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