NFPA 72

Paper vs. Digital: What the NFPA says about Electronic Inspection Reporting

By Joanna Ku | February 15, 2016

In today’s advanced technological landscape, smart phones (perhaps more accurately described as mobile computers) and the “Internet of Things” (devices, vehicles, buildings and other items which are embedded with electronics, software, sensors, and network connectivity) are the norm. We can manage the temperature in a building remotely, we can start our cars with our cell […]

Fire Alarm Monitoring Requirements

By Joanna Ku | October 21, 2014

Did you know BuildingReports provides for the ability to include monitoring information on web-based inspection reports? According to the changes in the 2010 updates, NFPA 72 now explicitly approves the use of alternative digital voice technologies, like Voice Over Internet Protocol (VOIP), and communication service providers, like cable companies, for fire monitoring purposes. All providers, […]

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