TERPconsulting offers smoke control system analysis, smoke control special inspections, and smoke control system design. A smoke control system is utilized in a building to provide a combination of passive barriers, mechanical equipment, and automatic detection and/or suppression systems. The system is designed to prohibit smoke from moving from one building zone to another.
The objective of smoke control systems is to contribute to the protection of life and the reduction of property loss, hinder the migration of smoke from the event zone to other building zones, provide smoke barriers, hinder smoke from entering elevator shafts, stairwells, and smoke refuge areas, assist emergency response personnel by maintaining conditions that enable first responders to enter the building for rescue and fire-fighting operations.
Smoke Control System Inspections, Testing, and Commissioning
Smoke Control System Inspections are designed to ensure that the various systems in a building are in good working order and are working together as designed and intended. The system must detect fire events, prevent smoke migration and circulation, and maintain proper pressurization of building areas.
A smoke control system is complex and has many facets. Due to the intricacy of the system, it is best to hire an experienced firm to handle smoke control system commissioning. Once testing is completed the system is signed off and stamped by a registered Fire Protection Engineer.
Our licensed special inspectors are certified by the National Institute for Certification in Engineering Technologies (NICET) in fire protection engineering. When TERPconsulting handles your smoke control system inspections and testing we will ensure that your system is working properly, and functions as required by local jurisdictions, and is in compliance with local building code. Upon completion we will provide a certificate that the subject building is in substantial compliance.
Comprehensive Smoke Control System Design and Analysis
TERPconsulting also provides smoke control system design. We work with architects, developers, and Authorities Having Jurisdiction (AHJs) to ensure the best system is designed for all parties involved and meets the required codes for the jurisdiction. There are several design approaches that can be utilized including Airflow Design Method, Exhaust Method, Passive Smoke Control and Performance Based Designs, and the Pressurization Method.
The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) has published NFPA 92: “The Standard for Smoke Control Systems. NFPA 92 provides requirements, recommendations, and guidance regarding the design, installation, acceptance testing, operation, and ongoing periodic testing of smoke control systems. An important distinction to recall is that a “code” tells us “when” or “where” something is required, while a “standard” tells us “how” it is designed, installed, tested, maintained, and so on. In this case, NFPA 92 tells us “how” to design smoke control systems that are required to be provided in buildings by “codes” such as the International Building Code (IBC) or the NFPA 101: Life Safety Code.”
Trust the Smoke Control System Experts
With 15 years of experience, TERPconsulting has performed smoke control systems testing, code consulting, and fire protection engineering in a wide range of industries including assembly – ballrooms, concerts, conventions, meeting rooms, museums, and nightclubs, aviation, cannabis, commercial, courthouse and civic center projects, DOE and commercial nuclear complexes, education – universities and schools, food & beverage – restaurants, bars and nightclubs, gaming – commercial and tribal gaming realms, government and military, hospitality – hotel and casino, healthcare – hospitals and outpatient clinics, industrial and manufacturing, laboratories, mixed-use commercial/residential projects, residential – apartments, condos, multi-family, retail – mixed-use, malls, open-air shopping centers, gaming and hospitality projects in both commercial and tribal gaming realms, and the transportation sector – DOT and local jurisdictions.
TERPconsulting can lead the smoke control system testing and smoke control system design on your next construction project. Work with the team that has a wide range of experience with complex systems across a spectrum of industries and building types.
Let our smoke control system experts help you today!
