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January, 2012 - Koffel Associates Aquires The Code Consortium
Koffel Associates, Inc. is pleased to announce the acquisition of The Code Consortium, a California Corporation. The Code Consortium was a fire protection engineering and code consulting firm located in Napa, CA with Rick Thornberry serving as the President of the firm. Congratulations to Rick on a successful career as a fire protection engineer and best wishes to him and Gail in their new venture of growing grapes for several wineries in the Napa Valley.
December, 2011 - Koffel Associates Sponsors AFAA Webinar - An Update and Comparison of the Fire Alarm Requirements in the 2012 Editions of the IBC and NFPA 101
This webinar highlighted the changes that have occurred in the fire alarm system requirements between the 2009 Editions of the IBC and NFPA 101 and the 2012 Editions of the same documents. In an attempt to avoid problems when both codes apply, the differences between the requirements in the two codes were identified. Click here to purchase a recording of the webinar Bill Koffel presented.
December, 2011 - Code Alert
Maryland Adopts the 2012 International Building Code.
December, 2011 - The Oops Factor
Learning from mistakes in the design and installtion of fire protection systems - by William Koffel. As seen in the December issue of the NFPA Journal.
November, 2011 - Koffel Professionals: Promoted, Appointed, and Relocated
Read about the changes within the Koffel Associates.
October, 2011 - Koffel Co-Sponsors webinar on NFPA Code Compliance for Health Care Facilities
Co-Sponsored with NFPA, Koffel Associates proudly presented NFPA Code Compiance for Health Care Facilities. Due to an overwhelming demand, the webinar will be presented again in March of 2012.
Visit www.koffel.com/compliance for additional information.
September 27, 2011
NFPA 101 - 2012 Select Significant Changes as presented by Bill Koffel.
July, 2011 - Health Care Alert
Potential Cost of Improper Maintenance.
July 1, 2011
Effective July 1, 2011, the Board of Directors of The Engineers Club of baltimore elected Bill Koffel as a Director-at-Large.
June 25, 2011
Gayle James was awarded the 2011 Blue Heron Award by the Maryland Society for Marketing Professional Services (SMPS) for "her many contributions to the Society and its members through her years of dedicated service as a Supporter, Educator, and Mentor".
June 13, 2011 2000/2003/2009 NFPA 101 Life Safety Code Technical/Substantive Changes
Overview of NFPA 101 technical/substantive changes, health care abridged version in compiled format. Stay tuned for 2012 changes!
June 11, 2011
Jim Lathrop was recognized and presented with a Special Achievement Award by the NFPA Standards Council for his contribution to NFPA's Codes and Standards Making System.
May, 2011 - Alert
Advisory - Bottle Sparklers Marketed to the General Public.
April, 2011 - Health Care Alert
TJC Revision: Quarterly Testing of Water Flow Devices.
April 11, 2011 Code Updates & Health Care Compliance Issues Seminar
Koffel Associates' annual seminar detailing IBC changes, accessible means of egress, recent ADA changes, anti-freeze and sprinkler systems, health care highlights, NFPA 101 changes and more. Register at AprilRegistration.koffel.com.
April 4-8, 2011
Bill Koffel and Jim Lathrop will teach NFPA's new 5-day Fire and Life Safety for Health Care Seminar with Certificate of Educational Achievement in Las Vegas, NV.
March 9-11, 2011
Bill Koffel will teach the 3-day Applying NFPA 101/Life Safety Code to the Joint Commission Statement of Conditions Seminar in Baltimore, MD.
March 1, 2011
Anderson Earns Green Associate
February 17 , 2011
Simplex Fire Alarm Control Panels Recalled
February 3 , 2011
Bill Koffel appointed to UL Standards Technical Panel (STP) 1821 for Thermoplastic Sprinkler Pipe and Fittings for Fire Protection Service.
January 18, 2011
Bill Koffel appointed to the ICC Code Technology Committee
January 17, 2011
Anderson Earns Masters Degree
January 12, 2011
Four Fire Protection Engineers Pass P.E. Exam.
December 17, 2010
Koffel Employees Appointed to NFPA Committees.
December 17, 2010
Bedell, Carey, Citro, and Schneider join Koffel Associates.
October 4th, 2010
William Koffel, P.E., President, was awarded the Hat's Off Award by the SFPE Board of Directors at the annual meeting on October 4th, in New Orleans, LA. The award recognizes Bill's leadership as Chair of the Education Committee.
October, 2010
ICC’s Affiliate Award presented to Bill Koffel for demonstrating qualities of integrity, professionalism and dedication to the Fire Protection profession, and whose standards represents the spirit of public service to the development of codes and standards in the interest of public safety.
September 2, 2010
Fire Protection Firm Fires Up New Brand.
August 10, 2010
Sharon Gilyeat, P.E., was appointed Chair of Committee - NFPA's Laser Fire Protection Committee.
June 18, 2010
On June 18, 2010, members of the Koffel team presented the results of a recent case study project to the Society of Fire Protection Engineers (SFPE) at the 8th International Conference on Performance-Based Design in Lund, Sweden.