Howe Engineers is a full service Fire Protection Engineering and Code Consulting firm located in Massachusetts. With over 100 years of combined experience in the industry, we offer expert consultation and design solutions to a wide range of clients including Architects, Owners, Engineers, and Contractors. Although we practice all areas of fire protection engineering, our strengths are in the following fields:
Fire Protection Engineering & Design
- Complete Automatic Sprinkler Design
- Fire Pump Design
- Prescriptive Fire Alarm Design
- Performance Based Fire Alarm Design
- Engineered Smoke Control System Design
- Structural Fire Resistance Rating Analysis
- Performance Based Design
- Special Hazards Review and Design
Analysis and Consultation
- Building and Fire Code Analysis
- Preparation and Presentation of Code Variances and Equivalencies
- Accessibility (ADA/Disability) Compliance Consultation
- Existing Building Review and Analysis
- Life Safety Evaluations
- Crowd Manager Training
- Peer Review
- Third Party Plan Review
- Expert Witness
- Special Hazards System Analysis
Cutting Edge Computer Modeling
- Comprehensive Computer Fire Modeling for Smoke Control
- Comprehensive Computer Heat Transfer Modeling for Fire Resistance Rating Designs
- Comprehensive Computer Timed Egress Modeling
- Performance Based Design
- Peer Review
Construction Administration, Inspection & Review
- Complete Construction Administration Services
- Special Inspections for Smoke Control Systems
- Construction Project Management for Life Safety Systems
- Certificate of Occupancy Testing and Expediting
- Life Safety Systems Commissioning