Fire safety solutions for your project
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Performance solutions
For buildings that can't meet standard compliance pathways
What it is
When a building can't meet the NCC's deemed-to-satisfy provisions, a performance solution charts an alternative compliance pathway, specific to your building project and its needs, from design through to approvals.
What it does for your project
Unlocks design flexibility without compromising compliance. Keeps projects moving when standard pathways don't fit.
Who it's for
Architects and designers working with complex buildings. Developers where deemed-to-satisfy isn't workable. Project managers needing a clear compliance pathway when the standard route is blocked.
What it is
Specialist fire engineering advice for Owners Corporations. From essential safety measures and annual reporting through to defect resolution and cladding assessments.
What it does for your project
Cuts through the complexity of shared building obligations. Gives Owners Corporation managers clear, reliable and actionable advice, and explained to owners without getting lost in technical language.
Who it's for
Owners Corporation managers carrying fire safety compliance responsibility. Body corporates navigating defect claims, cladding issues, or essential safety measure obligations.
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Owners corporation fire safety
For multi-occupancy buildings with complex obligations
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Building fire safety remediation
For existing buildings not meeting current fire safety requirements
What it is
Existing buildings present different challenges to new developments. Change of use, ageing infrastructure, or heritage constraints all require a practical path to compliance — not a standard solution. Bill has delivered remediation work across Department of Defence facilities, Department of Education buildings, and heritage-listed properties.
What it does for your project
A clear, compliant path forward without unnecessary disruption to the building's use or character.
Who it's for
Building owners and facilities managers dealing with fire safety non-compliance. Government and institutional asset managers. Developers and architects working on change of use projects. Heritage property owners needing solutions that respect the building's integrity.
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EV & lithium battery fire safety
For buildings where EV’s, e-bikes, scooters, or battery storage systems are charged or kept
What it is
Lithium battery fires behave differently to conventional fires as they're harder to suppress, more unpredictable, and increasingly common as EVs, e-bikes, scooters, and battery energy storage systems become part of everyday building use. Bill has specialist expertise in assessing and managing lithium battery fire risk across residential, commercial, and industrial buildings.
What it does for your project
Lithium battery fire risk isn't yet comprehensively addressed in the Building Code, which means there's no standard pathway to follow. A fire engineering assessment evaluates the specific risks in your building and proposes practical mitigation measures tailored to how and where batteries are stored and charged.
Who it's for
Developers and building designers incorporating EV charging or battery storage. Building owners and facilities managers assessing risk from existing lithium battery systems. Strata and owners corporations managing shared car parks or charging facilities. Insurers and legal professionals needing specialist technical assessment of lithium battery fire incidents.
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Peer reviews
Independent expert assessment of fire engineering documents
What it is
An independent review of fire engineering documentation prepared by another consultant — assessing whether the approach is sound, the methodology appropriate, and the conclusions defensible.
What it does for your project
Provides confidence that fire engineering is technically correct before it reaches an approval authority. Identifies gaps early.
Who it's for
Developers wanting independent assurance. Building surveyors requiring a peer review as a permit condition. Legal professionals or insurers needing expert assessment of existing fire engineering work.
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Expert witness
Fire engineering expertise for legal proceedings
What it is
Independent expert witness services for legal matters with a fire engineering dimension — expert reports, expert conclaves, and technical opinion to support or defend claims.
What it does for your project
Gives legal teams access to a fire engineer who understands both the technical and regulatory dimensions of a dispute — and can communicate complex concepts clearly in a legal context.
Who it's for
Law firms and barristers handling building disputes, insurance claims, or liability matters. Insurers requiring independent technical assessment. Building owners involved in litigation where fire compliance is in question.
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Bushfire planning and preparedness
For development in bushfire-prone areas
What it is
Realistic assessment of fire risk at your property, its compliance against the Bushfire Standard, and measures you can take to reduce your risk.
What it does for your project
Navigates bushfire planning requirements and risk. Particularly valuable in regional Victoria where bushfire overlays are common.
Who it's for
Landowners and developers in bushfire-prone areas. Architects on projects subject to a Bushfire Management Overlay.
Not sure where to start?
Every project is different, and not every fire engineering problem fits neatly into a category. Tell us what you're working on and we'll point you in the right direction.
One conversation is usually all it takes.