STANDARD SERVICE OFFERINGS
PCNA Group provides a wide array of professional design and advisory services to assist design teams in delivering the best possible solutions both on budget and within proposed schedules.
- Accessibility compliance reviews and risk audit assessments including:
- Plan Reviews (with respect to both Code Compliance and Intended Uses)
- Physical Accessibility Audits (new construction projects and existing facilities)
- Identification for Potential Discrimination Exposure and Risk Analysis
- Code Consulting, expert advice and analysis for project design elements, including:
- Master Code Analysis
- Egress Design & Drawings
- Plan Reviews (Design Milestones, Peer Reviews, Third-Party Reviews)
- Expert Code Analysis (National & International)
- ICC Codes (United States and Middle East)
- NFPA Standards (Global)
- NBC (Canada)
- ABC (Australia)
- Approval Authority Liaison including negotiation, interpretation, application, and acceptance of codes, standards, and practices.
- Plans Submittal & Expedite Services
- Fire Protection Engineering services including the preparation and submission of:
- Fire Protection Reports
- Alternate Methods & Materials
- HMMP & HMIS Reports for Hazardous Facilities
- Smoke Control Reports & CFD Modeling
- Representation at Variance and/or Appeals Hearings
- Performance Design Solutions & Formal Engineering Judgments
- Qualitative, Quantitative, and Probabilistic Risk Assessments
- Expert Witness Testimony
- Commercial Real Estate Services including:
- High-Piled Storage Permits (and other Fire Department Permits)
- Tenant Improvement Fire Protection Reports
- Hazardous Chemical Analysis
- As-Built Conditions Surveys & Analysis
- BOMA Surveys and Sales Exhibits
- Permit Research and Suitability
- Construction Cost and Quantity Surveys
- Performance-Based Engineering & Design Solutions; identification and assessment of alternative designs to ensure cost effective solutions and compliance with the objectives and performance requirements of building codes and standards.
- Technical Audits and Due-Diligence reports pertaining to the compliance application of:
- Building, Fire and Life Safety Codes
- ADA/Accessibility Laws, Standards, and Requirements
- Permit Applications & Requirements