Resources

• Software Products
• Hughes Associates Newsletter
• The Moore-Wilson Signaling Report
• Articles and Expert Reports
• Presentations
• Secure Links (HAI Employee Use Only)
• Contract Vehicles
  • GSA - Professional Engineering Services
  • GSA - Environmental Services
  • Seaport Enhanced Contract Site

 

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Software Products

Hughes Associates has developed several software products for use by fire protection professionals. These products include:

• Computerized Fire Safety Evaluation System for Business Occupancies (CFSES) - This powerful tool supports Building Fire Hazard Analyses and Risk Assessments. In cooperation with the leading telecommunication companies, HAI has developed a Windows™-based CFSES for use in fire safety analyses of existing or proposed office/commercial buildings. The software allows the user to perform routine CFSES calculations as well as detailed engineering analyses.
  
• AgentCalcs Design and Analysis of Gaseous Extinguishing Systems
• Tech Support: Flow Calculation Software

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Hughes Associates Newsletter

April 2011 Issue Vol. 1, No. 1	PDF	HTML
Fall 2011 Issue Vol. 1, No. 2	PDF	HTML

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The Moore-Wilson Signaling Report

Stay up-to-date with the latest developments pertaining to fire alarms - including regulations, codes, technological innovation, new alarm system designs, and installation techniques with The Moore-Wilson Signaling Report. Now in its tenth year, the Report is the industry standard for architects, alarm detection companies, and alarm system installers. The Moore-Wilson Signaling Report is co-authored by recognized fire protection engineering and fire alarm experts, Wayne D. Moore, P.E., FSFPE, and Dean K. Wilson, P.E., CFPS.

The Moore-Wilson Signaling Report is available for an annual subscription fee of $125 (U.S. funds) and delivered bi-monthly through email in an Adobe Acrobat PDF document.

• Email Hughes Associates to request a complementary copy.
• Download a subscription form.

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Articles and Expert Reports

• January 2012 - Chevrolet Volt Battery Incident Overview Report, Jerry Back, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA)
• January 2012 - MGA/NHTSA Car Fire Inspection, Jerry Back, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA)
• January 2012 - CHEVROLET VOLT BATTERY PACK TESTS, Jerry Back, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA)
• November 2011 - The Monte Carlo Exterior Facade Fire,
  Jesse Beitel and Douglas Evans, Fire Protection Engineering Magazine
• May 2011 - Planning Your Next Fire Alarm System Upgrade,
  Moore, Wayne, Building Operating Management Magazine
• March 2011 - Heat Detector RTI – New Developments,
  Gottuk, D.T., SUPDET 2011
• February 2011 - Fire Dynamics and Forensic Analysis of Liquid Fuel Fires,
  Mealy, C., Benfer, M., and Gottuk, D.
• February 2011 - Rethinking The ‘Smokeproof’ Enclosure, Michael J. Ferreira, PE, and John H. Klote, PE, D.Sc., Consulting Specifying Engineer Magazine
• February 2011- Voices: Afterburner, Beyler, C., Baltimore Magazine
• September 2010 - Spray Polyurethane Foam Insulation and Its Use in Attics and Crawl Spaces,
  Beitel, J., SprayFoam Magazine.
• June 2010 - The Impact of Portable Fire Extinguisher Agents on Cultural Resource Materials, Scheffey, J. L. and Forssell, E.W., NFPA Conference & Expo, Las Vegas 2010.
  
• May 2010 - Fire Alarm System Maintenance and Upgrades – Compatibility, Reliability, and Code Compliance, Moore, W. D., The May 2010 issue of College Planning & Management.
• February 2010 - Video Image Detection and Optical Flame Detection for Industrial Applications, Gottuk, D.T. and Dinaburg, J.B., SUPDET 2010.
• October 2009 - Fire Dynamics and Forensic Analysis of Limited Ventilation Compartment Fires Volume 1: Experimental, Wolfe, A.J., Mealy, C.L. and Gottuk, D.T.
• October 2009 - Fire Dynamics and Forensic Analysis of Limited Ventilation Compartment Fires Volume 2: Modeling, Boehmer, H., Floyd, J. and Gottuk, D.T.
• June 2009 - Smoke Detection Calculations - New Advances, Gottuk, D.T., NFPA Conference & Expo, Chicago, 2009.
• June 2009 - Video Image Detection (VID) Systems Installation Performance Criteria, Gottuk, D.T., NFPA Conference & Expo, Chicago, 2009.
• March 2009 -The Current and Future Applications of Water Mist Fire Suppression Systems,
  Mawhinney, J. R., P.E., FSFPE, SFPE Atlanta Symposium, 2009.
  - Part 1 - Introduction & Fundamentals
  - Part 2 - Types of Water Mist Systems and Equipment
  - Part 3 - Codes, Standards, Test Protocols
  - Part 4 - Future Directions
• February 2009 - Understanding the Effectiveness of Notification Technologies in Assisting Vulnerable Populations,
  Gwynne, S.M.V., Proulx, Guylene, and Boswell, D.L., Journal of Fire Protection Engineering, Vol. 19
• February 2009 - Pre-evacuation Data Collected from a Mid-rise Evacuation Exercise,
  Gwynne, S.M.V. and Boswell, D.L., Journal of Fire Protection Engineering, Vol. 19
  

• July 2007 - Air, Fire and ICE: Fire and Security Challenges Unique to Airports,
  Gwynne, S.M. V., and Boswell, D.L., Fire and Security Today - July/August 2007 issue.
  

• January 2007 - Integrating Fire Safety and Security into Movement Management,
  Gwynne, S.M. V., and Boswell, D.L., January/ February 2007 issue.

VIEW ADDITIONAL PUBLICATIONS

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Presentations

• Mawhinney, J.R., January 2012, Inadvertent activation of sprinkler systems.
• Building Operating Management Presentation, August 30, 2011. Moore, W., Fire Alarm Systems: Critical Considerations for Planning Upgrades and Expansions (video)     [ View Slides ]
• Presentation to the California State Fire Marshal’s Smoke Alarm Task Force, February 17, 2011. Gottuk, D.T., Smoke Alarm Response and Tenability
• Fire Suppression and Detection Research and Applications - A Technical Working Conference (SUPDET 2011), March 23, 2011. Gottuk, D.T., 2011, Heat Detector RTI – New Developments
• NFPA Conference & Expo, June 2010, Las Vegas, NV. Scheffey, J. L. and Forssell, E.W., 2010, The Impact of Portable Fire Extinguisher Agents on Cultural Resource Materials
• Fourth International Symposium on Tunnel Safety and Security, March 17-19, 2010, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
• Cutonilli, J. and Beyler, C., Predictions of Railcar Heat Release Rates
• Mawhinney, JR and Trelles, J., 2010, Performance Testing of Fire Protection Systems in Tunnels: Integrating Test Data with CFD Simulations
• Fire Suppression and Detection Research and Applications - A Technical Working Conference (SUPDET 2010), February 16-19, 2010, Orlando, Florida, Gottuk, D.T. and Dinaburg, J.B., 2010, Video Image Detection and Optical Flame Detection for Industrial Applications, Paper, Presentation.