used?
What are examples of performance-based technologies for fire alarm supervision?

9. MASS NOTIFICATION

MASS NOTIFICATION