Johnson Controls, the global leader for smart, healthy and sustainable buildings, today announces the release of SafeLINC, a cloud-based data-hosting infrastructure that gives users the power to remotely access and gather actionable data from their entire suite of FireClass fire…
The benefits of advancing in fire-alarm technology
The first fire-alarm system was invented in 1852, while the first electric fire-alarm system was invented in 1890. These were very primitive systems, but as technology changed, so did fire-alarm systems. From the very beginning these systems were invented to…
Bosch equips Biblioteca Beghi with interfaced fire and evacuation solution
Located in the Northern Italian town of La Spezia, the Biblioteca Civica Pietro Mario Beghi is a state-of-the-art public library with an extensive collection of books and media across three floors. The 1,560-square meter facility with its bright, modern interior…
Fire Safety for Very Tall Buildings
Very tall buildings have unique fire safety design issues that are not experienced in other types of structures. For example, because the height of the structure is beyond the reach of ladders, tall buildings are equipped with more fire safety…