Safety to Life and Property During Construction
October 15, 2015
When a building is built as new construction, it is relatively easy to control access to the site, and the people working at the site are primarily contractors outfitted with proper personal protective equipment (PPE), who are…
Do Your Building Renovation Projects Require Creative Fire Code Solutions?
News,Blog,Life Safety Audits,AHJ Negotiations,Code Analysis
July 25, 2013
A recent project triggered a number of problem areas and required we employ our creativity and deep knowledge of fire protection to succeed. The client wanted to renovate an existing facility that had been built in the early…
Is Egress Analysis Impacted during Your Incremental Build Projects?
News,Life Safety Audits,Hazard & Risk Assessment,Fire Safety Audits,Code Analysis
July 11, 2013
Travel distance and means of egress have become increasingly popular concerns. As owners expand buildings, they often increase the distance to the nearest exit to the point of violating code requirements. We recently consulted…
If Your Fire Protection System Malfunctions, Do You Know What To Do?
News,Life Safety Audits,Failure Analysis,Fire Safety Audits,Development of Procedures
August 23, 2012
Accidents happen. Murphy’s Law clearly states that, “Anything that can go wrong, will go wrong.” Engineers, like Fire Protection Engineers, focus on all of the potential ways something can go wrong and work to minimize the…
AHJ Concessions With Hard Deadlines
News,Blog,Life Safety Audits,AHJ Negotiations,Code Analysis,Fire Modeling
December 29, 2011
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…
Chemical Manufacturer Fire & Life Safety Code Analysis
News,Life Safety Audits,Success Stories
January 25, 2011
A chemical manufacturer was expanding production of their PTFE (Polytetrafluoroethylene) process, which required the construction of a new annex building adjacent to their existing polymerization building. Harrington Group…
Life Safety Code Analysis Provides Cost-Effective Solution
News,Life Safety Audits,Success Stories,Code Analysis,Fire Modeling
January 25, 2011
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…