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Code Consulting
Code analysis, equivalencies, AHJ navigation, and plan review.
When the path to approval isn't obvious.
Safety,
by Design.
A boutique, principal-led fire protection engineering practice — bringing licensed-PE rigor to code consulting, assessments, design, and inspection across the tri-state region.
AI Render · fire sprinkler discharge
NFPA · Code Compliant
What We Do
Full-scope fire protection engineering.
Organized around four pillars — from first code question to a maintained, inspection-ready system.
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Assessments
Existing-building fire & life-safety assessments and deficiency reports.
When you need to know where a building stands.
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Design
Suppression, detection & alarm, smoke control, passive, egress — CAD & hydraulic calcs.
When systems need to be engineered and stamped.
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Inspection (ITM)
Inspection, testing & maintenance program design and report review.
When systems must keep performing for years.
Capabilities · Representative engagement types
The work we're built to take on.
The building types this practice is equipped to engineer — from high-pile warehouses to high-rises, data centers, and senior-care facilities.
Illustration · high-pile storage
Industrial
High-Pile Warehouse Suppression
Where commodity classification and ceiling height drive the strategy — ESFR or in-rack suppression with hydraulic calculations.
Illustration · high-rise tower
Commercial
High-Rise Standpipe & Egress
Where travel distance and stair capacity govern — standpipe and sprinkler design coordinated with egress life-safety analysis.
Illustration · data center
Mission-Critical
Data Center Clean-Agent
Where water can damage more than fire — clean-agent suppression and early detection balancing uptime with life safety.
Illustration · senior living
Institutional
Senior-Living Life Safety
Where occupants can't self-evacuate quickly — defend-in-place strategy, notification, and a full life-safety assessment.
Coverage
Licensed across the tri-state region.
Stamped, code-compliant engineering wherever your project is built — with working knowledge of each jurisdiction's review process.
NJNew JerseyNorth · Central · ShoreLicensed
NYNew YorkMetro · Hudson Valley · UpstateLicensed
VAVirginiaNorthern VA · StatewideLicensed
PE
Licensed PE — NJ · NY · VA
Professional Engineer · Fire Protection
StandardsNFPA
Model CodeIBC · IFC
EngagementPrincipal-Led
MarketsRes · Com · Ind · Inst
Latest Insights
From the practice.
June 11, 2026
Residential vs. Commercial Fire Protection: Key Differences Every Owner Should Know
A smoke alarm in a bedroom and a fully engineered commercial fire alarm system are not the same thing — and the differences between residential and commercial fire protection go far deeper than system complexity.
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June 4, 2026
Fire Protection for Data Centers and Server Rooms
Water destroys electronics. But data centers catch fire — regularly. Designing fire protection where the suppression agent can cause more damage than the fire requires a specialized approach balancing life safety with asset protection.
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May 28, 2026
High-Rise Fire Protection: Unique Challenges Above the 75-Foot Mark
Above 75 feet, fire departments cannot reach occupants from outside. The building must save its own people. High-rise fire protection is where every engineering decision is amplified by scale, complexity, and stakes.
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Ready to engineer your safety?
Send the project details and you'll hear back directly from the engineer who will stamp your drawings. Serving New Jersey, New York & Virginia.
Or email christopher@malinowskieng.com