Smoke control system design is complex and also easy to get wrong. Mike Ventola, CFPS breaks down the top 10 issues every system integrator and design engineer should understand.
Tag: fire safety
Early fire detection in BESS: 22 minutes before the smoke
Third-party testing of failing lithium-ion cells found an aspirating detector caught trouble up to 22 minutes before visible smoke. Here’s what the Cirrus Hybrid data means for early fire detection in BESS — and why that window is really about decision time.
Air Sampling Detection for Data Centers
Built for the Future of Protection In data centers and clean rooms, safety isn’t optional—it’s mission-critical. Sensitive electronics, controlled environments, and continuous uptime mean even a trace of smoke can bring operations to a halt. That’s why choosing the right air sampling detection for data centers matters as much as the infrastructure itself. At Space Age Electronics, we believe long-term reliability and compliance go hand in hand.…
Streamlining Fire and Life Safety: 2025 Tools for Project Success
You know the pressure: every minute on the job site is profit lost or gained. Your reputation, and your bottom line, hinges on speed, precision, and zero callbacks. Space Age Electronics spent 2025 focusing on one thing: streamlining fire and life safety for your project success. We’re delivering solutions that turn complex installs and difficult maintenance tasks into standardized, quick-fire…
Temporary Linear Heat Detection: Code-Compliant Fire Safety for Job Sites Without Permanent Systems
Temporary Environments Still Require Permanent Attention to Fire Risk Construction projects, retrofits, and hot work areas rarely wait for permanent fire protection systems to be in place. Yet regulatory bodies like NFPA, OSHA, and local AHJs make clear: fire risk demands active detection, even in temporary spaces. Space Age Electronics knows one of the top solutions to this jump this hurdle…
Beacon Temporary Detection and Notification: Practical Fire Safety for Dynamic Job Sites
Construction Sites Demand Reliable Fire Safety Fire safety on a construction site can’t rely on fixed infrastructure or reactive systems. With multiple crews, evolving layouts, and ever-present hazards, teams need reliable solutions that move with the job. That’s where Beacon temporary detection and notification comes in. Marketed by Space Age Electronics, Beacon is a portable fire alert and evacuation solution that…
Leading Through Innovation
Innovation has been a core driving principal here at Space Age for decades. We refuse to rest on our laurels, and always want to push the quality of our life safety equipment further with every new product release. When we paved the way for things like pre-fabricated solutions, we knew we wouldn’t be the only company in our space to do…
An Overview of the WES3 Wireless Evacuation & Detection System
Whether it be wood frame or concrete and steel construction you have an obligation for safeguarding all construction operations from any and all fire risks. The WES3 Wireless Emergency System can better protect your site, your workers and satisfy your local AHJs along with national requirements within NFPA 1, NFPA 241, the IFC & IBC (chapters 33) and OSHA alike.
Personal Sales Support for the Entire United States!
Strong relationships with our partners and customers is the backbone of our family business. Our dedicated team of Regional Business Development Managers supply the knowledgable, individual attention that your company deserves. With two brand new additions to this team, we can now proudly offer this level of local support no matter where you are in the U.S. Introducing Bill Crowley…