February 2022 SFPE Chapter Meeting (remote)

This is the regularly scheduled monthly meeting of the Middle TN Chapter of SFPE. Our presenter this month will be Karl Wiegand, P.E. from Victaulic and on the topic of concealed space sprinklers.

Karl Wiegand, P.E. – Karl works in the fire protection application engineering group at Victaulic where his primary duties consist of providing training, providing technical support, researching and development, and representing Victaulic’s interests within the fire protection industry.  Karl holds a Professional Engineering license in the field of Fire Protection Engineering and is a graduate of Worcester Polytechnic Institute with a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering and a Master of Science degree in Fire Protection Engineering.  Over the last thirteen years Karl has held positions on NFPA 15, NFPA 16 NFPA 24, and NFPA 750 as well as AWWA’s Backflow, Water Metering, and Fire Protection committees and Underwriters Laboratory’s UL199 STP.  Karl continues to represent the sprinkler industry on NFPA 101, 820, and 5000 and Underwriters Laboratory’s UL262 STP and the NFSA’s Engineering and Standards Committee.