Fire Engineering & Design

Fire engineering solutions for complex buildings.

Fire Engineering & Design

Fire engineering and design services ensure your building meets fire safety requirements from the earliest design stages. PB Fire Safety provides expert fire strategy and engineering design for new builds, refurbishments and complex projects.

We work with architects, developers and building control to deliver fire-engineered solutions that balance safety, compliance and design intent.

Code Compliance

Our engineering work is aligned to Approved Document B, BS 9999 and BS 9991 — with the Engineering Council registration to back it up.

Fire Safety Across RIBA Stages & BSR Gateways

We support projects across all RIBA stages, ensuring fire safety is considered from concept design through to completion and occupation.

For higher-risk buildings (HRBs), we align our approach with the Building Safety Regulator (BSR) Gateway process:

Gateway One (Planning)

Fire Statements and early fire strategy input.

Gateway Two (Pre-Construction)

Detailed fire strategy and regulatory submission.

Gateway Three (Completion)

As-built verification and handover documentation.

This ensures a coordinated, compliant approach to fire safety throughout the building lifecycle.

What We Cover

Fire Strategy Reports

Comprehensive fire strategy documents for new builds and refurbishments, ensuring compliance with Building Regulations Approved Document B.

BS 9999, BS 9991 & Approved Document B

Fire safety design to Approved Document B, BS 9999 (commercial) and BS 9991 (residential), providing both prescriptive and performance-based solutions.

Means of Escape Design

Design and assessment of escape routes, travel distances, exit capacity and signage to ensure safe evacuation.

Fire Engineering Analysis

Advanced fire engineering analysis including computational fluid dynamics (CFD), evacuation modelling and structural fire engineering.

Fire Engineered Solutions (BS 7974)

Development of performance-based fire engineering solutions using BS 7974, supporting complex designs where standard guidance is not suitable.

Building Control Liaison

We liaise directly with building control bodies and approved inspectors to secure compliance and sign-off.

Buildings & Sectors We Support

Architects
Developers
Building Control Bodies
Project Managers
Structural Engineers
Planning Consultants

The PB Fire Safety Difference

Design-Stage Expertise

Early involvement in the design process saves time and money, preventing costly changes later.

Performance-Based Solutions

Where prescriptive guidance doesn't fit, we provide fire-engineered solutions that achieve the required safety outcomes.

Cross-Discipline Collaboration

We work seamlessly with architects, structural engineers and M&E consultants to integrate fire safety into the overall design.

Regulatory Confidence

Our strategies are designed for building control approval, reducing risk of delays and design changes.

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