Vulcan Fire Engineering are specialist consulting fire engineers with expertise in the provision of performance based and prescriptive design solutions for new and existing buildings.
Principal Fire Engineer Gillian Stopford is a Chartered Professional Engineer with twenty years international experience.
Vulcan Fire Engineering are specialist consulting fire engineers with expertise in the provision of performance based and prescriptive design solutions for new and existing buildings. We have extensive experience in the design of industrial, commercial, care facilities residential, and mixed use developments our in depth knowledge of New Zealand building code enables us to provide our clients with practical cost effective design solutions that are easily understood.
Principal Fire Engineer Gillian Stopford is a Chartered Professional Engineer with twenty years international experience including ten years in New Zealand. Her expertise covers fire and smoke modelling, evacuation analysis, smoke control and pressurisation system design, fire protection systems and building design and construction. Working closely with clients, architects and design teams she ensures that the fire engineering design is integrated with the operational requirements and architectural vision for the building or structure.
Fire engineering design reports for new and existing buildings to support applications for building consent.
Verification Method (C/VM2) and performance based design solutions.
Fire and smoke modelling, evacuation analysis, smoke control and pressurisation system design, fire protection system specification.
Research and live fire testing of external wall cladding systems.
Fire safety surveys, feasibility studies and construction observation for fire safety.
Advice on building product selection, testing and compliance for fire safety.
Peer review and regulatory review services.
Design of mechanical smoke control and pressurisation systems for life safety.
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