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28
May
2026
Battery energy storage systems are becoming more common in Canadian industrial, commercial, data center, and high-technology facilities. As these systems grow in size and complexity, fire protection planning must go ...
21
May
2026
Protecting valuable assets like data centers is a paramount concern for Canadian businesses navigating the modern landscape. Unlike traditional rooms with a mixture of normal combustibles, these sensitive rooms need ...
14
May
2026
Special hazard suppression systems depend on more than the suppression agent itself. Clean agent, inert gas, aerosol, and other special hazard systems need accurate detection, releasing logic, alarm communication, shutdown ...
07
May
2026
Transformer rooms and electrical distribution spaces are critical to building operations. They support power delivery across the facility, but they also concentrate heat, electrical load, cabling, switchgear, and in some ...
30
Apr
2026
Battery rooms and battery energy storage system rooms may sound similar, but they are not the same from a fire protection perspective. A traditional battery room is often used for ...
16
Apr
2026
Clean agent suppression systems depend on more than the agent itself. For the system to work properly, the protected room must be able to hold the agent concentration long enough ...
02
Apr
2026
Special hazard system impairments are more than routine maintenance interruptions. When a clean agent, inert gas, aerosol, or other special hazard system is partially or fully out of service, the ...
26
Mar
2026
Clean agent cylinders can lose pressure or agent slowly over time, and even a small loss can affect the readiness of a special hazard fire suppression system. In many facilities ...
