Significant Changes to the 2006 International Fire Code - Softcover

Shapiro, Jeffrey (University Of Maryland); Shapiro, Jeffrey (ICC, NFPA)

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1418053015 ISBN 13: 9781418053017

Verlag: Cengage Learning, Inc, 2007

Inhaltsangabe

Pinpoint innovative technologies and materials and the most current approaches to fire safety, life safety, and fire prevention! This ?must-have? resource identifies the significant changes that occurred between the 2003 and 2006 Editions of the International Fire Code. Coverage focuses squarely on those provisions that have special significance, are utilized frequently, or have had a change on the Code?s application. Not only does this approach assist users in identifying the specific Code changes that have occurred, it also aids readers in comparing the previous Code language to the new text, and most importantly, fosters an understanding of why the Code changed. Pinpoint innovative technologies and materials and the most current approaches to fire safety, life safety, and fire prevention! This ?must-have? resource identifies the significant changes that occurred between the 2003 and 2006 Editions of the International Fire Code. Coverage focuses squarely on those provisions that have special significance, are utilized frequently, or have had a change on the Code?s application. Not only does this approach assist users in identifying the specific Code changes that have occurred, it also aids readers in comparing the previous Code language to the new text, and most importantly, fosters an understanding of why the Code changed.

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Jeffrey M. Shapiro, P.E., FSFPE is President of International Code Consultants, a consulting fire- and life-safety engineering firm based in Austin, Texas, and is recognized as one of the nation¿s leading fire code experts. Mr. Shapiro holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Fire Protection Engineering from the University of Maryland, and he is a Registered Professional Engineer. Mr. Shapiro is a fellow and past chapter president of the Society of Fire Protection Engineers, and he is a member of the International Code Council, the National Fire Protection Association, Tau Beta Pi National Engineering Honor Society and Salamander Fire Protection Engineering Honor Society. In addition to these distinguished credentials, past accomplishments also include: Chief executive of the International Fire Code Institute (IFCI); Creator and executive editor of the IFCI Fire Code Journal magazine; Coordinator of the Uniform Fire Code for the International Conference of Building Officials and the Western Fire Chiefs Association; Manager of Fire- and Life-safety for Embassy Construction for the United States Department of State; Major Fires Investigator for the United States Fire Administration; Assistant to the Fire Marshal for the City of Fort Worth, Texas Fire Department. Mr. Shapiro is also a recognized author and has published articles in nationally prominent magazines including Building Standards, Fire Code Journal, American Fire Journal, Fire Engineering and Fire Command. He is also a contributing author for the NFPA Fire Protection Handbook, and has also served as an editor and contributing editor to books such as the Hazardous Materials Classification Guide and the NFPA Automatic Sprinkler Systems Handbook

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: Cengage Learning, Inc
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2007
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 1418053015
• ISBN 13: 9781418053017
• Einband: Taschenbuch
• Auflage: 1
• Anzahl der Seiten: 256
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