by Thom Zaremba, shareholder at Roetzel & Andress Today’s word is “containment.” Contain what? Contain the toxic gases and extreme temperatures released by lithium-ion fires,…
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Let’s Pull Back the Curtain on Lithium-ion Battery Fires
by Thom Zaremba, shareholder at Roetzel & Andress In my last blog, we looked at how lithium-ion battery fires unfold. They start with a build-up…
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Lithium-ion Battery Fires Require Rethinking Some Sprinkler Trade-Offs
by Thom Zaremba, shareholder at Roetzel & Andress Today, we examine the question: Do the risks of runaway fires posed by the almost overnight proliferation…
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Lithium-ion Battery Fires May Require Us to Rethink Corridor Wall Compartmentation
by Thom Zaremba, shareholder at Roetzel & Andress How high-risk are the buildings we work and live in? One thing is certain. Buildings today are…
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Do Buildings Really Need Redundant Fire Protection?
by Thom Zaremba, shareholder at Roetzel & Andress My last few blogs have looked at my superhero: the passive, fire-rated protection features built into the…
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Fire-Rated Glass: Hiding in Plain Sight
by Thom Zaremba, shareholder at Roetzel & Andress In my last blog, we found out that some fire-rated glass in the windows, doors and walls…
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Is Passive Fire Protection really ‘Passive?’
by Thom Zaremba, shareholder at Roetzel & Andress In recent blogs, we looked at how glass is recycled into everything from highway paint to rebuilt…
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Part III: Guns and Glass Ratings
by Thom Zaremba, shareholder at Roetzel & Andress A love of guns is built into America’s DNA, dating back to the Revolutionary War. In those…
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Part II: Guns and Glass Ratings
by Thom Zaremba, shareholder at Roetzel & Andress Guns, guns and yes … more GUNS! Leading the world in gun ownership with an estimated 400…
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Part I: In a World Full of Guns, Can Glass Make Us Safer?
by Thom Zaremba, shareholder at Roetzel & Andress Sitting down to write this, I suddenly realized how quickly 2025 was coming to an end. I…