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Code Consulting
Code analysis, equivalencies, AHJ navigation, and plan review.
When the path to approval isn't obvious.
Fire Protection Engineering - New Jersey, New York & Virginia
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.
September 10, 2026
Fire Protection for Hotels and Hospitality: Protecting Sleeping Occupancies
Hotels present a fire protection challenge most buildings don't: occupants who are asleep, unfamiliar with the layout, and potentially disoriented in an emergency. The history of hotel fire disasters has directly shaped today's code.
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September 3, 2026
What Happens During a Fire Marshal Inspection - and How to Pass
A fire marshal inspection doesn't have to be stressful - if you know what inspectors look for and have maintained your systems. Here's what they examine and what the most common violations are.
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August 27, 2026
The True Cost of Deferred Fire Protection Maintenance
Deferring fire protection maintenance looks like a cost saving until it isn't. Failed inspections, insurance penalties, and fire events with impaired systems carry costs that dwarf any avoided maintenance budget.
Read article →From the Firm
FPE Academy - from the PE exam to practicing expertise
Our principal built the platform he wished he'd had: PE Fire Protection exam prep anchored to the NCEES blueprint - 17 modules, 80+ interactive tools, a full 8.5-hour CBT mock, and spaced-repetition drills - plus a growing practitioner design library for the work after you pass. Built by a licensed PE.
Start a Project
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