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1. 1. www.plumbingengineer.com

   www.plumbingengineer.com/may_0 - [Cached]

   Published on: 5/1/2008   Last Visited: 5/19/2008

   In the testimony on code change F200 at the ICC code development hearings held in Palm Springs, California, in the last two weeks of February of this year, Jesse Beitel of Hughes Associates Inc. (HAI) stated that HAI has done a modeling study of a building that was 80,000 square feet in floor area and that the study demonstrates that "vents work".Beitel has also made this same statement in his testimony on code changes relating to roof vents at the ICC code development hearings held in Cincinnati in February 2005 and in Lake Buena Vista, Florida, in September/October 2006.What Beitel never indicates in his testimony, however, is how HAI determined how many automatic roof vents would operate and at what time the vents would operate.
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   What neither Beyler or Beitel have yet to explain is how the installation of automatic roof vents will prevent a building from becoming "smoke-logged" if no vents open due to the interaction between operating sprinklers and roof vents.
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   Yet, that's exactly what Beyler, Beitel and the AAMA Smoke Vent Task Group continue to claim, both at the ICC code development hearings and in ICC CTC study group meetings.

2. 2. Hughes Associates, Inc. Fire Science & Engineering

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   Published on: 10/8/1999   Last Visited: 12/5/2006

   According to Jesse J. Beitel, Senior Scientist, Hughes Associates' expanded services go far beyond the standard testing provided by commercial testing laboratories. "Our expertise is particularly helpful in cases where a new product or formulation does not appear to meet existing fire or building code standards as set by the NFPA or the code bodies," he says.
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   According to Beitel, Hughes Associates typically works with clients for 12 months on a particular product initiative - or possibly longer if significant code revisions or evaluation reports are required. "This underscores the value of the partnership we form with our clients. We work closely on all aspects of code review, product R&D, small-scale and full-scale testing, plus final product approvals and the adoption of new code standards if required. Our expertise in fire science and engineering, as well as our in-depth knowledge of the codes, enables us to understand and interpret complex test data, and then respond with the most practical solution from both a safety and a bottom-line business standpoint," he says.

3. 3. www.haifire.com

   www.haifire.com/code_rep.html - [Cached]

   Published on: 12/12/2007   Last Visited: 12/12/2007

   Jesse Beitel jbeitel@haifire.com 410-737-8677