Blog – Protection Design

Protection Design and Consulting Exec Named Technical Committee Chair

July 15, 2019

Stephen M. Leyton Protection Design and Consulting President Steve Leyton was confirmed as Chairman of the NFPA 14 Technical Committee by the NFPA Standards Council during...

“No Simple Solutions – Beware of Panacea Claims”

October 11, 2016

Nitrogen Inerting Is Good – But Cannot Prevent All Forms of Corrosion In Dry And Pre-Action Fire Protection Systems By Daniel H. Pope, Ph.D. Abstract:...

Regarding Change Orders and the Role of the Design Professional

September 6, 2016

I spent the first 14+ years of my career in contracting but the past 21 have been as a design consultant. I started my firm in...

The State of the Standard – Fresh from the SprinklerAge July/August 2016 Publication

August 1, 2016

Check out this fabulous article written by our very own Steve Leyton about NFPA14, 2016 as found in the July/August 2016 SprinklerAge Publication. https://sprinklerage.com/nfpa-14-2016-edition

On the Cutting Edge

April 14, 2016

The fire sprinkler industry has historically been slow to embrace new technologies, especially when they pertain to system design and layout. Even today, while most of...

What is MIC?

March 14, 2016

It is not uncommon or necessarily an impairment to find corrosion in fire sprinkler systems. Black steel pipes and ferrous fittings naturally react to environmental conditions...