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Why D+AC?
- A broad range of services with plans tailored to your specific
needs.
- In depth expertise to identify problems and develop optimal
solutions during any stage of your project.
- Diversified experiences implementing industrial fire protection
applications in the public and private sectors, as well in government,
and the military.
- Specailists in communicating at all levels of of engineering
and management.
- Documented history of saving clients time and money.
- Successfully demonstrated Forensic Engineering Analysis &
Support for Legal & Insurance Clients.
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What D+AC Offers
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Independant analysis
of fire protection needs for both existing and proposed projects/facilities
and all related operations/processes, incorporating requirements of
all applicable insurance companies and regulatory agencies. |
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Code
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Code compliance reviews of structures, facilities and operations/processes.
- Building codes (Local, National & International)
- National Fire Protection Association (NFPA)
- European Fire Protection Association's Codes & Standards
- Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA)
- Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA)
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| Peer Review
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Independent peer reviews and evaluation of:
- Fire Protection requirements for existing
and proposed facilities, and related operations/processes
- Fire protection design concepts, engineering
drawings and specifications prepared within the client's organization
or by architects, engineers or fire protection contractors
- Construction-phase fire protection plans
- Peer review of design/build projects
- Existing or proposed fire protection system
installations
- Problems with current fire protection
systems
- Construction bids for fire protection
systems and related components
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Document
Development
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Services Provided:
- Feasibility studies
- Fire protection requirements and OSHA/MSHA
compliance criteria for facilities, operations/processes
- Performance-type fire protection specifications
with integration of fire protection requirements in all associated
system specifications
- Operating instructions for fire protection
systems
- Facility and construction-phase fire protection
programs
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Preliminary
Design - |
Designs that integrate all associated engineering
disciplines and state-of-the-art technology to produce the best
fire protection systems solution:
- Preliminary and conceptual design drawings
for fire protection water supplies, pumping requirements/arrangements;
underground main layout; sprinkler systems, special-agent extinguishing
systems; detection and alarm systems; and Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning System (HVAC) Fire/Smoke Damper layouts
- Flow diagrams (above and below ground)
for water supply, pumping and fire suppression systems
- Proper fire resistant rating requirements
for all structures and related components--walls, doors, and structural
members
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| Estimates - |
Budget estimates for all fire
protection systems and related components, including passive-type
fire protection features |
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Client
Representation - |
Professional
liaison with fire protection insurance underwriters, building code officials and other agencies "having jurisdiction." Also, representation during
fire protection system acceptance testing and commissioning. |
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Forensic
Engineering - |
Services provided
for the Legal and Insurance professions:
- Investigation and evaluation of fires
and explosions
- Expert witness testimony
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D+AC's Fields of Expertise
- Aerospace Facilities/Complexes
- Chemical Facilities
- Education
- General Manufacturing
- Government
- Hazardous Waste Facilities
- Industrial Facilites
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- Material Handling/Storage Facilities
- Medical Facilities
- Military
- Mining Operations (Coal, Metal & Non-Metal)
- Nuclear Industry
- Petroleum & Petrochemical Facilities
- Power (Fossil, Hydroelectric, Co-Generation, Nuclear and Solar)
- Waste-to-Energy Facilities
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How D+AC Has Saved Clients Money
- A client faced an investment of $1.5
million to meet insurance company fire protection requirements
on a facility. D+AC evaluated the project and determined
the insurance requirements for the hazards involved were inappropriate.
Our negotiations with the insurance company on behalf of the client
resulted in improved fire protection and over $325,000 in project
cost savings
- An aerospace client faced with launch
facility damage after a catastrophic fire estimated the fire protection
retrofit project would take 120 days, with launch delay losses
of $1 million per day. D+AC's analysis, design/specifications,
and direct interface with the fire protection contractor enabled
the facility to be back in operation in only 30 days---90 days
early
- A fossil fuel power plant client was
considering an extremely expensive retrofitting design for a sprinkler
system protecting their coal conveyor line. D+AC reviewed
the design and found it to be inadequate. Our revised design saved
the client approximately $800,000 while providing equivalent protection
- A gas plant client was designing a processing
facility. D+AC evaluated the clients in-house staff's design
and recommended a different fire protection approach--improving
both protection and personnel safety, and saving the client approximately
$200,000
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