- Author
- Jacoby, D. | Wittasek, N.
- Title
- New Fire Alarms for Old Buildings.
- Journal
- Consulting-Specifying Engineer, Vol. 47, No. 2, 32-35, February 2010
- Keywords
- fire alarm systems | costs | installing | retrofitting | planning | codes | decision making | false alarms | maintenance | surveys | wires | power supply | fire detectors | architecture | hazardous materials | asbestos
- Identifiers
- building owners; obsolescence; fire alarm retrofit and replacement; assess what parts of the old system can and cannot be used; cost savings for integrating the old system with the new; code compliance; wear and tear; integration with other systems; system downtime; notification appliances