FUTURE PROOF YOUR SCHOOL

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• UNDERSTAND THE COSTS
• PLAN FOR THE FUTURE

Fire safety compliance is often an afterthought in the design process leading to unexpected and prohibitive costs, and design restrictions.

Carrying out building alterations requires an assessment of how your school complies with the Building Code and Ministry of Education guidelines as they relate to fire.

By engaging us to carry out an existing school building report, we can provide an overview of your current systems and identify any gaps that will need to be addressed as part of future works. That means a better understanding of the true cost of your project.

Our existing building reports can be used for future developments without the need to start all over again every time. And they may be used to support a gap analysis rather than a full fire report every time, making the consent process easier and cheaper.

We’ve worked with over 100 schools throughout the South Island.

So speak to us and start planning for your schools future.

PROBLEM SOLVING

In 2020 the team at Greymouth High School engaged us to complete a fire report for their main classroom blocks. This was the first of a number of proposed alterations planned for the school. Each alteration would require a separate building consents and a new fire report.

We put forward a proposal to complete an existing building report for the whole school. This gave an overall view of any improvements to fire safety systems and the means of escape required to comply with future building consents.

Having this insight prior to the design stage of each phase gave the project team a better understanding of potential costs. The architect was aware of any design limitations early in the process.

The report will make future building consents easier to prepare and will save time and money on further site visits and detailed reviews.