Hypoxic-­‐Air  

The  Fire  Safety  Gap  

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The  webinar  will  begin  shortly.  

Introduc@on  &  Ground  Rules  

Ground  Rules  •  Ques@ons  •  Digital  Recording  

Speakers  •  Will  Lindstrom  –  Partner  at  Accelerant  Innova@ons  •  Jim  Thome  –  President  of  ZeroBurn  FPS  

JThome@zeroburnfps.com  

Hypoxic-­‐Air  

The  Fire  Safety  Gap  

&  

Will  Lindstrom  

There is a gap in Todayʼs Fire Safety Measures.#

Today, most fire safety measures are designed to protect the building and the people.#

But what about the content of building? What# safety measures are protecting the mission critical assets?#

At ZeroBurn, we like to think of Mission Critical Assets as our clients Mona Lisa: Their Irreplaceable asset.#

What do most organizations have in place today to protect their Mona Lisa…Nothing.#

The reason why has to do with the economic change in the assets fire safety measures were designed to protect.#

Why arenʼt Fire Safety measures designed to protect the Mission Critical Assets contained within the buildings.#

One hundred years ago, buildings held people and basic merchandise. The most expensive assets were the buildings.#

Value  of  Building  

Value  of  Content  

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One hundred years ago, the most valuable asset were the buildings not the content. The content could be replaced.#

Today, buildings contain mission critical assets and are significantly more valuable than the building.#

Value  of  Building  

Value  of  Content  

2014  

Today, the economic value has shifted. Today, the most valuable assets are contained within the building.#

2014  

Opera@onal  Down@me  

Today, we have to expand the calculation of asset value to include the soft costs. The costs of operational downtime.#

When data centers go down, sales stop.#

When switching stations go down, telecom and commerce stops.#

Today, the loss of one building can impact world-wide operations.#

Operational downtime costs also include loss of customers, legal fees, and stock price implications.#

Today, one mistake is broadcast instantly for all to hear.#

Value  of  Building  

Value  of  Content  

Opera@onal  Down@me  

2014  

Today, the mission critical assets are the most valuable assets and need to be protected.#

The growth in the economic value of mission critical assets requires us to rethink our fire safety measures.#

Protecting your Mona Lisa, your mission critical assets, creates a new set of challenges.#

How do you protect mission critical from fire damage?#

How do you protect mission critical from smoke damage?#

How do you protect mission critical from traditional fire suppression systems?#

When fires occur, there are consequences.#

The key to protecting mission critical assets is to prevent fires from occurring.#

Fire Prevention systems are an additional layer of protection. Like body armor, they provide the extra level of insurance you

need to keep mission critical assets safe.#

Fire  Preven@on  

No  Fires.  No  Consequences.  

Hypoxic-­‐Air  The  Next  Genera@on  in  Fire  Protec@on  

Jim  Thome  

No  Fires.  No  Consequences.  

•  Science  •  Industry  Benefits  •  Case  Study  •  Ques@ons  

Hypoxic-­‐Air  

Hypoxic-Air is naturally occurring air with lower levels of oxygen. When people refer to “thin-air”, they are referring to

Hypoxic-Air.#

Low oxygen induced sleeping environments are used by Olympic athletes to simulate high-altitude training.#

Hypoxic-Air systems use the air we breathe and are non-depletive and ozone friendly.  

nitrogen

oxygen

Oxygen Level#21%#

Oxygen Level#14% - 15%#

Hypoxic-Air systems lower the oxygen levels by replacing oxygen with naturally occurring nitrogen.#

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•  Air Compressor#•  Main Control Module#•  Nitrogen Generator#•  Aspirating Smoke Detector#•  Oxygen Sensors#•  Remote Monitoring System#

Hypoxic-Air systems are able to leverage existing equipment with strong performance history and affordable pricing.#

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Safe Access Mode:#

•  OSHA requires a 19.5% oxygen level to enter#

•  The E.U. adjusted their standards to allow for occupancy#

•  Actively working with OSHA to adjust standard#

OSHAʼs standards were set to protect miners and factory workers. The standard did not consider low oxygen clean-

air environments.#

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Ideal  Applica@ons  

 Document  Archives   Historic  Ar@facts   Museums   Data  Centers   Dry  &  Cold  Storage   Switch  gear   Manufacturing   Telecom  

Intermi[ent  or    Unoccupied  Facili@es  

Many mission critical assets are stored in automated and intermittent or unoccupied facilities, which are ideal for

Hypoxic-Air fire prevention systems.#

Industry  Benefits  

Data Centers, Telecom, Utilities#

  Isolates  damage  

  Prevents  Collateral  Damage  

  Non-­‐Corrosive  

  Remote  Monitoring  

  Early  Detec@on  

  Avoids  Opera@onal  Down@me  

  Minimizes  Customer  Disrup@on  

  Environmentally  Friendly  

  No  Refill  Costs  

Document Storage, Libraries, Archives, Museums#

  Keeps  the  Priceless  Safe  

  Provides  Full  Coverage  

  Avoids  Collateral  Damage  

  Reduces  Aging  (Oxidiza@on)  

  Pest  Control  

  Transporta@on  Contamina@on  

  Environmentally  Safe  

  No  Refill  Costs  

Cold Storage#

  Fully  Func@onal  at  Sub  Zero  

  Provides  Full  Coverage  

  Limits  Packaging  Material  Risk  

  Overcomes  Ver@cal  Stacking  

  Reduces  Aging  (Oxidiza@on)  

  Environmentally  Safe  

  No  Refill  Costs  

Case  Example  Data  Center  

Suppression  vs.  Preven@on  

Oxygen:  21%   Oxygen:  14%  -­‐  15%  

Suppression   Preven@on  

V.S.  

Business  Case  Assump@ons  

•  100  Data  Servers  •  $1,800  Cost  /  Server  •  Electrical  Short  •  5,000  Sqi  Facility  •  Low  Occupancy  •  Year  Five  Event  •  Installa@on  and  Maintenance  Costs  are  Similar  

A set of data storage racks contains 100 data servers.  

Electrical  Spark  

An electrical spark in one data server occurs.  

Within two minutes a smoke sensor triggers an alarm notifying the technicians of a possible issue.  

Within five minutes a fire is burning within the server rack.  

With ZeroBurn, the electrical spark continues but cannot spread.  

Fire  Suppression   Fire  Preven@on  V.S.  

Within nine minutes, the fire breaks free of the server case.  

With ZeroBurn, the electrical spark continues but cannot spread.  

Fire  Suppression   Fire  Preven@on  V.S.  

The suppression system deploys, containing the fire but not putting

the fire out.  

With ZeroBurn, the electrical spark continues but cannot spread.  

Fire  Suppression   Fire  Preven@on  V.S.  

Within fifteen minutes the Fire Department arrives and puts out

the fire.  

With ZeroBurn, a technician arrives and replaces the failing component

without impacting operations.  

Fire  Suppression   Fire  Preven@on  V.S.  

The smoke, water, and fire damage impact all 100 data servers and

takes them off line.  

With ZeroBurn, one failed component is replaced and no data

servers are destroyed.  

Fire  Suppression   Fire  Preven@on  V.S.  

Cost  Comparison  

*  Assumed  ini@al  installa@on  and  maintenance  is  the  same.  

Cost  Comparison  

ZeroBurn  is  60%  cheaper  due  to  cri@cal  asset  preserva@on.  

Damaged  Servers  

Damaged  Facility  

Refill  Required  

Cri@cal  Asset  Loss  

Direct  Cost  

•  100  •  Yes  •  Yes  •  Yes  

•  1  •  No  •  No  •  No  

•  $505,000   •  $201,800  

Suppression   ZeroBurn  

Full-­‐Cost  Cycle  Comparison  

Suppression   ZeroBurn  

Damaged  Servers  

Damaged  Facility  

Refill  Required  

Cri@cal  Asset  Loss  

Direct  Cost  

ZeroBurn reduces the risk of downtime, asset damage, business interruption, and business reputation. #

How much is that worth?  

•  100  •  Yes  •  Yes  •  Yes  

•  1  •  No  •  No  •  No  

Down@me,  Damage,  Interrup@on,  Reputa@on  

•  $505,000   •  $201,800  

•  $???,???   •  $0  

Specifica@ons  

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Cer@fica@on  

ZeroBurn  is  a  USA  company  and  all  components  are  made  in  the  USA.    Our  system  is  cer9fied  in  the  US  and  Canada  to  ANSI/UL  61010  by  ETL/Intertek,  an  OSHA-­‐recognized  Na9onally  Recognized  Tes9ng  Laboratory,  and  our  system  bears  the  ETL  Listed  Mark.  

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Engineering  Requirements  

•  Sealed Protected Zone (< 0.5% Leakage)#•  Access to:#

•  Electricity#•  Water Drain (Minimal Condensation)#•  Vent (Oxygen to Ambient Air)#

•  Closed Loop HVAC#•  Internet Access (for Remote Monitoring)#

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Monitoring,  Maintenance,  &  Repair  

•  24X7 Remote Monitoring#•  Complete Online Asset Management and

Documentation#•  Records and Key Historical Component Trend

Data#•  Real-Time Exception Reporting & Periodic

Reports#•  Cloud or Server Based#

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Patent  

•  US Patent No. 7,594,545#•  Issued September 29, 2009#•  47 Claims#•  Description:#

“System and methods for preventing ignition and fire via a maintained hypoxic environment”#

Want  to  See  a  Hypoxic-­‐Air  System  in  Ac@on:  

h[p://zeroburnfps.com/#demoVideo  

Ques@ons  No  Fires.  No  Consequences.