Fire Engineering
Our fire engineering experts protect people, buildings, businesses and the environment with a unique blend of science and practical experience. We ensure everything is operational and within the design objectives and we provide strategic fire engineering advice.
Fire Strategy Design
A good fire strategy sets a clear structure for fire safety and is usually based around demonstrating compliance with the aims of the fire safety legislation, business protection objectives and insurers’ requirements.
Our team will seek to:
- Identify the fire safety design challenges and outline proposed solutions
- To present any opportunities for the rationalisation of the fire safety design; and
- Raise queries that require response to assist the fire strategy development
For new and altered buildings the fire safety strategy is usually developed during the design phase of the project. Our fire engineering team work with you to truly understand the objectives of your project and the completed building to create the best solution for you
Fire & Evacuation Modelling
By using the most advanced computer modelling methods, our fire engineering team can present a clear and demonstrated case for a more secure approach to fire engineering design.
We use this data to create an efficient fire strategy for your building, which assists in:
- the creation of an informed fire strategy
- allows areas of development or improvement to be identified and implemented.
- CFD modelling can also be used to prove the effectiveness of a strategy and compliance with building regulations.
- superior level of accuracy and detail provides allows smoke ventilation and fire suppression systems to be optimised.
Through our research in worldwide fire incidents and experimental evacuation studies, we have developed a unique knowledge and understanding of the factors influencing occupant escape behaviour important for the development of effective evacuation strategies.
Fire Risk Assessment
Our fire engineer will survey the site and conduct a fire risk assessment in accordance with the RR(FS)O2005.
- Carry out scheduled validations of the construction site and compile a report in a format to be agreed with the Client.
- Carry out scheduled validations of the construction site and compile a report in a format to be agreed with the Client.
- Produce a list of any significant findings, identifying remedial action as necessary. Any installation errors, omissions, non-conformities are to be reported to Lendlease site management on the day of the visit, followed by a written report.
Provide written reports of site findings and observations with written justifications and make these reports readily available to demonstrate compliance and allow building acceptance/sign off by an approval body.
Retrospective Fire Strategy
Many existing buildings do not have available information on fire safety.
By assessing the building plans and through onsite validations, Our Fire Engineering team can provide a retrospective fire strategy, compiling all the relevant fire safety information in one document.
This allows for better planning of future alterations to the building, as well as understanding how best to operate the building.
The benefits of better understanding the fire strategy for an existing building include:
- knowledge of maximum occupant numbers
- improvements to the strategy for evacuation of disabled occupants
- better property protection strategies and possibilities for including multiple tenants
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