San Antonio Fire Investigation of Idle Plastic Pallet Fire Reveals Code Violations

An August 17th warehouse fire that burned for six hours is being investigated by the San Antonio Fire Department. The fire shot flames and smoke into the air in a warehouse that stored approximately 35,000 plastic pallets.…

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Code Consulting Services Save Client $1.8 Million in Unnecessary Fire Safety Modifications

A tire manufacturing company with a distribution facility located in the State of Texas recently contacted Harrington Group for code consulting assistance to address concerns raised by the city’s fire department. The fire…

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AHJ Concessions With Hard Deadlines

Projects don’t always go as planned. Sometimes, they require last minute changes or approvals that were unforeseeable in the planning stages. In the tough times when meeting a deadline is critical, you find out who you can rely…

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Fire Protection Engineering Solutions Reduce Construction Costs by $50,000 to $100,000!

Cabinet Supply Company – Flammable Liquid Storage A construction contractor (Client) requested that Harrington Group, Inc. (HGI) provide fire protection engineering and consulting services to develop appropriate, cost-effective…

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Fire Protection Services Save Client over $100,000

Tire Manufacturer – Code Analysis and Negotiation of Alternatives A Tire Manufacturer (Client) requested fire protection services from Harrington Group, Inc. to provide assistance with fire code issues at a new manufacturing…

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Building Code Consultants Save Client $200,000!

The building code consultants at Harrington Group helped our client to achieve a variance to certain code requirements related to smoke and heat venting. Through active partnership with the client, we successfully negotiated…

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Life Safety Code Analysis Provides Cost-Effective Solution

We prepared a life safe code evaluation for the new Athletic, Recreation and Physical Education Complex at a major university in Georgia. This evaluation was necessary to allow the architect to utilize special provisions for…

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Code Consultants Save Hotel over $200,000/Facility in Construction Costs

Our code consultants were retained to perform a code equivalency analysis for a client that owns and operates hotels. These hotels are typically three stories tall and of wood frame construction. Each unit is made up of…

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Computer Fire Modeling

Our client built a 710,000-ft2 build-to-suit distribution center in Kentucky leased to ultimately house automotive replacement parts. The facility contains several three-level hand pick racks. The top level is 20 ft. above the…

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