Industrial
Industrial Facilities
As industrial companies strive to remain competitive in a global economy, they must upgrade processes, install new equipment and modernize plant facilities on a continuous basis. Because no plant can afford a threat to employees’ safety or interrupted production, the role of the consultant goes far beyond specifying the actual fire protection and security systems. The consultant must play an important role in making sure emergency response plans, policies and procedures are put in place; and that plant fire, safety and security personnel are trained react to a variety of threats, from fires and chemical spills to security breaches.
Wrigley Global Innovation Center
Challenge. The new 80-ft.-high office/research facility at the Wrigley Global Innovation Center located in the Goose Island area of Chicago was required to comply with the high-rise provisions of the Chicago Building Code (CBC) due to the...
MedImmune Inc.
Challenge. MedImmune Inc., part of the AstraZeneca group of companies, is headquartered in Gaithersburg, Maryland, and has facilities in Pennsylvania, California, Kentucky, the United Kingdom and the Netherlands. The biotech company relocated its...
Genzyme Center
Challenge. The Genzyme Center, a 12-story, 350,000-square-foot high-rise office building featuring a striking all-glass exterior and a soaring, skylit internal atrium, is home to Genzyme Corporation headquarters in Cambridge, Massachusetts....
Lonza Biologics Inc.
Challenge. When Lonza Biologics Inc., one of the world’s leading suppliers to the pharmaceutical, healthcare and life science industries, decided to expand its manufacturing facilities, figuring out how to protect its employees and property was...
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
Challenge. Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company has experienced major fire losses in several of its worldwide manufacturing facilities, resulting in property loss and business interruption. Fire safety systems in many plants were either not adequately...
