Services
For Architect Clients
Fire Engineering Solutions – bespoke fire engineered designs to meet the requirements of performance based building codes.
Fire Strategies – designed to demonstrate the effectiveness of building designs in relation to fire safety.
Fire Escape Designs – designed to demonstrate that all occupants can make a safe escape in the event of a fire.
Smoke Control Designs – designed to prevent the build up and spread of hot fire gases and thereby control fire spread, or to prevent the onset of untenable conditions prior to the safe evacuation of all occupants.
CFD (Computational Fluid Dynamics) Modelling – utilises computer modelling to predict the movement of smoke and fire gases within a building. In addition, it can be used to identify areas of building structure, that may be liable to localised extremes of temperature during a fire situation.
Fire Risk Assessments – provided to architects or project managers as part of the handing over process.
Fire Safety Design Summary - As of the 1 October 2013, in Scotland a Fire Safety Design Summary (FSDS) must now be provided with the final submission of the building warrant documents.
These summaries relate to the construction of all new non–domestic buildings.
Gartcarron Fire Engineering can assist architects and developers by completing these forms and ensuring sufficient and appropriate information included.
Fire Strategies – designed to demonstrate the effectiveness of building designs in relation to fire safety.
Fire Escape Designs – designed to demonstrate that all occupants can make a safe escape in the event of a fire.
Smoke Control Designs – designed to prevent the build up and spread of hot fire gases and thereby control fire spread, or to prevent the onset of untenable conditions prior to the safe evacuation of all occupants.
CFD (Computational Fluid Dynamics) Modelling – utilises computer modelling to predict the movement of smoke and fire gases within a building. In addition, it can be used to identify areas of building structure, that may be liable to localised extremes of temperature during a fire situation.
Fire Risk Assessments – provided to architects or project managers as part of the handing over process.
Fire Safety Design Summary - As of the 1 October 2013, in Scotland a Fire Safety Design Summary (FSDS) must now be provided with the final submission of the building warrant documents.
These summaries relate to the construction of all new non–domestic buildings.
Gartcarron Fire Engineering can assist architects and developers by completing these forms and ensuring sufficient and appropriate information included.
To Building Owners & Occupiers
Fire Risk Assessments – Carry out Fire Risk Assessments to comply with the requirements of part 3 of the Fire (Scotland) act 2005 or the Regulatory Reform Order (Fire Safety) 2005.
We specialise in large complex buildings or those having a Fire Engineered Solution in order to comply with the local building codes.
Timber Frame Buildings -Where a Timber Frame Building is being designed then there is a requirement to carry out a suitable risk assessment if the building has a total foot print exceeding 600m2. This risk assessment should determine the level of exposure to adjacent buildings and provide suitable measures to reduce the risk of a fire during construction spreading beyond the building under construction.
Compile a report outlining issue identified and propose suitable control measures to ensure compliance with the legislation.
General Fire Safety Advice – for owners or occupiers who wish to change the use of or layout of plant and machinery to areas of the building without necessary requiring structural alterations.
We specialise in large complex buildings or those having a Fire Engineered Solution in order to comply with the local building codes.
Timber Frame Buildings -Where a Timber Frame Building is being designed then there is a requirement to carry out a suitable risk assessment if the building has a total foot print exceeding 600m2. This risk assessment should determine the level of exposure to adjacent buildings and provide suitable measures to reduce the risk of a fire during construction spreading beyond the building under construction.
Compile a report outlining issue identified and propose suitable control measures to ensure compliance with the legislation.
General Fire Safety Advice – for owners or occupiers who wish to change the use of or layout of plant and machinery to areas of the building without necessary requiring structural alterations.
International Coverage
Although based in Scotland we provide an international service, with knowledge of the European (Eurocode), American (NFPA standards) and the Australian/ New Zealand standards
