If you leave water sitting in your sprinkler system over winter, freezing temperatures will turn that water into ice, which expands and cracks pipes, valves, and other expensive components. Come ...

The type of sprinkler system (except deluge) typically depends on the environmental conditions in which the system will be used and the nature of the space being protected. Wet-Pipe Sprinkler System ...

Rebecca Brill is a writer whose essays have appeared in The Paris Review Daily, VICE, Literary Hub, and elsewhere. She runs the Susan Sontag's Diary and the Sylvia Plath's Food Diary accounts on ...

Sprinkler system design and construction are paramount to fire suppression and safety in all industrial facilities. They have more significance within the waste, recycling and scrap metal industries ...

I wouldn’t tear out my existing irrigation system to install Irrigreen, but it’s still worth a look for new homes where water is expensive or its use is restricted (which could be everywhere in the ...

Mary Gish, Nevada County Master GardenerFrom The Curious Gardener, Spring 2007Now that spring is here and the majority of the rainy season is over, your plants will have an increased need for water.

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about how to do more with your consumer gadgets. "Um. You sure you don't want to water one more time before we start?" ...

Responding to an activated fire alarm is a daily occurrence for most fire departments. Many times the fire alarm is a false alarm, but what happens to our responses when then alarm is based on a ...

Summit County normally updates its building and fire codes every six years, and the local fire departments are recommending ...