WHAT WE OFFER
CHM Fire Consultants Ltd. offers a wide variety of engineering services in fire-safety issues. Some common applications include:
BUILDING CODE CONSULTING
- CHM Fire Consultants Ltd. assist engineers, architects and building owners with Building Code compliance, both through the prescriptive provisions and by means of alternative solutions
- We find innovative and effective solutions to make your building safe and to suit your specific needs
- In addition to fire safety, we provide consulting for barrier-free accessibility to ensure your building is usable for all people
ENGINEERING
Fire Safety Design
- CHM Fire Consultants Ltd. assist engineers and architects in selecting building products and design strategies that are compliant with the pertinent codes and standards
- We assist our clients using fire safety engineering tools from first principles calculations to sophisticated computer models as support in selecting and implementing a suitable design strategy
INVESTIGATIONS
Fire Investigations
- CHM Fire Consultants Ltd. assist clients in assessing liability related to fire damages
We provide expert opinion on the spread of fire in buildings
- We employ fire science principles, fire modelling and/or laboratory experiments to assist in determining why a fire evolved as it did
TESTING
Product Fire Testing and Acceptance
- 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
PEER REVIEW
Third-party Peer Reviews
CHM FIre Consultants Ltd. provide independent third-party review of a building’s fire-safety design
We assist municipal officials in judging the merits of alternative solutions
- We provide independent third-party review of fire, smoke and occupant modelling