Joseph Hauf P.E.

Joseph Hauf, P.E., is a licensed professional engineer in multiple states in the Mid-Atlantic and Southeast U.S. Hauf made his start in life safety engineering with Rolf Jensen & Associates Inc. out of its Washington office in 1988 while studying in the fire protection engineering program at the University of Maryland. He has more than 29 years of experience in life safety and fire protection engineering for complex, high-rise, mixed-use projects in various jurisdictions in the U.S. and abroad. His extensive experience with smoke control systems and their associated infrastructure over that time paved the way for development of this insightful course since assuming his national educational outreach role as vice president of engineering services for Conquest Firespray LLC in August of 2015.

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Smoke Control

NFPA 99: Smoke Control — Designed for Failure? (Part 2)

Developing the discipline needed to avoid the propensity for wishful thinking in the world of design and commissioning.
Joseph Hauf P.E.
August 21, 2019

Picking up from my last article in the June 2019 issue, I will explore some context for real-world life safety applications. In this article, I’ll focus on complying with NFPA 99 (Section references to 2018 ed.) and its referenced standards as resources for your health care facilities’ HVAC designs.


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NFPA 92 Covers Much More than Just Equipment Calculations

NFPA 92 Covers Much More than Just Equipment Calculations

While designers may get caught up in the calculations, NFPA 92 covers so much more than just the standard equations.
Joseph Hauf P.E.
June 21, 2019

Picking up from my last article, “Smoke Control Infrastructure Pitfalls” (December 2018), we will explore some context for real-world smoke control applications with a focus on using NFPA 92 as a resource for your smoke control rational analysis development in this article.


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