About Richard Schulte
Education
Bachelor of Science Degree-Fire Protection and Safety Engineering, Illinois Institute of Technology (IIT), 1976
Work Experience
Joint Commission on the Accreditation of Hospitals (JCAH), 1977
Building Officials and Code Administrators (BOCA), International, 1977-1979
Grinnell Fire Protection Systems Company, 1979-1980
San Jose Fire Department, 1980-1982
Schirmer Engineering Corporation, 1982-1988
Schulte & Associates, 1988-2011
Awards
The Top 25 Newsmakers of 2004, Engineering News-Record (ENR), 2005
Special Achievement Award, American Institute of Steel Construction (AISC), 2006
Other Achievements
Author of over 250 articles on building fire protection
Litigation Support
Ian David McAuslin, et al v. Grinnell Corporation, et al (McFrugal’s Warehouse, New Orleans)
Significant Consulting Projects
Red Lion Hotel, San Jose, California, 1979
Lloyd’s Bank Building, San Jose, California, 1979
Mitsubishi Bank Building, San Jose, California, 1981
O’Connor Hospital Replacement Facility, San Jose, California, 1981-1982
Incline Village Recreation Center, Incline Village, Nevada, 1989
McFrugal’s Warehouse, New Orleans, Louisiana, 1989
Sports and Recreation Facility, Drew University, Madison, New Jersey, 1989
Williams Arena, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, 1990-1991
Salem Community Hospital, Salem, Ohio, 1991
Student Services/Physical Education Facility, Carson Newman College, Jefferson City, Tennessee, 1991
Main Building, Consolidated Supply Facility, Fort Polk, Louisiana, 1992
Mary Greeley Medical Center, Ames, Iowa, 1992
Community Release Center, Department of Corrections, St. Louis, Missouri, 1992
Bellevue Baptist Church, Memphis, Tennessee, 1992
Center for Natural Sciences, Illinois Wesleyan University, Bloomington, Illinois, 1992
Hilton Riverside Hotel, New Orleans, Louisiana, 1993
Spanish Plaza/Canal Street Wharf, New Orleans, Louisiana, 1993
D. H. Holmes Building (Chateau Sonesta Hotel), New Orleans, Louisiana, 1993
International Business Machines (IBM), Rochester, Minnesota, 1993-1994
Edwardsville High School, Edwardsville, Illinois, 1994
Memorial Gymnasium Addition, Duke University-East Campus, Durham, North Carolina, 1994
Flamingo Casino, Kansas City, Missouri, 1994-1995
Harrah’s Casino Parking Facilities, New Orleans, Louisiana, 1994-1995
Circus Circus Casino/Hotel, Tunica, Mississippi, 1995
Cotton Mill Apartment Complex, New Orleans, Louisiana, 1996
St. Mary’s Apartment Building (Marriott Residence Inn), New Orleans, Louisiana, 1996
Blackstone Hotel, Fort Worth, Texas, 1996
Lee Hardware Building, Shreveport, Louisiana, 1997
United Jewler Building, Shreveport, Louisiana, 1997
Briggs Pump Building (Marriott Courtyard Hotel), Omaha, Nebraska, 1997
Beebe & Runyan Building (Marriott Residence Inn), Omaha, Nebraska, 1997
Athletic/Recreational Facilities Expansion, Earlham College, Richmond, Indiana, 1997
Physical Education Building, Columbus State University, Columbus, Georgia, 1998
Hollywood Casino Hotel, Shreveport, Louisiana, 1998
Pere Marquette Building (Renaissance Hotel), New Orleans, Louisiana, 1998
Humble Oil Building, Houston, Texas, 1998
Caddo Parish Courthouse, Shreveport, Louisiana, 1998
Hilton Garden Inn-Convention Center, New Orleans, Louisiana, 1998
Jazzland Theme Park, New Orleans, Louisiana, 1998-1999
Athletic/Recreation Center, Carthage College, Kenosha, Wisconsin, 1999
Student Recreation Center, Georgia State University, Atlanta, Georgia, 1999
Cedar Rapids Ice Arena, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, 1999
Multi-Purpose Athletic Facility, Catham College, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 1999
Capital Center, Capital University, Bexley, Ohio, 1999
A. J. Huffman Athletic Center, Darlington School, Rome, Georgia, 1999
Berkeley High School Building, Fergusson-Florissisant School District, 2000
Student Activity Center, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia, 2000
American Can Factory Apartment Complex, New Orleans, Louisiana, 2001
Chaminade Prep School, Creve Coeur, Missouri, 2001
Des Peres Community Center, Des Peres, Missouri, 2001
Crounse Academic Center Addition, Centre College, Danville, Kentucky, 2002
Field House, Community School of Naples, Naples, Florida, 2003
Classroom Building, Community School of Naples, Naples, Florida, 2003
Sports Recreation Center, The College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, Virginia, 2003
SRSC Renovation/Addition, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, 2004
Performing Arts Center, Lindenwood University, St. Charles, Missouri, 2004
Multi-Purpose Stadium Addition, Adrian College, Adrian, Michigan, 2005
Administration Center, University of Tulsa, Tulsa, Oklahoma, 2005
Football Building, University of Tulsa, Tulsa, Oklahoma, 2005
Pressbox, Community School of Naples, Naples, Florida, 2006
McFarlin Library Addition, University of Tulsa, Tulsa, Oklahoma, 2006
326 Camp Street, New Orleans, Louisiana, 2006
The Magic House, Kirkwood, Missouri, 2006
Twin Tower Hall, University of Tulsa, 2007
Riverside Lumber Company, New Orleans, Louisiana, 2007
Computer Science/Electrical Engineering Buiding, University of Tulsa, 2007
Petroleum Engineering/Mechanical Engineering Building, University of Tulsa, 2007
Performing Arts Center, University of Tulsa, 2007
Recreation and Athletic Center Expansion, Denison University, Granville, Ohio, 2007
Recreation/Wellness Center, Arkansas State University, Jonesboro, Arkansas, 2007
Salmon Bay Marina, Seattle, Washington, 2008
Campus Center/Dining Hall, Centre College, 2008
Young Hall Science Building, Centre College, 2008
Science Building Complex, Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville, Edwardsville, Illinois, 2008
Engineering/Construction Mgt. Building, John Brown University, Siloam Springs, Arkansas, 2010
Church of the Annunciation, New Orleans, Louisiana, 2010
504 Conti Street Building, New Orleans, Louisiana, 2010
1305 Decatur Street Building, New Orleans, Louisiana, 2010
Manor House, Dallas, Texas, 2011
Romane Fragrances, Inc. Building, Willowbrook, Illinois, 2011
Quinn Building, New Orleans, Louisiana, 2011
Publications
“Nuts and Bolts of Sprinkler Installations-Part 1″, Plumbing Engineer, April 1999
“Nuts and Bolts of Sprinkler Installations-Part 2″, Plumbing Engineer, June 1999
“Nuts and Bolts of Sprinkler Installations-Part 3″, Plumbing Engineer, July 1999
“Nuts and Bolts of Sprinkler Installations-Part V”, Plumbing Engineer, November 1999
“Nuts and Bolts of Sprinkler Installations-Part VI”, Plumbing Engineer, February 2000
“Nuts and Bolts of Sprinkler Installations-Part VII”, Plumbing Engineer, March 2000
“Nuts and Bolts of Sprinkler Installations-Part VIII”, Plumbing Engineer, June 2000
“Nuts and Bolts of Sprinkler Installations-Part IX”, Plumbing Engineer, August 2000
“Nuts and Bolts of Sprinkler Installations-Part X”, Plumbing Engineer, May 2001
“Engineers and Sprinkler Design”, Plumbing Engineer, October 2000
“Sprinkler System Approvals?”, Plumbing Engineer, October 2001
“Active vs. Passive Fire Protection”, Plumbing Engineer, November 2001
“Fire Safety Statistics and Building Code Change Proposals-Part 1″, Plumbing Engineer, July 2002
“The Report on the World Trade Center Incident: A Critique”, Plumbing Engineer, August 2002
“Twenty-First Century Fire Protection Concepts: Area Limitations?”, October 2002
“How Much Building Fire Safety Is Enough?”, Plumbing Engineer, September 2002
“Opposing Viewpoints on the WTC Collapse”, Plumbing Engineer, November 2002
“Facts Don’t Matter”, Plumbing Engineer, December 2002
“Statistics Don’t Matter?”, Plumbing Engineer, January 2003
“The World Trade Center Collapse: Congressional Testimony”, Plumbing Engineer, February 2003
Analysis of Congressional Testimony on the World Trade Center Collapse, Plumbing Engineer, March 2003
“Reasonable High Rise Fire Safety”, Plumbing Engineer, April 2003
“The Concept of “Balanced” Fire Protection”, Plumbing Engineer, May 2003
“A Balanced Opinion on Building Fire Protection?”, Plumbing Engineer, June 2003
“Risk and the Politics of Fire Protection”, Plumbing Engineer, July 2003
“Facts Don’t Matter: Passive Fire Protection, Part I”, Plumbing Engineer, August 2003
“Fire Safety in America: Good News and Bad News”, Plumbing Engineer, September 2003
“Fire Safety Statistics for 2002: More Good News”, Plumbing Engineer, October 2003
“The Fire Service Viewpoint”, Plumbing Engineer, November 2003
“Retroactive High-Rise Fire Safety Requirements, Part I”, Plumbing Engineer, December 2003
“Retroactive High-Rise Fire Safety Requirements, Part II”, Plumbing Engineer, January 2004
“The Aftermath of the Cook County Administration Fire”, Plumbing Engineer, February 2004
“9/11 and Fire Protection Research and Education”, Plumbing Engineer, March 2004
“The World Trade Center Towers Collapse: Code Change G55-03/04″, Plumbing Engineer, April 2004
“The Skyscraper Safety Campaign”, Plumbing Engineer, May 2004
“The NIST WTC Investigation Public Meeting”, Plumbing Engineer, June 2004
“Code Change G58-03/04: Smoke Control Requirements for High Rise Buildings”, Plumbing Engineer, July 2004
“The NIST WTC Investigation Progress Report’, Plumbing Engineer, August 2004
“A Further Analysis of the NIST WTC Investigation June 2004 Progress Report”, Plumbing Engineer, November 2004
“A Critique of the Witt Report, Part II”, Plumbing Engineer, January 2005
“The Facts Don’t Matter”, Plumbing Engineer, March 2005
“Never Let the Facts Get in the Way of a Good Story, Part I”, Plumbing Engineer, April 2005
“Never Let the Facts Get in the Way of a Good Story, Part II”, Plumbing Engineer, May 2005
“Never Let the Facts Get in the Way of a Good Story, Part III”, Plumbing Engineer, June 2005
“The NIST WTC Investigation Draft Final Report”, Plumbing Engineer, July 2005
“The Public’s Interest”, Plumbing Engineer, August 2005
“The NIST Investigation Recommendations for Changes to Building Codes”, Plumbing Engineer, September 2005
“Balanced Fire Protection: The First Interstate Bank Building Fire”, Plumbing Engineer, October 2005
“Structural Fire Resistance and Building Code Requirements, Plumbing Engineer, December 2005
“The TRB Code Change Proposals”, Plumbing Engineer, September 2006
“”Unbalanced” Fire Protection Myth”, Plumbing Engineer, October 2006
“Fire Safety in America in 2005: More Good News”, Plumbing Engineer, November 2006
“Fire Code Enforcement”, Plumbing Engineer, January 2007
“Firefighting Tactics & NISTIR 6196-1″, Plumbing Engineer, April 2007
“The Fire Service in Transition: The Scottsdale Report”, Plumbing Engineer, May 2007
“Sprinklers & Smoke”, Plumbing Engineer, December 2007
“Terrorist resistant buildings”, Plumbing Engineer, March 2008
“The benefits of smoke and heat vents?”, Plumbing Engineer, June 2008
“Standard engineering practice or junk science?, Part 4″, Plumbing Engineer, October 2008
“Firefighter safety: June 18, 2007″, Plumbing Engineer, November 2008
“Professional ethics and the fire dynamics simulator”, Plumbing Engineer, December 2008
“Professional ethics and the fire dynamics simulator, Part 2″, Plumbing Engineer, January 2009
“The NIST WTC 7 investigation report: A critique”, Plumbing Engineer, February 2009
“The NIST WTC 7 investigation report: A critique, Part 2″, Plumbing Engineer, March 2009
“The Collapse of WTC 7: The NIST recommendations, Part 2″, Plumbing Engineer, May 2009
“Fire Safety in the United States”, October 20, 2009
“Political Science: Structural Design for Fire”, October 20, 2009
“Political Science: NIST’s WTC Investigation”, November 7, 2009
“Looking Back: October 2001″, December 7, 2009
“Fire Models: The SFPE Draft Guidelines”, December 13, 2009
“Facts Don’t Matter: High Performance Buildings”, December 21, 2009
“Sprinkler System Reliability: PCA vs. NFPA Statistics”, December 23, 2009
“Setting the Record Straight: Sprinkler System Reliability Statistics”, December 26, 2009
“A “Balanced” Approach to Building Regulation”, May 11, 2010
“The Law of Unintended Consequences”, May 11, 2010
“The Reliability of Sprinkler Systems: The Latest Statistics (2010)”, May 14, 2010
“Questions for the AAMA Smoke Vent Task Group”, May 22, 2010
“Fire Modeling on Trial: The Beyler Deposition”, May 23, 2010
“Fire Modeling on Trial: The Beyler Deposition Summaries”, May 23, 2010
“The ICC Ethics Policies on Trial”, May 23, 2010
“The ICC Ethics Policies on Trial: The Executive Board Responds”, May 24, 2010
“AAMA Smoke Vent Task Group: The Record”, May 25, 2010
“Facts Don’t Matter: The ICC Ethics Policies”, May 29, 2010
“Ethics: Who Said What When”, May 31, 2010
“Troubled Times: Professional Ethics”, June 3, 2010
“Errors and Omissions: The NIST World Trade Center Investigations”, June 5, 2010
“The Gulf Oil Spill and Tall Building Safety”, June 7, 2010
“A Perspective on Fire Fighter Fatality Statistics-2009″, June 12, 2010
“McAuslin v. Grinnell Corporation: Beyler vs. Custer”, June 17, 2010
“McAuslin v. Grinnell Corporation: Beyler/Custer Testimony in a Nutshell”, June 21, 2010
“The NFPA 204 Technical Meeting: NFPA 204 Testimony”, June 25, 2010
“Ian McAuslin, et al v. Grinnell Corporation, et al: An Analysis of Testimony”, June 27, 2010
“Ian McAuslin, et al v. Grinnell Corporation, et al: An Analysis of Testimony (Summaries)”, June 27, 2010
“Ian McAuslin, et al v. Grinnell Corporation, et al: Expert Ethics”, July 7, 2010
“The SFPE Ethics Code”, July 9, 2010
“Thoughts from Anyone Else: Fire Science”, July 10, 2010
“Ian McAuslin, et al v. Grinnell Corporation, et al: More Testimony and Evidence”, July 11, 2010
“Validation? We Don’t Need No Stinking Validation!-Part 2″, July 12, 2010
“Validation? We Don’t Need No Stinking Validiation!-Part 3″, July 12, 2010
“Fire Modeling?”, July 19, 2010
” “I Am Not a Crook” “, July 21, 2010
“How Reliable Is Sprinkler Protection”, July 26, 2010
“Looking Back: A Perspective on High Rise Building Fire Safety”, July 31, 2010
“Looking Back: A Perspective on High Rise Building Fire Safety-Part 2″, August 1, 2010
“High Rise Building Fire Protection: The NIST WTC 7 Building Investigation Report”, August 7, 2010
“Back to Basics: Fire and Water”, August 8, 2010
” “The Current Fire Resistance Rating System Is Not Conservative” “, August 12, 2010
“Building Fire Protection and the Recession”, August 17, 2010
“The Ethics Code Loophole”, August 18, 2010
“Terrorist-Resistant Trash Containers”, August 21, 2010
“An Alternative Viewpoint on the NIST WTC Towers Collapse Investigation”, August 22, 2010
“Texas and Lessons (On Corruption) From the State of Illinois”, August 24, 2010
“Fire Science and the Texas Supreme Court”, August 26, 2010
“Misleading Fire Safety Statistics: GCR 04-872″, August 29, 2010
“GCR 04-872: “Fire Protection of Structural Steel in High-Rise Buildings”-Part 1″, August 30, 2010
“GCR 04-872: “Fire Protection of Structural Steel in High-Rise Buildings”-Part 2″, August 31, 2010
“NIST WTC 7 Building Collapse Investigation Report: Principal Findsing With Commentary (Crying Wolf?)”, September 6, 2010
“Looking Back: Roof Vent Code Changes”, September 6, 2010
“Leadership in the Field of Fire Protection”, September 8, 2010
“”The City That Works”: Privatizing Public Fire Protection”, September 9, 2010
“Fire Safety Statistics in Perspective”, September 9, 2010
“Ipse Dixit”, September 11, 2010
“Texas Forensic Science Commission-September 7, 2010″, September 11, 2010
“Fire Science on Trial: The Willingham Execution”, September 13, 2010
“Facts Don’t Matter (Or Is It Just Me?)”, September 14, 2010
“On the Record: UL 199 Listings and the FM Sprinkler Standard”, September 17, 2010
“Texas Forensic Science Commission: Sour Grapes”, September 19, 2010
“Good News and Bad News: Fire Safety Statistics-2009″, September 26, 2010
“Is Building Fire Protection an Art or a Science? (Making the Simple Complex)”, September 26, 2010
“Fire Safety Statistics In Perspective (Texting/Cell Phone Use While Driving”, September 27, 2010
“Texas Forensic Science Commission: Update”, September 28, 2010
“Texas Forensic Science Commission: Common Sense”, October 8, 2010
‘Texas Forensic Science Commission: Willingham Trial Testimony Excerpts-Part 1″, October 23, 2010
“Texas Forensic Science Commission: Willingham Trial Testimony Transcript Excerpts-Part 2 (Analysis)”, October 24, 2010
“The Willingham Residence Fire: The State of Texas Case Against Willingham”, October 24, 2010
“Fire Modeling: Defending Dr. Beard”, October 26, 2010
“Building Safety in an Age of Terrorism”, October 31, 2010
“A Perspective on Building Fire Safety and Modeling: The Goals and Objectives of Building Fire Protection”, October 31, 2010
“The Willingham Residence Fire: “The Smoking Gun”", November 7, 2010
“A Commentary on Performance-Based Fire Safety Design and Fire Modeling”, November 10, 2010
“The Capabilities of Fire Modeling: Dalmarnock Fire Tests”, November 10, 2010
“Testing Fire Modeling: The Results of the Dalmarnock Fire Tests”, November 15, 2010
“A Critique of the NIST Sofa Super Store Draft Investigation Report-Part 1″, November 24, 2010
“September 11th, the Economy and Building Safety”, November 25, 2010
“NIST Commentary on Fire Modeling”, November 27, 2010
“A Critique of the NIST Sofa Super Store Draft Investigation Report-Part 2 (Analysis: Fire Extinguishers)”, November 28, 2010
“A Critique of the NIST Sofa Super Store Draft Investigation Report-Part 3 (Analysis: Insulated Metal Deck Roof Construction)”, November 29, 2010
“GM Plant Fire-Livonia, Michigan (1953): Lessons Learned (and Long Forgotten)”, December 1, 2010
“Improving Fire Fighter Safety: NIOSH 2010-153″, December 6, 2010
“The NIST Sofa Super Store Draft Investigation Report-Part 4 (Analysis: Recommendations)”, December 8, 2010
“Saving Lives (and Reducing Public Fire Protection Costs): Prince George’s County”, December 9, 2010
“The National Fire Protection/Fire Safety Budget”, December 15, 2010
“The National Fire Protection/Fire Safety Budget-Part 2″, December 21, 2010
“Fire Fighter Safety: Abandoned Buildings”, December 26, 2010
“Fire Fighter Safety: NIOSH 2005-132/NIOSH 2010-153″, December 26, 2010
“Fire Fighter Safety and the Chicago Fire Department”, December 28, 2010
“The Chicago Fire Department: “Stuck on Stupid?”", December 30, 2010
“Fire Safety/Fire Protection: The Highlight Reel (Part 1)”, January 1, 2011
“Fire Fighter Safety and the Chicago Fire Department (Part 3)”, January 4, 2011
“Fire Prevention and Building Code Enforcement”, January 7, 2011
“Correction: The First Tall Building Protected Throughout by Sprinklers (and BOCA 100)”, January 9, 2011
“The Aggregate Cost of Building Fire Protection in the United States”, January 10, 2011
“The US Fire/Fire Safety Budget for 2007″, January 12, 2011
“Public Fire Protection and the Economy”, January 13, 2011
“How Much Building Fire Protection Is Enough?”, January 15, 2011
“Reforming Building Fire Safety Regulation”, February 9, 2011
“The Reliability of Sprinkler Systems Revisited”, February 12, 2011
“A Perspective on Building Fire Safety: Sprinkler System Statistics”, February 13, 2011
“(A Perspective on) Fire Fatalities in the United States”, February 14, 2011
“Reforming Building Fire Safety Regulation-Part 2″, February 14, 2011
“Fire Safety in the United States: 1977 and 2009″, February 23, 2011
“Fire Safety by the Numbers”, February 26, 2011
“The Sound of Fire Prevention Working”, February 27, 2011
“Task Group 400 Letter”, March 15, 2011
“A Critique of the Task Group 400 Report-Part 1″, March 18, 2011
“A Critique of the Task Group 400 Report-Part 2″, March 19, 2011
“Back to the Basics: Fire Fighter Safety”, March 20, 2011
“Back to Basics: Control Mode (Standard Spray) Sprinklers”, March 21, 2011
“A Critique of the NIST Report on the Fire at the Sofa Super Store”, April 3, 2011
“Back to Basics-Main Drain Test”, April 4, 2011
DC Firefighters Injured in Vacant House Fire: “Stuck on Stupid” Once Again?”, April 8, 2011
“Building Fire Safety (Circa 1999)”, April 9, 2011
“Canadian Fire Statistics”, April 11, 2011
“An Essay on the NIST Sofa Super Store Investigation Report”, April 11, 2011
“NFPA 13 vs. NFPA 204″, April 16, 2011
“The Birth of Modern Building Fire Protection: High Rise Building Fire Safety (1971)”, April 20, 2011
“A Primer on Roof Vents in Sprinklered Buidlings” April 24, 2011
“Rethinking Egress: The Workshop Part 1″, April 27, 2011
“Building Fire Protection: It’s Not Rocket Science”, May 2, 2011
“Roof Vents Work”?, May 5, 2011
Roof Vents and Sprinklers: 1998 to 2011 (Version 1.0), May 8, 2011
Roof Vents and Sprinklers: 1998 to 2011 (Version 2.0), May 9, 2011
NISTIR 6196-1: Ceiling Temperature Data Test P-1, May 11, 2011
NISTIR 6196-1: Ceiling Temperature Data Test P-1 Analysis, May 14, 2011
NISTIR 6196-1: Ceiling Temperature Data-Test P-4, May 17, 2011
A Perspective on Building Fire Safety, May 25, 2011
Tests P-1 and P-4 (NISTIR 6196-1): An Analysis of Ceiling Temperature Data, May 25, 2011
The Atrium Provisions and the Reliability of Sprinkler Systems: Code Change Proposal G71-07/08, May 30, 2011
