http://www.rjainc.com/ en info@rjainc.com Copyright 2012 2012-05-17T20:13:05+00:00 http://www.rjainc.com/news_media/news_desk/largest_earthquake_simulator_in_u.s._to_be_used_in_wpi_research http://www.rjainc.com/news_media/news_desk/largest_earthquake_simulator_in_u.s._to_be_used_in_wpi_research#When:20:13:05Z Next week Worcester Polytechnic Institute will use the nation’s largest shake table to simulate earthquakes and study the effect of quakes on high-value buildings like hospitals and data centers. 2012-05-17T20:13:05+00:00 http://www.rjainc.com/news_media/news_desk/atlanta_international_airport_terminal_opens_next_week http://www.rjainc.com/news_media/news_desk/atlanta_international_airport_terminal_opens_next_week#When:15:19:42Z The Maynard H. Jackson International terminal at the Atlanta airport is scheduled to open next week on May 16th. The new 1.2 million-square-foot terminal and concourse facility will connect 150 U.S. cities and nearly 80 destinations in over 50 countries around the world. 2012-05-09T15:19:42+00:00 http://www.rjainc.com/news_media/news_desk/national_electrical_safety_month http://www.rjainc.com/news_media/news_desk/national_electrical_safety_month#When:21:46:49Z May is National Electrical Safety Month. Read more to find tips for electrical fire safety. 2012-05-02T21:46:49+00:00 http://www.rjainc.com/news_media/news_desk/icc_code_hearings_discuss_fire_rated_glazing_proposals http://www.rjainc.com/news_media/news_desk/icc_code_hearings_discuss_fire_rated_glazing_proposals#When:16:05:26Z At the end of April the International Code Council (ICC) reviewed a number of proposals related to fire-rated glazing. The council debated limitations of the use of fire glazing in sidelites from section 716.5.3.2.1. 2012-05-01T16:05:26+00:00 http://www.rjainc.com/news_media/news_desk/rja_completes_work_on_new_consulate_compound_in_mexico http://www.rjainc.com/news_media/news_desk/rja_completes_work_on_new_consulate_compound_in_mexico#When:18:20:48Z In early February of this year the roof was placed on the main building in the new Consulate Compound in Monterrey, Mexico. The “topping out” was celebrated with a ceremony to mark the completion of the project in the municipality of Santa Catarina, Nuevo Leon. Rolf Jensen & Associates, Inc. provided life safety consulting, fire alarm and fire sprinkler construction documents for this design-build project. 2012-04-26T18:20:48+00:00 http://www.rjainc.com/news_media/news_desk/code_consumption_changes_for_field_workers http://www.rjainc.com/news_media/news_desk/code_consumption_changes_for_field_workers#When:16:29:16Z Questions are raised as to how code information is consumed and if it matters where consultants are when they access it. It may begin to matter less if code consumers are in the field or at their desk. 2012-04-19T16:29:16+00:00 http://www.rjainc.com/news_media/news_desk/australian_aged_care_facilities_value_fire_safety http://www.rjainc.com/news_media/news_desk/australian_aged_care_facilities_value_fire_safety#When:13:56:34Z Sprinklers and other fire suppression and prevention solutions were major topics for state representatives in New South Wales, Australia as they discuss safety measures for aged care facilities. With the responses gathered by this SFPE poll showing that fire safety concern is on the decline for building occupants, one may question which group has their priorities in order. 2012-04-17T13:56:34+00:00 http://www.rjainc.com/news_media/news_desk/an_ounce_of_prevention_maintaining_fire_prevention_systems http://www.rjainc.com/news_media/news_desk/an_ounce_of_prevention_maintaining_fire_prevention_systems#When:14:41:44Z Fire prevention system maintenance is just as important as installation and education. 2012-04-12T14:41:44+00:00 http://www.rjainc.com/news_media/news_desk/are_building_occupants_taking_fire_safety_for_granted http://www.rjainc.com/news_media/news_desk/are_building_occupants_taking_fire_safety_for_granted#When:19:45:56Z A recent SFPE study shows that occupants are more concerned with building temperature than with fire safety. What is causing this drop? 2012-04-09T19:45:56+00:00 http://www.rjainc.com/news_media/news_desk/fire_sprinkler_summit_in_chicago http://www.rjainc.com/news_media/news_desk/fire_sprinkler_summit_in_chicago#When:20:22:20Z National Fire Protection Association President Jim Shannon starts the Fire Sprinkler Summit in Chicago with a speech on residential fire sprinklers. 2012-04-06T20:22:20+00:00