Global Fire Protection Group

Provides unbiased engineering evaluations, modeling, and custom analyses to optimize active and passive life safety systems throughout a building's lifecycle.

• Plan Review Services

  Comprehensive review of architectural and system plans to verify code compliance before construction begins.

• Technical Evaluations

  Rigorous technical reviews of fire protection products, materials, and specialized building designs.

• Engineering Judgements

  Expert engineering judgements for firestop systems, sprayed fire-resistive materials (SFRM), and intumescent coatings (IFRM).

• Fire and Smoke Modeling

  Advanced computational modeling to simulate smoke movement and fire behavior within complex spaces.

• Water Distribution System Modeling

  Hydraulic analysis and modeling of underground water networks to ensure adequate fire flow.

• Hazardous Material Analysis

  Assessments of hazardous materials storage, handling, and environmental impacts to comply with safety codes.

Navigates complex, conflicting local ordinances, state-adopted codes, and international standards from planning through construction.

• Building and Fire Code Review

  Comprehensive compliance analysis against international and local building and fire codes.

• Life Safety Plan Development

  Design and drafting of life safety plans and egress schematics to secure project approvals.

• Egress Compliance Analysis

  Detailed analysis of occupant evacuation routes, exit widths, and overall egress safety.

Creates detailed, cost-effective layouts and performance specifications for suppression, detection, and containment systems.

• Compartmentation System Design

  Specialized layouts for physical fire barriers, joint systems, and historical building retrofits.

• Fire Suppression System Design

  Design of water-based sprinklers, dry chemical, inert gas, clean agent, foam, and water mist systems.

• Fire Alarm and Detection Design

  Aspirating smoke detection (VESDA), gas and linear detection, and explosion prevention system layouts.

• Intelligibility Modeling

  Acoustic and voice intelligibility modeling to ensure emergency communication systems are clearly understood.

Delivers on-site compliance support, barrier audits, and quality control programs during construction and facility handovers.

• Barrier Management and Audits

  Thorough field inspections of fire and smoke barriers, including fire door evaluations.

• On-Site Compliance Consulting

  Resolving complex site conditions, non-compliance issues, and compartmentation challenges directly in the field.

• Site Due Diligence and Waterflow Testing

  Field-testing water supply capacity and consulting with jurisdictions on existing facility risks.

Specializes in independent testing and quality assurance for passive fire protection, joint systems, and structural fireproofing.

• Penetration and Joint Inspection

  Certified third-party inspection of through-penetrations and joints under ASTM 2174 and ASTM 2393.

• Sprayed Fire-Resistive Material (SFRM/IFRM) Testing

  Testing of structural fireproofing thickness, density, and adhesion under ASTM E605, E736, and AWCI 12-B.

• Destructive and Non-Destructive Testing

  Comprehensive physical verification of firestop installations and assembly integrity.

Conducts rigorous, routine testing and commissioning to verify that active suppression, detection, and alarm systems perform reliably.

• Fire Suppression System Testing

  Routine testing, flow evaluation, and performance verification for water, gas, and chemical suppression systems.

• Fire Alarm and Detection Testing

  Verifying detector sensitivity, alarm signals, emergency responder radio coverage, and integrated system controls.

• System Failure Analysis

  Forensic analysis of system performance issues, failures, and component malfunctions.