If Your Fire Protection System Malfunctions, Do You Know What To Do?

Posted on Thursday, August 23rd, 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 possibilities. Unfortunately, some people do not share the same mindset and “accidents” happen more as a result. Real-world system...read the full article

AHJ Concessions With Hard Deadlines

Posted on Thursday, December 29th, 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 on for help. In November, we used our fire protection consulting expertise to meet one such deadline...read the full article

Chemical Manufacturer Fire & Life Safety Code Analysis

Posted on Tuesday, January 25th, 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 provided the preliminary fire suppression, fire alarm, and other general life safety code criteria for the new annex building to comply with local building and fire codes...read the full article

Life Safety Code Analysis Provides Cost-Effective Solution

Posted on Tuesday, January 25th, 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 smoke-protected assembly seating contained in NFPA 101, Life Safety Code. Our life safety code evaluation included detailed code analysis, conservative...read the full article