But the roof is properly equipped with ridge vents (an overhang between the walls and roof for ventilation and fire-retardation), so we're almost to code.
He said that small ignitions were not uncommon in other mines, but that they were generally controlled by ventilation, water sprayers and fire extinguishers.
And it was Higginson who decided that the orchestra needed a new home to take the place of Boston's Music Hall, deplored for its poor ventilation and susceptibility to fire.
A research group was created, which had four main tasks: ventilation, energy, fire and safety; the environment; rock mechanism and geology; and laws and regulations.
The unit installs and maintains automated building systems for heating, ventilation and air-conditioning; security; and fire protection, among other services.
The current analysis has revealed that in order to predict the behaviour of critical velocity correctly, all three controlling factors, namely fire, ventilation and tunnel height must be taken into account.
While many basement apartments are legal and meet housing standards, your Feb. 25 front-page article "Be It Ever So Low, the Basement Is Often Home" glorifies cellar apartments with potential hazards like inadequate fire exits, ventilation and light; potential exposure to carbon monoxide fumes, asbestos or fire; and over-occupancy.
Modern lighting technology and mass ventilation systems, special fire systems and emergency evacuation systems are designed together.
Farmers trying to convert old barns to offices, for example, may find themselves squeezed between English Heritage (which wants historic buildings to stay historic) and health and safety bureaucrats, who want modern fire doors, ventilation and so on.
