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BuildingReports® Monthly Product Updates: November 2026

By Dana Mykytyn | November 10, 2026

This month’s BuildingReports product updates focus on making everyday inspection workflows easier, from managing deficiencies and transferring inspection data to accessing reports and maintaining consistent documentation. November’s enhancements include improvements to the ServiceTrade integration, expanded healthcare reporting options, greater reliability for ScanSeries on Android, and several updates across the BuildingReports web portal. Here’s what’s new […]

Recalled Fire Sprinklers: Why Device-Level Documentation Matters More Than Ever

By Dana Mykytyn | October 22, 2026
Decades after the original recall, a renewed federal warning highlights the importance of identifying, tracking, and addressing potentially dangerous fire protection equipment. A fire sprinkler head can remain installed for decades—even when it shouldn’t be. That’s the concern behind a renewed federal warning issued on September 24, 2026, by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission […]
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BuildingReports Helps Service Providers Navigate Complex Compliance Requirements from ERCES Testing to FDNY Submissions

By Dana Mykytyn | July 16, 2026
BuildingReports Helps Service Providers Navigate Complex Compliance Requirements from ERCES Testing to FDNY Submissions Compliance in fire and life safety is becoming more specialized, more data-driven, and more jurisdiction-specific than ever before. Service providers are no longer just documenting inspections. They are managing increasingly detailed reporting requirements, adapting to evolving codes, and meeting local submission […]
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True Compliance Starts at the Device Level

By Dana Mykytyn | March 19, 2026
True Compliance Starts at the Device Level Why Recalled Equipment Can’t Be Documented Without It Fire and life safety codes don’t just require inspections to occur, they require recalled equipment to be identified, documented, and communicated to building owners in writing. Meeting that standard depends on one critical capability: knowing exactly which devices are installed. […]
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Healthcare Facility Life Safety Compliance

By ncurrin | August 6, 2014

As a sponsor of the 51st American Society for Healthcare Engineering (ASHE) Annual Conference and Technical Exhibition August 3-6 in Chicago, Illinois, BuildingReports provider event goers with an early glimpse at healthcare facility compliance performance. The data and analysis are based on data from the inaugural Fire & Life Safety Inspection Benchmark Report. In addition, […]

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