The Harrington Group

Harrington Group helped me with a difficult situation convincing a client who thought in-rack sprinklers for mattress storage wasn’t necessary. Their professional and dedicated approach produced the required sprinkler design documentation in a very short time frame. The reviewing code official was very impressed with the results and Harrington Group’s knowledge of the code and code interpretation. I would not hesitate to go to Harrington Group in the future. — Steve White, KBD Group

The 7 Habits Of Harrington Group

Posted on Wednesday, February 22nd, 2012

The economic recession in the early 1990s hit the real estate markets hard between 1990 and 1992.  Architects suffered because new commercial and industrial construction dried up during this period.  Harrington Group struggled to survive since architects represented our largest client segment at this time.  We made it through these tough times by diversifying our...read the full article

What To Do In The Case Of A Fire Sprinkler Discharge

Posted on Wednesday, February 8th, 2012

According to the NFSA: Automatic fire sprinkler systems are widely considered the single most effective tool for protecting life and property from unfriendly fire.  There has never been a multiple loss of life from fire among building occupants protected by a properly designed, installed and maintained fire sprinkler system.  Having an automatic sprinkler system protecting...read the full article

How to Keep Your Family Safe from the Leading Cause of Home Fires

Posted on Tuesday, February 7th, 2012

Home cooking related fires continue to be a leading cause of fire loss within the United States. In the November 2011 NFPA report, Home Fires Involving Cooking Equipment, Marty Ahrens found that between the years of 2005 through 2009, there were 155,400 home cooking related fires per year reported in the United States. Those fires...read the full article

How To Prevent Fire Sprinkler Freeze Failures

Posted on Wednesday, February 1st, 2012

Ideally, all sprinkler systems would be properly designed and installed for their environment. Dry sprinkler systems would properly slope in order to drain and wet systems would be properly insulated in areas that drop below 40°F. Unfortunately, the ideal situation isn’t always a reality and you can’t just turn off a fire protection system every...read the full article

Fire Sprinkler Freeze Failures

Posted on Wednesday, January 25th, 2012

The fire sprinkler industry takes many precautions to ensure that accidental leakage does not occur. However, if an automatic sprinkler has discharged water in the clear absence of a fire, an investigation should be undertaken to determine why the sprinkler operated. In most cases, a reason can be found. When temperatures drop in the Southeast,...read the full article