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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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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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Building + Fire Code Training

Building and fire codes are rapidly evolving. This can present challenges for architects, engineers, AHJs and owners undertaking building…
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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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Business Continuity

An unplanned event — such as severe weather, power outage or virus outbreak — can severely disrupt organizations and prevent normal…
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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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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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Expert Laboratory Services

We support our investigative work through in-house laboratory, testing and modeling services, providing you with insightful analysis and an…
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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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Fire Science

From on-site investigation to evidence examination and testing, we provide comprehensive fire investigation services supported by an…
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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 safety…
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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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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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Origin + Cause

We provide rapid response and post-event investigative services to support any fire, building collapse, accident, product defect or…
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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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Workplace Violence Prevention Program Development

We specialize in helping employers in both the public and private sectors create and sustain safe workplace environments that prevent…
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Workplace Violence Prevention Training

One of our core competencies is helping employers create safer, more secure workplaces. Online or expert-led workplace violence safety…
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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.

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