What Happens When a Fire Safety Engineer Peer Reviews a Design? A peer review is more than a second set of eyes. Fire engineering designs can involve complex assumptions, calculations, modelling and engineering judgement. An independent review provides an opportunity...
Restaurant and cafe kitchens are a highly specialised fire risk environment, with the prevalence of open flames, hot surfaces, cooking oil and fats. Commercial kitchen mechanical exhaust systems are vital for air cleanliness and quality as they work to remove heat,...
Important changes to fire safety certification requirements in NSW The Environmental Planning and Assessment (Development Certification and Fire Safety) (EP&A (DCFS)) Amendment Regulation 2025 commenced 13 February 2025 but two fire safety requirements have been...
Every building we live and work in contains elements designed to protect us in the event of a fire. This sometimes invisible web of protection is known as the building fire safety strategy. The National Construction Code (NCC) defines a fire safety system as one or...
CASE STUDY: ACP Full or Partial Removal. CJK saves Developer $880,000 A 6-storey building in NSW property with both commercial tenancies and residential apartments received a council notice regarding the Aluminium Composite Panel (ACPs) installed. In 2018, NSW...