Project Success Stories
Aliro Apartments
NCCU Residence
Meridian Parkway
Manhattan Avenue Union City
Emily K Center
X Communities
Aero Center Hangar
MetroHealth
City Center of West Orange
PBFPE's licensed fire protection engineers offer a wide range of fire protection and code consulting services. If you need help with design, modeling, AMMRs, AHJ relations or anything else to do with fire and life safety, we should be your next call.
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Performance Based Fire Protection Engineering offers a full suite of fire protection, code consulting and life safety design services for the Chicagoland area. We combine years of experience with industry-leading expertise and technology to deliver innovative, compliant solutions that marry architectural vision with real-world performance. We're here to help you maintain safety, minimize risk, and save time and money.
Our FPEs provide creative, customized solutions to your fire protection and code compliance challenges. We're well-versed in every commonly applicable statute, including interpretations of the Fire Prevention Code, the Illinois Life Safety Code, the Chicago Building Code, the International Fire Code (IFC), and NFPA codes and standards. Critically, our firefighting experience and depth of FPE knowledge allows us to interface positively with local AHJs, improving outcomes for designers, builders, owners and building occupants.
When architects, developers, contractors and engineers need help delivering safe, useful and beautiful built environments, PBFPE is the code consultant of choice. We deliver confidence and compliance across the Chicagoland area.
Every situation is unique, which is why PBFPE offers tailored fire protection engineering solutions for your facility’s safety and compliance.
Custom fire protection solutions using advanced engineering principles instead of prescriptive codes.
Design of fire alarms, sprinklers, and special suppression systems along with other life safety solutions.
Simulations that predict fire behavior and occupant movement to optimize evacuation strategies.
Developing innovative fire protection approaches when standard code compliance is impractical.
Engineering systems to manage smoke movement, improve visibility and protect occupants during a fire.
Identifying fire risks and recommending mitigation strategies for safer facility operations.
Expert guidance to ensure compliance with NFPA, IBC and other fire safety regulations.
Comprehensive reports outlining a building’s fire protection strategy and compliance approach.
