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Creating Safe, Inclusive + Compliant Education Spaces

Today’s educational environments, including K-12 and higher education campuses, must adapt to cutting-edge technology, safety requirements and security standards utilizing available resources. Architects supporting local governments, colleges and universities must align design with necessary education safety elements to protect against risk, fires, active shooters and other hazards.

From constructing a new school or designing a dormitory to planning for unique on-site events, we help you navigate code and standard compliance in all phases of design, construction and occupancy. Our team can also design fire protection, fire alarm; provide inspection and testing; facilitate live and web-based safety training; prepare emergency master plans and conduct fire and other emergency drills. We also offer property conditions assessments for building systems, progressive failure analysis and remediation plans for aging construction.

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Design + Planning to Safeguard Students, Faculty And Staff

Our approach to protecting people and property starts with the concept planning for your site and continues all the way through design, construction and occupancy. Once classes are in session, our team partners with you to provide live or web-based safety training, emergency master planning and the required ongoing updates as your needs change. We also offer property conditions assessments for building systems, progressive failure analysis and remediation plans
for aging construction.

Education Industry Services

Learn more about our service offerings for educational facilities.

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Accessibility + Universal Design Consulting

Accessibility is impacted by overlapping laws, codes, standards, and initiatives which can make it more challenging than other aspects of…
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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 approval…
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Catastrophic Response

What is a catastrophic event plan? After a major catastrophic event, you need a catastrophe response plan to get your disaster recovery…
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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 + Performance Based Design

Our building and fire code experts collaborate with architects, developers, owners, construction firms, design-build teams and…
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Online Electrical Safety Training

Electricity is a significant workplace hazard. To create a safe environment, it's imperative to be able to recognize these hazards and…
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Emergency Preparedness

We work closely with clients in industry and government to establish an all-hazards approach to comprehensive, well-defined emergency…
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Environmental

Knowing the full scope of environmental concerns is critical to operations whether in the pre-construction phase or to keep up with…
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Fire + Life Safety Building Commissioning

A building's fire and life safety system is only as good as it's installed. From design, inspection, testing, and maintenance, we work with…
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Fire + Life Safety Systems Design

Fire and life safety are pivotal considerations in today’s building designs. The integration of fire alarm systems, fire protection, life…
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Hazardous Materials Safety

The classification, processing, and safe handling of hazardous materials is critical to life safety, business continuity and loss…
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Emergency Mass Notification Systems + Design

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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Mass Timber Consulting

Our experts were involved with the development and early application of mass timber criteria years before the International Code Council…
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MEP + Structural Safety

Poor structural integrity and insufficient safety measures can impact building performance and life safety. We collaborate across key…
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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 + Construction Administration Support

Our multi-discipline engineering team works with you in the design phase to identify potential compliance issues, develops solutions that…
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Security Assessments

Understanding the gaps in your organization’s physical and technical security is a critical first step in prevention-focused security risk…
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Security Design + Consulting

We provide expert counsel to owners, developers, architects and engineers on all security-related issues and requirements related to site…
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Security Design RFP + Bid Support

In the lifecycle of every major project — once the scope, function and parameters of the vision have been translated into more concrete…
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Security Program Development

Building a cost-effective, high-performance security and risk management program that garners the trust of key executives requires an…
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Security Risk Management Training

We design and deliver training for many domains within security risk management. These programs range widely in terms of objectives,…
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Threat Assessment + Management

When a threat of violence first surfaces — to you or your family, to your employees or clients or to others — three security threat…
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Smoke Control Systems, Fire Modeling + Tunnel Design

Codes and Standards require fire safety features based on a one-size fits all approach. While traditional compliance may be acceptable for…
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Testing, Research + Development

To solve our clients’ most pressing and critical safety challenges, we use our network of in-house safety testing lab facilities, led by…
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WorkplaceThreat + 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 and…
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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
Our Office Locations

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.

Our Offices
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