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Ensuring Safety and Accessibility in Commercial + Mixed-Use Spaces

Global commercial real estate continuously requires forward-thinking design approaches to improve asset marketability for tenants and investment returns. Our team has partnered with building owners, property managers and architects for nearly 80 years to help navigate fire and life safety code compliance and mitigate safety concerns from pre-construction to potential retrofit. We help you manage everything from Third Party Review to Commissioning to negotiation with the Authorities Having Jurisdiction (AHJ).

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Innovative Solutions for Safe + Sustainable Commercial Developments

We provide you with the latest performance-based commercial design solutions and engineering best practices while helping to determine applicable codes and standards. We are at the forefront of international codes and standards, engineering best practices, performance-based consulting, and fire & life safety audit criteria. Our team also specializes in construction and system investigation during the lifecycle of a building and assists in designing a go-forward plan and helps manage the upgrade.

Commercial + Mixed Use Industry Services

Learn more about our service offerings for commercial and mixed-use facilities.

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AHJ Representation + Plan Review

Whether a project is a renovation, addition, tenant fit out, or new construction, all facility designs are subject to compliance…
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Building Sciences

Failures within the built environment can occur at any time for a variety of reasons. A deep understanding of all aspects of building…
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Built Environment + Resiliency

Our team of experts offers comprehensive services to a diverse range of clients in the built environment, such as…
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Cladding + Façade Evaluation

The use of combustible exterior cladding and façade materials has become a serious threat to fire and life safety. Because of limited fire…
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Code Consulting + Fire Engineering

From fire system design and testing to code consulting and building commissioning to structural, mechanical and…
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Emergency Management + Response

We work closely with clients in industry and government to establish an all-hazards approach to comprehensive,…
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Emergency Mass Notification Systems

In an emergency, it’s often difficult to predict and manage people and their actions. Having a well-designed Mass Notification and…
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Fire + Explosion

Our approach has been proven over decades of experience, research and participation in building & fire code development, as…
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Fire + Life Safety Building Commissioning

Without the right commissioning it is challenging to ensure that your fire and life safety systems will meet code minimum,…
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Forensics

Our experts can help determine the origin and cause of fires, injuries, or electrical and mechanical failures. We also…
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Lithium-ion Battery Technology

Lithium-ion technology is evolving faster than regulatory bodies can track. Our experts provide custom and performance-based life…
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Litigation Support

We help attorneys and their clients uncover facts, analyze information and preserve evidence during every phase of a personal or business…
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Mass Timber Consulting

Our experts were involved with the development and early application of mass timber criteria years before the International Code…
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Mechanical, Electrical + Structural Engineering

For over four decades, our expert engineering services have included structural, mechanical, and electrical analysis and design. We…
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Pedestrian + Evacuation Modeling

Knowing the performance of your facility during day-to-day operations is critical to understand. Whether it is a concert hall, airport…
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Pre-Construction Administration + Oversight

We work seamlessly alongside the construction management team to make sure the fire, life safety, mechanical, electrical,…
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Security Risk + Public Safety

Our team of security advisors, protection specialists, emergency planners, threat managers, investigators and leaders…
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Smoke Control + Modeling

Codes and Standards require fire safety features based on a one-size fits all approach. While traditional compliance may be…
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Threat + Violence Risk Management

Workplace violence is a risk for any employer, but is one we can help manage. We specialize in behavioral case management services…
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We partner with you to solve complex challenges throughout the project lifecycle

While many of our services and solutions are utilized across various markets and applications, dozens of others are highly specialized and unique to one industry or another. From aviation, power and healthcare to nuclear energy, insurance and manufacturing, our team of engineers and consultants includes the most experienced industry experts from around the world.

  • Built Environment + Resiliency
  • Code Consulting + Fire Engineering
  • Emerging Hazards
  • Energy + Utilities
  • Emergency Management + Response
  • Security Risk + Public Safety
  • Forensics
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With offices around the world and team members on the ground in key regions, our global reach and vital in-country expertise enable us to deliver solutions that meet the specific needs of our clients and the communities we serve.

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