At Carlysle Engineering, Inc, our knowledge and experience provides our commercial and residential customers the assurance of the best in the industry.  We are proud to provide the following services:

Fire Protection Systems

• Preliminary design and calculations

• Specifications

• Securing approvals (insurance, building dept., etc)

• Cost estimates

• Working Plans and hydraulic calculations on very specialized systems

• Inspection or installation

Inspection

• Evaluation of capabilities of existing systems
• Recommendations for improving systems where hazards have increased
• Preparation of preliminary plans, hydraulic calculations and specification for new systems or improvements to existing systems
• Cost estimates

Insurance Requirements & Rate Reviews

• Analyze insurance company fire protection requirements
• Prepare preliminary plans, hydraulic calculations and specifications to meet requirements
• Prepare cost estimates
• Recommend alternate solutions where appropriate

Training

• Establishment of procedures and schedule for testing all fire protection equipment
• Training plant personnel in these testing procedures
• Establishment of maintenance procedures for all fire protection equipment

Fire Protection Justification Study

• Cost of fire protection
• Fire extinguishing systems
• Water supply – including underground piping, fire pumps, suction tanks or pressure tanks
• Manual fire fighting equipment
  
  1.  Standard pipes and inside hose stations
  2.  Outside hydrants, hose houses and equipment
  3.  Portable extinguishers

Potential Cost Savings with Designed Fire Protection

• Insurance Premiums
• Reduction in number of exits
• Reduction in fire resistance of building components
• Elimination of fire cut offs
• Increase in flame spread rating of interior finishes
• Inspection or installation
• Reduction in manual fire fighting equipment

Other Factors Not Easily Related to Cost

• Life safety
• Continuity of Business
• Flexibility of building design
• Insurability (casual and liability)
• Increase in usual or rentable space