Hydraulic Analysis

Hydraulic Analysis for water-based fire protection systems verifies that the system delivers adequate flow, pressure, and performance in accordance with international fire protection standards and Korean fire safety regulations. This critical design validation applies to all water-based suppression systems, including sprinkler, water spray, deluge, monitor, and foam-water systems.

The analysis confirms hydraulic adequacy by ensuring the system provides required flow and discharge characteristics to all demand points, including the most hydraulically remote location, while maintaining necessary pressure under all design operating conditions with stable and uniform water distribution. Using specialized hydraulic modeling software such as PIPENET (Spray/Sprinkler Module), the analysis encompasses the complete piping network from pump discharge to terminal devices. The modeling evaluates friction losses using established methods such as Hazen–Williams equations, comprehensively simulating pipes, fittings, valves, nozzles, and discharge components under real operating conditions.

Key verification items include residual pressure at critical discharge points, consistent water distribution ensuring adequate coverage and density, flow velocity maintained within acceptable limits, and fire pump performance validation for the most demanding scenarios. This analysis validates that the water-based fire protection system provides reliable, effective, and code-compliant suppression performance for industrial facilities, energy plants, and critical infrastructure under all designated design conditions.

Flow Calculation for Gaseous Fire Suppression Systems

Flow calculation for gaseous fire suppression systems verifies that the system delivers the required agent concentration and distribution in accordance with international fire protection standards including NFPA 2001, ISO 14520, and Korean fire safety regulations. This critical design validation applies to all types of gaseous suppression systems, including FK-5-1-12, Inert Gas (IG-55, IG-541, IG-100, IG-01), HFC-227ea, and CO₂ systems.

The analysis confirms system adequacy by ensuring proper agent quantity, discharge time, and concentration levels are achieved throughout the protected space, while maintaining pipe network pressures and flow rates within acceptable design parameters under all operating conditions. Using UL Listed and/or FM Approved or EN Verified flow calculation software specific to the supplied suppression system products, the analysis encompasses the complete distribution network from agent storage containers to discharge nozzles. The modeling evaluates pressure drops, flow characteristics, and agent distribution using manufacturer-certified algorithms that accurately simulate real discharge scenarios.

Key verification items include agent concentration achievement at all points within the protected enclosure, discharge completion within required timeframes, nozzle flow rates and pressures meeting design specifications, and pipe sizing validation to ensure proper agent delivery without over-pressurization or inadequate flow.

This analysis validates that the gaseous fire suppression system provides reliable, effective, and code-compliant extinguishing performance for server rooms, data centers, electrical equipment spaces, and other critical facilities under all designated design conditions.

Performance-based Design

This is a design approach that establishes optimal safety performance objectives tailored to project characteristics, rather than uniform prescriptive requirements mandated by codes, and validates them through engineering analysis. By utilizing advanced engineering techniques such as CFD (Computational Fluid Dynamics) simulation, fire and evacuation simulation, and Fire Risk Assessment, we expand architectural design flexibility while securing higher levels of safety.

Our firm possesses extensive experience in executing projects that comply with both domestic performance-based design review standards and international Performance-based Design Codes, providing differentiated solutions for complex large-scale projects and special-use buildings. We systematically support the entire process from the initial design phase through permitting and review procedures, realizing innovative yet cost-effective optimal designs.

Code Consulting

This is a strategic technical consulting service that analyzes international fire protection codes and local regulations applicable to overseas projects to establish optimal fire protection design directions. We comprehensively review and analyze global fire safety standards such as NFPA, IBC, BSI EN, FM Global, and PRC, along with fire protection requirements of the project's host country.

For overseas projects where multinational fire protection codes apply in combination, we eliminate uncertainties in code interpretation and recommend the most appropriate approach between prescriptive-based or performance-based fire protection design based on project characteristics and risk levels. Additionally, we proactively establish consultation strategies with local fire authorities and permitting agencies to prevent design changes and construction delays, while supporting smooth fire safety certification processes.

Life Safety Code Consulting

Life Safety Code Consulting provides comprehensive analysis and strategic guidance to ensure building designs comply with life safety requirements established by NFPA 101 (Life Safety Code), IBC (International Building Code), and applicable Korean building and fire safety regulations. This specialized consulting service addresses all critical life safety elements including egress systems, occupancy classifications, means of egress capacity, travel distances, and emergency evacuation strategies.

The consulting process evaluates building characteristics such as occupancy type, occupant load, building height and area, construction type, and fire protection features to determine appropriate life safety measures. We provide code interpretation, compliance verification, and design recommendations that balance regulatory requirements with architectural intent and operational needs.

Our services include egress analysis and pathway optimization, occupant load calculations and capacity verification, travel distance evaluation for primary and secondary exit routes, stairwell and exit discharge design review, emergency lighting and signage placement strategy, and coordination with active and passive fire protection systems to ensure integrated life safety performance.

For complex projects involving mixed-use occupancies, high-rise buildings, assembly spaces, healthcare facilities, or unique architectural designs, we offer alternative compliance strategies including equivalency proposals and performance-based solutions supported by engineering analysis such as evacuation modeling and fire dynamics simulation.

Through systematic life safety code consulting, we help project stakeholders achieve compliant, efficient, and occupant-centered designs that prioritize safe egress and emergency response from the earliest design phase through construction and commissioning.