Corey Wallace is an associate principal engineer at Southland Industries. He holds a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering from the University of Mississippi (Ole Miss) and a Master’s in Engineering Management from Christian Brothers University. Mr. Wallace is a licensed Fire Protection Engineer in four states as well as a NICET level 4 fire suppression designer.

Mission Critical Fire Safety

Best practices for installing fire suppression systems in data centers.

Corey Wallace

December 2, 2014

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The data collection and cloud computing industry has seen tremendous growth in recent years, and that growth has been a boon to the construction industry, which is being called upon to design and build these structures to accommodate complex mechanical needs.

The rapid demand for lithium batteries with uninterruptible power supplies (UPSs) has left the fire, safety, and electrical codes a step behind. In prior versions of these batteries – there was little guidance given on installation and code requirements. The latest versions require a more stringent look at new codes, requirements and practices.

Mission Critical Magazine

2020 January/February

In our first issue of the year, we reveal the 2019 Facility Manager of the Year winner. But that's not all — we also take a look at data center site selection, cybersecurity, and hyperscale network architecture as we explore the cloud.

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2020 January/February