At Design Engineers, our engineering specialists offer a range of fire protection and prevention services from structural design to safety systems to on-going checks to keep your building safe and compliant.
Our commitment to continuous improvement ensures that we are always up-to-date with the latest regulations and with the latest advancements in fire safety engineering and available solutions such as new materials. This allows us to suggest effective yet budget-conscious solutions for our clients.
To work with an expert fire safety consultant, contact us to arrange an in-person or video meeting. Based in Auckland we work with clients nationwide. We can also assist with consultations facade engineering and structural engineering as part of your build.
Good fire protection begins with strategy and planning
Our team can work with you to ensure that your fire protection planning is done well from the start. This can include:
Developing a fire safety strategy
We'll conduct fire risk assessments to identify potential hazards and assess the vulnerability of the structure and fire dynamics analysis to understand the behaviour of fire within a structure and evaluate the impact on building components and systems. Then we'll develop a comprehensive fire safety strategy for buildings and structures, considering the type of occupancy, building design, and local regulations.
Collaborating with your design team
If you are building new or renovating, it's important to have fire protection and prevention engineers involved early in the process. We can work closely with architects, structural engineers, and other stakeholders to integrate fire safety measures seamlessly into the building design and provide input during the design phase to optimise fire protection features.
Ensure you have the right systems in the event of a fire emergency
Our team can ensure you have the right passive and active systems to help protect your building and staff in the event of a fire.
- Structural Fire Engineering: We can evaluate how the building will respond to a fire and design fire protection measures such as using fire-resistant materials to prevent or delay fire spreading.
- Fire Detection and Suppression Systems: Fire detection and suppression systems including smoke detectors, fire alarms, fire extinguishers and sprinklers. We can ensure your system is effective at both alerting you to an issue and controlling the fire.
- Smoke Management: These systems control the movement of smoke during a fire event to manage the impact of smoke on egress routes and occupant safety.
- Occupant Egress Planning: We'll help you develop strategies to ensure your staff or clients can leave the building safely and efficiently in the event of a fire. This includes analysing escape routes, exit capacities and that your building has appropriate signage.
Inspections and reports to ensure continued safety
To ensure on-going safety and compliance with regulations, our fire protection engineers can undertake a range of activities including:Fire Safety Education: This involves fire safety training for your staff or building occupants. We can also develop educational materials for you to use
Inspections and Audits: What was acceptable when your building was constructed may not be suitable now or areas may have degraded, so our team will conduct regular inspections and audits to ensure ongoing compliance with fire safety measures. We'll identify any deficiencies in your systems and work with you to address them.
Post-Incident Analysis: Should a fire event happen at your property we can carry out a post-incident analysis to evaluate the performance of fire protection measures and recommend improvements based on lessons learned from actual events.