Fire Engineering & Building Regulations

Apex Fire Engineering provides fire engineering advice for projects at all stages — from early design through to completion and handover. We work alongside architects, building control, and project teams to ensure that fire safety is integrated into the design from the outset, avoiding costly late-stage changes and ensuring compliance with Building Regulations Part B.

• New developments requiring Building Regulations compliance (Part B / Approved Document B)
• Refurbishment or change-of-use projects where the existing fire safety provisions may be inadequate
• Complex or non-standard building designs where prescriptive guidance is insufficient
• Performance-based fire engineering approaches under BS 7974
• Pre-application discussions with building control bodies or the fire service

• Building Regulations 2010 — Requirement B (Fire safety)
• Approved Document B — Fire safety (Volumes 1 & 2)
• BS 9999:2017 — Fire safety in the design, management and use of buildings
• BS 7974:2019 — Application of fire safety engineering principles

Fire strategy reports, technical fire engineering assessments, compliance commentary against ADB or BS 9999, travel distance analyses, means of escape design reviews, smoke ventilation assessments, and building control submission support.