Kathleen H. Almand, P.E., FSFPE, of Washington, DC, has been named executive director of the National Fire Protection Association's Fire Protection Research Foundation.
NFPA has announced that the 2002 edition of NFPA 54, National Fuel Gas Code, and the 2004 edition of NFPA 58, Liquefied Petroleum Gas Code, have been added to the organization's online collection of codes.
GlobalSpec's 2004 Industrial Indicator Survey of Engineers in the U.S. shows that the U.S. economy and the tech sector are both well on their way to a recovery.
3M announced that its Fire Barrier Water Tight Silicone Sealants are the first firestopping systems that meet the new Underwriters Laboratories (UL) W Rating-Class One requirements.