HAI News
August 2010
Hughes recently hosted members of the National Geographic Channel production team to film our lab team at work.
July 2010
Kenneth Gentile, P.E. has joined Hughes Associates, Inc. to lead a new office in Albuquerque, NM. Mr. Gentile provides fire code and fire protection solutions to client's regulatory and technical challenges. He specializes in providing cost-effective designs and consultations for fire alarm and complementary systems.
July 2010
June 2010
Periodically, the NFPA Aviation Section sponsors an international educational seminar. The last seminar was jointly held in Singapore in 2005 in cooperation with Singapore Aviation Academy. To bring its members and interested parties up-to-date information in aviation fire protection, the next seminar will be held in June 2010 in conjunction with the NFPA Conference and Expo at Mandalay Bay, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.
The topic areas for this seminar will include:
- Real-world Aircraft Incident Case Studies
- Development and Application of Aircraft Rescue and Firefighting Requirements
- Composite Aircraft Fire Protection Challenges
- Design of Aircraft Facilities Fire Protection
- Proposed Fire Safety Improvements to Heliports
- Hot Topics on Firefighting Agents and Hardware
The one-day seminar will be held on Sunday, June 6, 2010 at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center in Las Vegas. It will serve as a lead into the NFPA Conference and Expo starting on June 7th. The objective is to provide professionals involved with aviation crash rescue and facility fire protection with the latest information on important changes and new technologies in the field. Improved aircraft survivability increases the chances of survivors for crash incidents occurring at airports. The level of protection provided at airports has been the subject of several recent studies. New aircraft will use much more composite materials than in the past. Aircraft and helicopter facility protection standards continue to be assessed based on test data, loss experience, and new technology. Environmental impact continues to affect firefighting agents used for aviation fire protection. International experts will provide the latest information on these and other topics relevant to aviation fire safety.
Continuing education units (CEU) will be awarded to participants.
As an additional bonus, participants will be eligible to join the NFPA Aviation Section on a tour of a local aviation facility.
Click to view the NFPA Aviation Fire Safety Symposium Program
Baltimore, MD – May 21, 2010 – Hughes Associates, Inc. (HAI) is pleased to announce the appointment of Michael Nicoletta, A.I.A., as Senior Fire Protection Consultant based in the Manhattan, New York office. In addition to exceptional operations management, business development and technical expertise, Nicoletta has directed multiple national and international design projects.
In his new role, Nicoletta will assist architectural clients in identifying code requirements by preparing building code summaries, reviewing design documents for code compliance, and identifying areas of non-compliance. Phil DiNenno, President of HAI says the addition of Nicoletta “provides our New York office with added consulting expertise developing alternative approaches to code compliance. His strong leadership and technical skills, as well as his unique understanding of engineering solutions relating to life safety and accessibility compliance are highly valued throughout the industry.”
April 2010
Bruce Campbell of Hughes Associates Inc, wins prestigious Walter W. Maybee award from the Department of Energy, in recognition of his knowledge, experience, dedication, professionalism, and his lifetime achievements in the pursuit of fire safety.
April 2010
The 4th International Symposium on Tunnel Safety and Security (ISTSS) was held in Frankfurt, Germany, March 17 to 19, 2010. Thirty five papers were presented by fire scientists, engineers and researchers covering the broad range of fire safety and security concerns in tunnels. Jack Mawhinney and Javier Trelles of Hughes Associates were honored to receive the “Best Paper at ISTSS 2010” award for their joint paper “Performance Testing of Fire Protection Systems in Tunnels: Integrating Test Data with CFD Simulations”. The Scientific Committee for the symposium selected the paper from among 35 entries for its “exceptional integration of field testing and modeling of active fire suppression systems in tunnels”.
June 2009
Wayne D. Moore (right) received NFPA's Standards Medal, the highest award presented by NFPA's Standards Council for outstanding contributions to fire safety in the development of codes and standards. The award was presented by Jim Pauley, Vice President, Industry and Government Relations of Schneider Electric/Square D Company, and Chair of the NFPA Standards Council.
Click here to see the full news release on NFPA's Conference and Expo website.
You can visit their main website at www.nfpa.org
June 2009
March 2009
Craig Beyler of Hughes Associates, Inc. has agreed to deliver The Institution of Fire Engineers' 2009 Rasbash Lecture on the theme "A Review of Fire Suppression Science and Engineering, Firepoint Theory and Beyond".
Fire Protection Research Foundation names Hughes Engineer award recipient
The Fire Protection Research Foundation (FPRF), announced that HAI engineer Joseph Scheffey is the winner of the William M. Carey Award for the best paper on fire suppression presented at SUPDET 2008, the Foundation's annual technical working conference on suppression and detection research and applications. Winners for best presentation at the previous year's conference are chosen based on a vote by participants and awards are given the following year. The paper, Report on an Effort to Evaluate and Develop Methodologies for Calculating Firefighting Agent Quantities Needed to Combat Aircraft Fires, was authored by Mr. Scheffey. and Keith Bagot of the Federal Aviation Administration. The award was presented to Mr. Scheffey by Casey Grant, Technical Director of the FPRF, at SUPDET Conference held this February in Orlando, Florida.
The William M. Carey award was established in 2001 to recognize the most outstanding presentation at the suppression and detection conference. Two awards were traditionally given: one in the suppression category and one in the detection category. William M. Carey, P.E., was a senior staff engineer at Underwriters Laboratories, Inc. Carey made many major contributions to new fire suppression technologies and served on various technical advisory committees on the Foundation.
Wayne D. Moore of Hughes Associates, Inc. has been named a Fellow member of the National Society of Professional Engineers (NSPE).
"The NSPE leadership established the Fellow member grade in 2000 to honor those active Society members who have demonstrated exemplary service to the profession, the Society, and the community. We in the NSPE family are proud of your accomplishments and honored for the opportunity to reward your outstanding service with this distinguished membership grade."
March 2007
Hughes Associates, Inc. (HAI) is pleased to announce that the patent "Identification of Fire Signatures for Shipboard Multi-Criteria Fire Detection Systems" will receive the 2006 Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) Edison Award. Daniel T. Gottuk, Ph.D., P.E., Senior Engineer with HAI, is a co-inventor for this patent along with his NRL colleagues. The annual award recognizes significant contributions to science and engineering as represented by patents issued by NRL which are perceived to have the greatest potential benefit to the country.
January 2007
The Rhode Island Society of Professional Engineers (RISPE) has selected Wayne D. Moore, P.E. as Engineer of the year for 2007. See page 5 of The Providence Engineering Society January 2007 newsletter.
December 2006
Hughes Associates Fire and Smoke Simulator Model Accredited for the CVN 21 Program
October 2006
Hughes Associates, Inc. Merges with Gage-Babcock & Associates
Hughes Associates, Inc., a global provider of fire protection engineering, code consulting and security services, is pleased to announce a merger with Gage-Babcock & Associates, Inc. Gage-Babcock & Associates has significant national presence in the fire protection engineering and security consulting services business, and gives Hughes a presence in the Chicago and metropolitan New York region. It also significantly strengthens HAI positions in Southern California and Los Angeles.
Integration between the various offices and operations is well along. Both organizations will remain independent for the near-term to help ensure a smooth and seamless transition for our clients and our employees. Our clients can continue to expect the high level of quality and service they are accustomed to, with the added benefits that a broader and deeper pool of technical expertise and project experience brings.
The management and staff of both organizations look forward to setting new and higher standards for engineering excellence.
