Permitting
Zoning
Building
Fire
Life safety
Hazmat
Accessibility/ADA
MEP
Energy
Environmental, EPA Risk Management Plans (RMP)
AHJ negotiations (building official, fire marshal, plans examiners, inspectors)
Permit applications
OSHA, Process Safety Management (PSM), Emergency Action Plans (EAP)
We provide and partner with other specialty firms to provide design or turn-key installation for:
Fire sprinklers, standpipes
Fire water tanks, fire pumps, package fire pump houses
Special hazard fire suppression
Fire, gas, and hazard detection
Fire alarms
Smoke control and shaft pressurization
Smoke and heat removal (warehousing)
Explosion control
Emergency voice and evacuation, mass notification (MNS)
Emergency alarm and emergency shutdown (ESD)
Emergency power and lighting
Emergency shower and eye-wash stations
Security, CCTV, nurse-call
Other safety equipment (fire extinguishers, AEDs, exit signs, emergency lighting, signage)
Equivalencies, Alternate Means & Methods (AMM)
Alternate Materials & Design Methods (AMDM)
Quantitative risk analysis (QRA)
Engineering judgments
Computational fluid dynamics (CFD)
Hydraulic modeling
Thermal performance modeling (data centers, servers, central utility plants)
Fire and thermal radiation modeling
Fire and lab testing coordination
Deflagration and explosion analysis
Structural fire resistance
Egress modeling
Air, gas, vapor dispersion modeling (outdoors, indoors)
Fire hazard analysis (FHA), fire safety analysis (FSA)
Hazard mitigation analysis (HMA)
Failure mode and effects analysis (FMEA)
Energy modeling
Acoustic modeling
We use several methods to communicate our input and are flexible using the tools you're most comfortable with:
Design basis narratives, technical memos, and reports
Engineering calculations or graphical models
Code compliance site plans
Code/life safety floor plans
Concept sketches or PDF markups
Engineering drawings
Engineering specifications
Checklists or forms
Multi-discipline project management