Fire Safety Engineering - Warringtonfire Australia

FIRE SAFETY ENGINEERING AUSTRALIA

BUILDING ASSURANCE: SOLUTIONS FOR A COMPLEX WORLD Building assurance in the minds of our customers and offering solutions for a complex world underpins everything that we do at Warringtonfire. To consistently deliver on our promise, we work to three guiding principles: technical excellence, operational excellence and customer excellence.

WORLD LEADERS IN FIRE SAFETY ENGINEERING Protecting buildings and infrastructure from the effects of fire and smoke is critical to life safety.

As architectural design becomes ever more creative, working with the right partner to develop a suitable and fully integrated fire safety strategy has never been more important.

Warringtonfire is a leading global authority on fire safety. Our rapidly growing team of fire safety engineers in Australia has the technical expertise and experience that has proved to be invaluable to the clients that have commissioned us to work on some of the most technically complex buildings and structures in the world.

Some of the iconic projects we are proud to have worked on RESIDENTIAL

ɠ West Village, Brisbane - Hutchinson Builders ɠ Connor, Central Park Sydney - BUILT ɠ Hilton Hotel, Perth - SKS Group

RETAIL

ɠ Stockland Shopping Centre, Baringa - Stockland ɠ Robina Town Centre, Gold Coast - QIC & ADCO ɠ Macquarie Centre, Sydney - AMP Capital

COMMERCIAL

ɠ Barangaroo Towers, Sydney - Lendlease ɠ 80 Ann Street, Brisbane - Mirvac ɠ Southpoint, Melbourne - Watpac

EDUCATION

ɠ Griffith University, Brisbane - CPB Contractors ɠ University of Sydney - Richard Crookes Construction ɠ Inner Sydney High School, Surry Hills - Hansen Yuncken

HOSPITALS

ɠ Canberra Hospital, Canberra - ACT Government ɠ Liverpool Hospital, Sydney - Lendlease ɠ Sydney Children’s Hospital, Randwick - NSW Health

AGED CARE

ɠ St Patrick’s Green, Kogarah - Multiplex ɠ Aveo Gasworks, Brisbane - Aveo ɠ Anglicare Castle Hill - Lipman

GOVERNMENT

ɠ Parliament House, Canberra - GHD ɠ Department of Defence ɠ Green Square Law Courts, Sydney - Crown Project Services

ASSEMBLY

ɠ National Library of Australia - National Library ɠ National Gallery of Australia, Parkes National Gallery ɠ Tramsheds and Precinct, Sydney - Mirvac

INFRASTRUCTURE

ɠ Melbourne Airport Resident Fire Safety Consultant - Melbourne Airport ɠ Sydney Metro North West - UGL Limited & MTR Corporation ɠ Canberra International Airport - Canberra Airport Pty Ltd

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We work with a global team of experts.

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We are part of a global organisation, but we take a local approach to each and every project. We have in-depth knowledge and understanding of local building codes and fire safety engineering regulations, all supported by a wealth of international knowledge and research.

We use performance based design principles where standard codes may not be suitable to demonstrate that an alternative approach will still meet the performance requirements.

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Our depth of technical expertise and wide scope of services deliver solutions for a complex world.

The final result is that our clients receive an optimised and cost-effective fire safety engineered solution sympathetic to their architectural design.

We also provide support throughout the life of the building through our complimentary fire safety services.

Fire safety engineering consultancy service from project initiation, planning and design, through to building operation and maintenance.

Fire assessment for minor variations to tested products and systems.

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C E R T I F I C AT I O N

Independent third party certification scheme, CertifireAU provides assurance about the performance, quality, reliability and traceability of passive fire protection products. A product is certified to Australian standards, along with additional criteria defined in the CertifireAU scheme.

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INSPECTION

Being part of a wider advisory, testing, inspection and certification company means that we are uniquely placed to assist with all areas of fire safety. For example, we offer unrivalled independent testing at our accredited laboratory in Victoria, product certification as well as technical assessments for minor variations to tested products and systems. These services further support our fire safety engineering capabilities when we are developing solutions for our clients.

ADVISORY

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THE WA R R I N G TO N FI R E DIFFERENCE

Product and material testing for fire resistance, reaction to fire and bushfire testing from an international network of independently accredited laboratories.

TIFIC ATIO N

INSPECTION Fire inspection of essential fire safety measures prior to building occupancy and on site risk assessments of existing buildings.

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PERFORMANCE BA SED DESIGN SOLUTIONS Our fire safety engineering services include performance solutions, fire safety strategies, computational fluid dynamics (CFD), fire and smoke modelling, evacuation modelling and analysis, fire safety management plans (FSMP), fire brigade intervention strategies, fire risk assessments and structural fire engineering. Our sustainable construction solutions also help to mitigate risk and protect our client’s reputation.

PERFORMANCE BASED ENGINEERING

SMOKE AND EVACUATION MODELLING

STRUCTURAL FIRE ENGINEERING

ɠ Our performance based fire safety engineering solutions allow for greater design flexibility and help our clients to maintain the original architectural and operational intent of the building. We consider the design and use of the building and provide safe and practical design outcomes. ɠ Our performance based solutions are bench marked against the objectives and intent of the National Construction Code (NCC), allowing us to clearly demonstrate an acceptable level of performance and the suitability of our designs.

ɠ We can simulate fire growth and the development of the smoke layer simultaneously with occupant evacuation to provide a real time visualisation of occupant safety during a fire incident. ɠ We can predict the behaviour of fire and smoke within your building by using advanced CFD modelling.

ɠ We have a specialist team of qualified structural fire engineers that provide a unique business offering that complements our holistic design solutions. ɠ We use advanced modelling techniques to determine the heat rise in structural elements and analyse the composite performance of structural frames.

END TO END CONSTRUCTION SOLUTIONS Our vast scope of sustainable construction solutions helps mitigate risk and protect our client’s reputations.

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ɠ Our fire safety strategies are fully integrated with the building design. ɠ Our comprehensive NCC fire reviews help identify design issues early in the project. ɠ Our performance based designs facilitate the use of and encourage the use of environmental friendly and innovative products. ɠ Our experience covers all major national and international standards.

ɠ Our site inspection processes give assurance that the specified fire safety measures and essential fire safety systems are installed. ɠ Our accredited fire safety engineers will help you comply with all aspects of fire safety and give you peace of mind – knowing that you meet all the requirements of current legislation.

ɠ We take operator requirements into consideration in the initial design stage. ɠ We develop FSMPs to manage the continuing operational capabilities of our performance based design measures.

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PROJECT CASE STUDIES INNER SYDNEY HIGH SCHOOL Hansen Yuncken / Schools Infrastructure NSW THE CHALLENGE

OUR SOLUTION

This future focused school comprises a campus approach consisting of a new high-rise tower and three refurbished heritage buildings.

Warringtonfire developed a comprehensive fire safety strategy for the school which included a major fire safety upgrade of the existing heritage buildings and integration with the new tower. Our team of fire safety engineers conducted advanced evacuation modelling to evaluate and inform the holistic evacuation strategy for the school. Smoke modelling was used to assist in the design of the mechanical and natural smoke hazard management provisions for the gymnasium and assembly spaces.

The new building includes a large gymnasium and movement studio, a roof top outdoor games court and a central resource library with ‘mini-libraries’ located throughout the school. The design brief was intended to foster a strong connection to the community through shared use of selected campus facilities.

The development was staged with the refurbished heritage buildings being occupied initially by the school whilst the construction of the high-rise tower was completed. This presented unique fire safety hazards and challenges throughout the construction process.

An interim fire safety strategy was developed for the school to manage fire safety risks during construction. This included extensive stakeholder consultation, risk assessment, and development of mitigation measures which were progressively reviewed and updated throughout the construction process.

NATIONAL GALLERY OF AUSTR ALIA , PARKES, C ANBERR A National Gallery of Australia THE CHALLENGE

OUR SOLUTION

Warringtonfire were engaged by the National Gallery of Australia to complete the landmark main entry building extension, the temporary exhibition gallery extension and ongoing refurbishment works.

Our team of fire safety engineers used a suite of specialist analysis tools to demonstrate compliance with the relevant benchmark performance requirements. Because the National Gallery of Australia is located on National Capital Authority land in the ACT, we had to develop a robust approvals process to facilitate future maintenance of the building’s essential fire safety systems.

The original building has a series of interconnected storeys via enclosed light wells (atria), non-fire isolated stairways and double volume spaces that ultimately connect the eight storeys of the original building and approximately 30,000m2 of floor space. The building also contains highly valuable artefacts and hosts large numbers of people during operational hours.

We used full 3D modelling of the public areas – together with evacuation modelling – to simulate smoke movement and required evacuation times.

The significant size and importance of the building has also required close coordination with the stakeholders and ACT Fire and Rescue.

PROJECT CASE STUDIES

SURG IC AL , TRE ATM ENT AND REHAB ILITATION SERVICE (STAR S), B RISBANE Watpac Constructions and Metro North Hospital and Health Service THE CHALLENGE

OUR SOLUTION

Located within the Herston Health Precinct, the STARS includes a new eight storey healthcare building with a single basement level.

The building consists of 100 rehabilitation beds, special purpose rehabilitation support areas and a surgical and endoscopic centre – with a 32 bed surgical inpatient room, seven operating theatres, three endoscopy rooms and recovery spaces.

The prescriptive fire safety requirements of the National Construction Code (NCC) often result in impractical design solutions that impede the day-today functionality of rehabilitation and ambulatory care health buildings. We developed a wide range of performance based solutions to meet the unique clinical, security and fire safety needs of this facility. This required extensive consultation with stakeholders – including the builder, the fire brigade and the local health authority.

BARANGAROO SOUTH, SYDNEY Lendlease THE CHALLENGE

OUR SOLUTION

Barangaroo South is located in Sydney’s CBD, on the shores of its world-famous Sydney harbour. It is the largest urban regeneration project in Sydney since the 2000 Olympics.

Warringtonfire provided fire safety engineering services for the shared basement and the buildings that sit above it. A range of solutions were developed to address fire ratings to structural elements, evacuation provisions, firefighting services and smoke hazard management systems.

Our work was critical in enabling the construction of the commercial buildings – International House and Daramu House – using unprotected mass timber.

Setting new standards in sustainability, Barangaroo South is Australia’s first large scale carbon neutral mixed-use precinct – including commercial buildings, residential apartments and retail spaces.

We worked closely with Lendlease to develop fire safety engineering solutions and to facilitate their review and approval by the relevant authorities.

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ɠ Provide advice on performance solutions to speed up construction ɠ Review fire test information for the products selected

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ɠ Product fire testing, assessment and certification

Our experienced fire safety engineers can help from the early planning stage of a project.

CONSTRUCTION

We encourage early engagement with all key stakeholders, as getting the fire strategy right at the beginning of a project will save time and money throughout the project lifecycle.

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PROJECT INITIATION, PLANNING AND DESIGN ɠ National Construction Code fire safety reviews ɠ Structural fire engineering services

ɠ Preferred fire brigade intervention strategies

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ɠ Advice on local and international building codes

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ɠ Fully integrated fire safety strategies ɠ Performance based design

ɠ Comprehensive fire safety measures with intuitive illustrations

ɠ Inspection report clearly demonstrating fire safety compliance ɠ Fire safety management plans (FSMPs)

ɠ Property protection ɠ Computational fluid dynamics (CFD)

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SPEAK TO OUR PROJECT SPECIALISTS We can help mitigate your risk and safeguard your reputation.

ACT Projects

Tim Shiu: tim.shiu@warringtonfire.com

NSW Projects Greg Leach: greg.leach@warringtonfire.com

QLD Projects

Kevin Longwill: kevin.longwill@warringtonfire.com

VIC Projects Jason Forrest: jason.forrest@warringtonfire.com

WA Projects Richard Kathage: richard.kathage@warringtonfire.com

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As a division of Element Materials Technology, one of the fastest growing and a top 10 global Testing Inspection and Certification (TIC) business, we offer true end-to-end solutions for whole life building support including in addition to fire safety engineering at every stage, fire and smoke testing, site inspection of fire protection measures and certification of product certification and assesment of products and systems.

C O N TA C T U S ACT office info.canberra@warringtonfire.com NSW office info.sydney@warringtonfire.com QLD office info.brisbane@warringtonfire.com VIC office info.fire.melbourne@warringtonfire.com WA office info.perth@warringtonfire.com

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