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Safer Energy Storage: Managing the Risks of Fire & Explosion From Lithium-Ion Batteries & Hydrogen Systems

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Risks of Hydrogen and Lithium-Ion Battery Discharge
March 05, 2026
As EVs, BESS and hydrogen systems move into everyday buildings, energy storage risks are evolving. Performance-based design helps quantify hazards and engineer controls that reflect real-world conditions.
Graphic illustrating Thornton Tomasetti’s annual emissions inventory used to track operational carbon footprint and progress toward carbon neutrality by 2030.

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2024 Carbon Emissions Report
September 01, 2025
We've crunched the numbers and can now report our progress in pursuit of carbon neutrality by 2030.
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Risk Mitigation for Workplace Design
August 18, 2025
In a Fast Company article, Managing Principal and Protective Design and Security Practice Leader Peggy Phillips talks about how building owners, designers and tenants can take a proactive approach for creating workspaces that are both welcoming and safe.
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When Lithium-Ion Batteries Fail
August 13, 2025
In a Parking Today Media article, Pawel Woelke, Peter Johnson and Juan G. Londono explore the science behind thermal runaway, the limitations of fire suppression strategies and the engineering challenges behind the rapidly evolving technology of lithium-ion batteries.