Checklist for
ESCS Submission
When deciding on the type of Engineered Smoke Control System (ESCS) or Smoke and Heat Exhaust Ventilation System (SHEVS) required, the risks are considerably greater when one assumes standard conditions instead of taking all individual circumstances into account.
Fire safety engineering cannot be studied in isolation.
Well-balanced fire safety solution needs Innovation, Functionality, Sustainability and Performance.
Checklist for
PB Plan Submission
Prior to any performance-based solution approach, any non-compliance is usually submitted through the waiver application. In return, the fire authority may propose or recommend the non-compliance to be submitted through the performance-based plan submission.
Alternative Fire Safety Solution with Life Safety Criteria, Cost-effectiveness & Flexibility
Checklist for
Fire Engineering Assessment
With the prevailing building codes and standards changing to address new technologies and market trends, existing buildings may be outdated or deemed to be non-compliant during the stage of upgrading. Innovative fire safety engineering designs for existing building designs are therefore required to ensure continuity and code compliance.
Alternative approaches to address building modifications and compliance for fire safety
Checklist for
Letter of No Objection (LNO)
With no prejudice, it is not mandatory but usually a common and cost-effective practice for building owners to engage the base Fire Safety Engineer to assess the impact of alterations and additions to the existing performance-based designs for the issuance of the Letter of No Objection (LNO).
Our Fire Safety Engineers can issue Letter of No Objection (LNO)
Relevant Fire Safety Guidelines & Technical References
Our fire safety engineering solutions are customised to meet stakeholders’ expectations in accordance with the international fire engineering guidelines as well as the statutory requirements of the local AHJ (Authority Having Jurisdiction).
- “BS 7974:2019 – Application of Fire Safety Engineering Principles to the Design of Buildings. Code of Practice”. British Standards Institution.
- “CIBSE Guide E: Fire Engineering” (2019). The Chartered Institute of Building Services Engineers, London.
- “Design Methodologies for Smoke and Heat Exhaust Ventilation” (1999). H P Morgan & B K Ghosh Building Research Establishment Report 368, UK.
- “Fire Engineering Design Guide” (2008), Centre of Advanced Engineering, University of Canterbury, NZ.
- “International Fire Engineering Guidelines Edition 2005” (March 2005). Australian Building Codes Board, Australia.
- “NFPA 92: Standard for Smoke Control System”. National Fire Protection Association, Quincy, Massachusetts.
- “NFPA 101: Life Safety Code” (2006). National Fire Protection Association, Quincy, Massachusetts.
- “NFPA 502: Standard for Road Tunnels, Bridges, and Other Limited Access Highways” (2020). National Fire Protection Association, Quincy, Massachusetts.
- “Performance-Based Fire Safety Design” (2015), By Morgan J. Hurley, Eric R. Rosenbaum.
- “Principles of Smoke Management” (2002). John H. Klote & James A. Mike, W Stephen Comstock, Atlanta.
- “Singapore Fire Safety Engineering Guidelines 2015” Singapore Civil Defence Force.
- “The New Zealand Building Code Verification Method VM2 (C/VM2)”.
- “The SFPE Handbook of Fire Protection Engineering”, Fifth Edition. National Fire Protection Association, United States of America.
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