Our specialist Implementation Team provide support and consultancy throughout the construction phase of projects and help ensure that the intent of any design, remediation or installation is carried out on site. Within the Delta Fire Engineering we take a holistic
view of the building lifecycle and believe it is essential that all design intent is effectively carried out during construction and is appropriately monitored through the construction and accreditation stages.
On-site Installation Inspections / Verification of Benchmark
The purpose of these visits is to perform in-person inspections during the construction phase of the project to inspect benchmarks and installations of the following;
- Firestopping of services and other penetrations through fire resisting internal walls
- Façade firestopping and cavity barriers
- Internal floor and ceiling void cavity barriers
- Partition wall build-ups and detailing where fire resistance is required
- Fire doors, screens and shutters
- Fire dampers and fire resisting ductwork
- Fire alarms and detection systems
- Smoke control systems
Fire Stopping Detail Verification/ Specification
Our Fire Consultants/Engineers are on hand to provide support as required during the design stage and can attend regular design team meetings or dedicated fire strategy workshops. We work collaboratively with the construction team and subcontractors to support the development of the design and its effective Implementation on site.
We can review any fire safety related contractor/subcontractor design information, either as a desktop review or dedicated fire strategy workshop, dependent on the information and format best suited to resolve the issue efficiently.
As-Built Fire Strategy
Delta Fire Engineering monitor design changes throughout the construction phase and produce a Fire Strategy that reflects the as-built condition of the building. Our Implementation Team provide support throughout RIBA Stage 05, taking ownership of the fire strategy and ensuring that critical fire safety features are installed according to the required specification and the manufacturers details. This construction phase monitoring service can extend to, though is not limited to:
• Installation of cavity barriers,
• Installation of fire stopping,
• Specification and installation of fire doors,
• Monitoring and sign-off of phased construction works (e.g. appropriate fire stopping of services before installation of a ceiling),
• Sign-off of key areas of passive fire protection,
• Detailed design review of fire related items,
• Collation of progress reports, detailing the status of key fire safety works, and
• Issuance of completion certificates to certify that areas of the building are in conformity with the agreed fire strategy.
Design and Progress Meetings during Construction
We can attend meetings and design team workshops, either online or in-person, throughout the appointment on an ad-hoc or regular basis. For each meeting we allow time to prepare any materials required, attendance at the meeting itself.