Good job Cecil, very well stated. Todd Letterman Fire Protection Engineer SET CFPS Riverside County Fire Department "Fire never sleeps" (951) 955-5273 FAX (951) 955-4886 [email protected] " Life is not about waiting for the storm to pass but learning how to dance in the rain" -----Original Message----- From: Sprinkler Academy - C Bilbo [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Saturday, February 20, 2010 6:52 PM To: FORUM Subject: Sustainability and the Fire Sprinkler Industry
Hi everyone, I wanted to fill you in on something has made onto my "industry radar"... Reprinted from the "Fire Sprinkler Academy" group on LinkedIn: In Champaign, IL (where the Academy is located), there is a very big effort underway to be a leader in the movement to become a "sustainable community". Sustainable can mean many things, and is most often tied to the "green" efforts. However, as a concept, the sustainable effort makes a lot of sense on a deeper level. How do we improve or maintain our standard of living without compromising the lifestyles of future generations? We need to examine everything we do as it relates to three important factors: People, Planet, and Profit. If an effort to build or grow or develop something can deliver in all three categories, then it could and should be part of a sustainable community's priorities. So I attended something called the "innovator's workshop" at the University of Illinois this past week. ( http://www.innovatorsimprov.org ) They discussed sustainable concepts. One gentleman talked of the vehicle he was driving. One lady discussed the efforts the University is making to be more energy efficient. An Architectural Student discussed the self-sustained home that the University's College of Architecture has recently completed. And a representative of Parkland College discussed plans to use grass as a renewable energy source. I had an opportunity to ask the crowd if they knew that there was a fire nearly every minute in the US. I asked if they knew that someone died from fire nearly every hour and a half in the US. I went on to ask if they would be willing to support a concept that could save as many as 3 of 4 of those that die. And then asked if they would support that same effort if it would conserve 90% of the water that might get used to fight fire. I wondered if they would be willing to support an effort that would prevent 99% of the toxic gasses and greenhouse emmissions from those fires. I was not suprised when they became enthusiastic about such a concept. I told them that this idea has already begun to spread and that I needed their help to ensure that our very old and very young wouldn't perish. I needed their help in getting this idea to become rule of law. I needed their help to sway the upper middle class that just do not want to be told what to do. The poor certainly wouldn't need convincing if they knew that it was them that would most benefit from such a concept. When I was done, there was a whole crowd that understood that evening, just how sustainable the fire sprinkler concept really is. People, Planet, Profit. We will save peoples lives in a fair, equitable and just way. We will help in the environmental cause. And we will employ people from all walks of life while ensuring profits to small businesses in the community. The Fire Sprinkler Concept hits the sweet spot of sustainable efforts!!! WORD. Cecil Bilbo Academy of Fire Sprinkler Technology Champaign, IL 217-363-2460 [email protected] www.sprinkleracademy.com ---------------------------------------- > Date: Sat, 20 Feb 2010 16:53:36 -0800 > Subject: Re: air compressor wiring > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > > Square D has very good pressure switches with unloaders. Pricier than > Furnas. I believe without looking it up that NFPA 70 requires that a > disconnect be within sight of any motor over 1/8 hp. I may have that > hp rating confused with requiring a thermal cut-out and the switch is > required at a higher hp rating but you get the principle. > > On Sat, Feb 20, 2010 at 4:09 PM, Tom Duross wrote: >> I love to digress.. >> Does anyone know of a decent replacement pressure switch with unloader for >> an air compressor? Those old Furnas switches really tee me off and seem >> problematic as heck. Line switch usually. >> Tom >> >> >> It's a good idea if you need to service the compressor, but I don't think >> it's required in NFPA 13. Maybe in the elec. Code. >> >> >> Does an air compressor for a pre-action system have to be wired on a >> dedicated circuit? >> >> The release panel? >> >> >> >> Thanks, >> >> Greg >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Sprinklerforum mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://fireball.firesprinkler.org/mailman/listinfo/sprinklerforum >> >> For Technical Assistance, send an email to: [email protected] >> >> To Unsubscribe, send an email to:[email protected] >> (Put the word unsubscribe in the subject field) >> > > > > -- > Ron Greenman > Instructor > Fire Protection Engineering > Bates Technical College > Tacoma, WA > > Member: > SFPE, ASCET, NFPA, AFSA, NFSA AFAA, NIBS, WSAFM, WFC > _______________________________________________ > Sprinklerforum mailing list > [email protected] > http://fireball.firesprinkler.org/mailman/listinfo/sprinklerforum > > For Technical Assistance, send an email to: [email protected] > > To Unsubscribe, send an email to:[email protected] > (Put the word unsubscribe in the subject field) _______________________________________________ Sprinklerforum mailing list [email protected] http://fireball.firesprinkler.org/mailman/listinfo/sprinklerforum For Technical Assistance, send an email to: [email protected] To Unsubscribe, send an email to:[email protected] (Put the word unsubscribe in the subject field)
