Electrical: Circuit Protection, part 1: Overview of electrical protection, standards

Electrical: Circuit Protection, part 1: Overview of electrical protection, standards

Understanding electrical and circuit protection requirements will enable the engineer to design the safest and most reliable electrical distribution systems for buildings. Courtesy: CFE Media and Technology Electrical protection insights The electrical engineer is responsible for many different distribution systems in buildings and it is crucial to know what is needed, how much is needed…

How to design for adaptive reuse: Don’t reinvent the wheel

How to design for adaptive reuse: Don’t reinvent the wheel

In a very short period of time, our economy has changed. Now more than ever, it’s important to consider new and viable approaches to how we all do business. One potential opportunity is adaptive reuse, specifically reusing empty big-box retail and malls, many of which sit unused or underutilized across the country. After the 2008…

Faces of Facilities: Carolyn McGary from FM Pipeline Team Inc.

Faces of Facilities: Carolyn McGary from FM Pipeline Team Inc.

Carolyn McGary, a self-proclaimed Wonder Woman of FM with nearly 20 years of experience, is an educator and the national director of FM Pipeline Team Inc. The nonprofit organization is dedicated to fostering the next generation of facilities managers and helping fill the FM talent gap. McGary joined the FM Pipeline Team as co-director shortly…

Time Barriers: Layering Security Systems for Safe School Design

Time Barriers: Layering Security Systems for Safe School Design

The Partner Alliance for Safer Schools (PASS) K–12 guidelines recommends a multilayered approach to safe school design. This approach improves the overall effectiveness of a full security plan by providing multiple time barriers to delay violent intruders and creating redundancies should an aspect of one layer fail for any reason. In addition to creating layers…