CHM Fire Consultants Ltd is passionate about mass timber and is uniquely positioned to support mass-timber projects throughout the country. Founding Principal, Dr. Steve Craft, has been involved since the inception of mass timber in Canada, having participated in the very first tests researching fire performance of mass timber, adhesives and penetrations. He is presently active in current research including recent large-scale mass timber fire tests and the development of performance guides for the use of mass timber in tall buildings.  

CHM has been actively involved in tall mass timber buildings for over a decade, years before the Building Codes recognized this building method. Building on our deep knowledge of fire performance and mass timber, CHM was the Code consultant and author of the Alternative Solution for the first tall wood building in Ontario, Limberlost Place, as well as several others across the country. 

With our experience, we actively work with design teams to support the safe use of mass timber in building designs and developing solutions for exposing mass timber when encapsulating timber is not desirable.  

We commonly provide peer review of alternative solutions related to exposed mass timber construction. 

CHM Fire Consultants Ltd assists engineers, architects and building owners with Building Code compliance, both through prescriptive provisions and by means of alternative solutions. 

We pride ourselves in developing innovative and effective solutions to make your building safe and to suit the specific needs of each project or building with our extensive knowledge of fire and life safety required by Building Codes. Our solutions consider all stakeholders involved, including consulting with the Authorities to ensure a smooth process and successful delivery of projects. 

In addition to fire safety, we provide consulting for barrier-free accessibility to ensure your building is usable for all people. 

As a companion document to the Building Code, CHM Fire Consultants Ltd provides Fire Code consulting services for ongoing fire safety requirements in existing buildings. 

We assist engineers, architects and building owners with Fire Code compliance for navigating the requirements, hazardous materials and processes within a building. 

Of critical importance is the fire safety for mass timber construction sites for which we routinely develop or peer review construction site safety plans. 

CHM Fire Consultants Ltd assists engineers and architects in selecting building products and design strategies that are compliant with pertinent codes and standards. 

We assist our clients using fire safety engineering tools ranging from first principles calculations to sophisticated computer models as support in selecting and implementing suitable design strategies. 

CHM Fire Consultants Ltd assists companies and industries in developing products that comply with fire-safety standards and/or determining for what applications their existing products may be used without compromising fire safety. 

We conduct non-standard fire testing to assist in developing design criteria or obtaining product acceptance.