NFPA 2011 in Boston

We showed off the sprinker and nozzle attachments at the National Fire Protection Association Conference and Expo from June 12 to 14 in Boston Convention Center. This is the first time we had attended a conference and exposition in the fire protection industry. It was great to get first hand feedback. A few actually remembered Evin's prototype favorably in Las Vegas a year ago.

Fire fighters were pretty consistent in their praise for the nozzle attachment, saying they could have used this device many many times in their missions. This is clearly a product that is serving a unfulfilled need. They felt the additional weight is quite acceptable. We are starting discussion with interested channel partners to help us get this product to the fire fighters. We are preparing samples for qualified prospects to conduct field trials. Please contact us if your organization would like to participate.

Fire nozzles that provide emergency lighting and signage is also well received. There are a large number of sprinklers installed in a modern building. One fire protection system designer and former fire fighter told us there could be 100K sprinkers in a building in NYC! At that kind of quantity, there is clear incentive to deploy the most cost effective sprinkler that meets regulatory requirement. The benefit of extra emergency lighting and signage to help building occupants escape promptly is certainly appreciated. It makes sense to start considering them in selected area in crowded buildings. Many advised us to try to get this nice feature added into the fire code. The practical aspect is that if it is not in the code, it won't be specified in the designs. This stance was echoed by the many designers we have spoken to.

The overall feeling is that it is a great idea to harvest the water flow for lighting. A few others are excited to explore others uses for the harvested energy. This is good!