Structural Fire Safety
Poor structural integrity and insufficient fire safety measures can impact building performance and life safety. We collaborate across key specialty areas, providing problem-solving strategies.
Ensuring Innovative Fire-Resistant Design + Structural Safety
Poor structural integrity and insufficient fire safety measures can impact building performance and life safety. We collaborate across key specialty areas, providing problem-solving strategies founded in smart policy, innovative research and practical engineering. Our engineers are knowledgeable in advanced 3D analysis techniques and have vast experience in both structural fire-resistant design and fire analysis of steel, concrete, and masonry structures. We can also perform structural safety assessments to determine the extent of damage and repairs after a fire event.
Code Compliance Reviews
It's important that the architectural, electrical and structural systems are maintained to the current code guidelines and repaired if they are failing. Our structural and MEP code compliance assessments for any new construction or building modification include review of structural design, plumbing systems and fixtures. We balance the rigorous requirements of life safety and code compliance with practicality and aesthetic considerations.
Structural Design
Structural design is the cornerstone of any project, whether new or existing construction. Our structural engineers have vast experience in design and analysis of steel, concrete, and masonry structures and are knowledgeable in advanced 3D analysis techniques when needed to solve difficult problems. Because seismic and other extreme hazard loading conditions may require advanced analysis, our engineers are well versed in the usage of finite element software along with advanced techniques to determine how a structure responds and behaves to extreme hazard loading.
Mechanical Design
Mechanical systems are responsible for maintaining a safe and comfortable environment for building occupants and responsible for many industrial processes that take place. Whether your project involves a failure analysis of a mechanical component, engineering a new dust collection system or designing new components for hydraulic, piping, or HVAC design, our engineers provide solutions that are safe, reliable and complies with the relevant legislation.
RELATED INSIGHTS + RESOURCES
Articles
Structural Fire Engineering for Innovative Solutions
Structural fire engineering offers a practical way to optimize fire protection while reducing dependence on conventional measures.
Blog + Whitepaper
MEET OUR EXPERTS
Master of Science, Structural Engineering, FISE Designer of fire safety (class PV)
Mathieu Verpaele
Project Manager - Fire Safety Engineer / Testing + Commissioning Manager
Antwerp - Belgium
MS, Fire Safety Engineering, MS, Civil Engineer, Industrial
BSE, Civil Engineering, MS, Civil + Environmental Engineering, Doctor of Civil + Environmental Engineering, Registered PE: CT, DC, MA, MD, ME, NH, NC, PA, VA
BS, Civil Engineering, ME, Civil + Environmental Engineering
Ph.D. in Structural Fire Engineering, FISE Designer of Fire Safety (Class PV, Exceptionally demanding), Chairman of the Structural Fire Safety Specialist group in the Finnish Constructional Steelwork Association, Finnish Constructional Steelwork Association, Club member #45
MS, Engineering Architecture, BS, Engineering Architecture
