2018 was a tremendous year for Code Red Consultants. We celebrated our fifth year in business with many successfully completed projects and new, satisfied, and valued clients. We proudly welcomed new staff members to the Code Red Consultants family, and unveiled a new website with all-new content and functionality and a new domain name at www.coderedconsultants.com. We capped off our remarkable year with a company celebration at Nuovo restaurant in Worcester, which provided a festive venue for staff and significant others to meet and mingle as our company continues to grow quickly.
Principal Peter Harrod gave a toast to thank staff for all their hard work and determination in 2018 and recognized our families for their continued support. As we reflect on a successful year in review, we look ahead to another great year for Code Red Consultants in 2019!
Similar to your college days, Code Red Consultants is now offering an Office Hours concept that puts a much-needed refresh on the typical lunchtime presentation. How would you like our consultants to come into your office for a couple of hours for some personalized code collaboration – no strings attached? Anyone on your team can sit with us to review code items on projects that we may or may not be working on. In fact, these may be pursuits that you have not secured or past projects where code compliance concerns have lingered. If this is something your team is interested in, let us know and we can put something on the calendar. Popular topics include:
- On the spot drawing review for code compliance;
- Code compliance scope creep in existing buildings;
- Upcoming code change impacts;
- Impairment planning (NFPA 241);
- Egress strategies;
- Compliance alternatives;
- Toilet fixture analysis;
- Accessibility compliance;
- Creative approaches to floor openings;
If this is of interest to your team, please drop us a line at info@crcfire.com.
On Patriot’s Day, Code Red Consultants took the opportunity to break away from our daily routine to enjoy some camaraderie and volunteerism. Our team served as official BAA volunteers at Mile Marker 3 along the Boston Marathon route in Ashland. With the weather unseasonably warm, the athletes were particularly appreciative of the water and Gatorade at our Hydration Station. Aside from providing behind the scenes access to one of the world’s most prestigious sporting events, this assignment allowed us to put a different spin on our team-first approach as we served these deserving runners.
2016 was an exciting year of continued growth for Code Red Consultants. We moved into a larger open-concept space at 154 Turnpike Road in Southborough, MA to house our team, which has grown from three to 20 employees in just over three years. We have been fortunate to attract and develop a deep bench of 16 degreed fire protection engineers that are seasoned in providing outstanding code advisory and fire protection engineering services. Our team helped us successfully execute projects in 15 states last year alone. We want to thank our outstanding clients for their continued support and we look forward to assisting you in 2017. Please stop to say hello and take a tour next time you are in the area.
Please join us in welcoming Jeff Perras, P.E. to our dynamic team at Code Red Consultants. With almost 10 years of experience in the industry, Jeff strengthens our team as a proactive project manager with considerable technical expertise and key relationships with building and fire officials throughout New England. As a licensed Fire Protection Engineer in MA and CT, Jeff consistently works with clients to develop fire safety solutions that benefit public safety and maintain the project vision.
“I’m excited to join Code Red Consultants,” said Jeff. “This company has quickly grown to become one of the industry leaders in New England. There are many strong engineers on the team and I look forward to being a part of the company’s long term success.”
Jeff has significant experience providing fire protection engineering, building code, life safety and accessibility consulting services on a wide range of projects including college and university buildings, high-rise office and residential towers, large assembly buildings, and laboratory facilities. His specialties also include fire and egress modeling for smoke control systems and structural fire resistance rating evaluations. Some of his past projects in New England include the Warrior Ice Arena, Assembly Row, the Bruce C. Bolling Municipal Building, the Boston Convention Center, Sheehan Hall at WSU, the new Colby College Athletic Center, and the Holy Cross Hart Center. Prior to Code Red Consultants, Jeff was a Sr. Fire Protection Engineer at JENSEN HUGHES. He has a M.S. in Fire Protection Engineering and B.S. in Civil Engineering from Worcester Polytechnic Institute.
Contact Jeff Perras at jeffp@crcfire.com or 508-782-8542.
Code Red Consultants is excited to announce the addition of two new fire protection engineering and life safety consultants to our growing practice. James McLaughlin, P.E. and Chad Farrell, P.E. joined our team this summer at a time when we celebrated our 3-year anniversary. Both gentlemen are licensed Fire Protection Engineers, code consultants, and seasoned project managers.
James has significant experience serving as consultant on a wide range of building types such as college and university campuses, residential, healthcare, and high-rise offices. Additionally, he has served as special inspector for some of the Boston areas marquis buildings that were equipped with complicated smoke control systems. James has significant experience reviewing architectural and engineering drawings and specifications for conformance with local, state and national codes and standards. Prior to Code Red Consultants, James was a Consulting Engineer at Jensen Hughes. He has a M.S. in Fire Protection Engineering from Worcester Polytechnic Institute and B.S. in Civil Engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.
Chad has extensive experience in designing fire protection/alarm systems, conducting smoke control special inspections, negotiating phased/partial occupancy plans with authorities, and developing construction fire safety plans. He regularly communicates with clients and authorities having jurisdiction to develop solutions to complex fire protection and life safety code-related challenges. Prior to Code Red Consultants, Chad was a Fire Protection Engineer at Cosentini Associates in their Code Group. He has a M.S. in Fire Protection Engineering and B.S. in Civil Engineering from Worcester Polytechnic Institute.
Please join us in welcoming them to our team!
Code Red Consultants is thrilled to announce the addition of Caitlin Gamache, P.E. to our thriving team. She is a licensed Fire Protection Engineer and seasoned project manager with sound technical expertise. Caitlin is known for proactively communicating with clients and code officials alike on complicated issues. Her foresight when solving problems comes from over 10 years of experience in the New England market assisting clients with practical and safe solutions to fire protection, life safety, and accessibility code challenges.
Caitlin has significant experience serving as a fire protection engineer, code and accessibility consultant on a wide range of building types such as college and university campuses, residential, healthcare, and high-rise offices. Her work has spanned private developments as well as local, state, and federally funded projects. Projects local to Boston include the Converse Headquarters, Boston University Law Tower, multiple MIT campus buildings, Watermark Seaport Parcel K, The Kensington and Hayward III at Millennium Place. Prior to Code Red Consultants, Caitlin was a Sr. Fire Protection Engineer at Cosentini Associates in their Code Group. She has a M.S. in Fire Protection Engineering and B.S. in Civil Engineering from Worcester Polytechnic Institute.
Contact Caitlin Gamache at CGamache@crcfire.com or 617-714-9849
Thanks for checking out our blog! Code Red Consultants is a fire protection engineering and life safety code consulting firm. We provide fire protection/life safety consulting services for a variety of commercial project types including healthcare, industrial/laboratory, transportation, residential, educational, and pretty much every other market you can think of. Check out our website for a full list of services we offer including performance-based design, smoke control special inspections, third party reviews, and even code training seminars. Our firm is led by Carl Nelson, Chris Lynch, and Nate Birmingham. We will be the ones writing the blog every week or two to discuss hot code issues, upcoming code seminars, company news, and other important insights into the industry. So check back often! Comments will be open on the blog posts so we are looking forward to your feedback or any questions you may have on a certain topic. If there’s a specific code issue you would be interested in us discussing, feel free to email us at info@crcfire.com to let us know.
On Thursday, July 12th, we held our annual Summer outing at Fenway Park to watch the Red Sox take on the Blue Jays. It was a special night out for the entire office to unwind, enjoy each other’s company, and watch the game from a private Luxury Box overlooking the field. The amazing evening was capped off by seeing Red Sox star Mookie Betts smash a grand slam over the Green Monster after a 13 pitch at-bat that sent the park into a state of eruption.
Code Red Consultants is excited to announce the addition of three new consultants to our growing practice. Brian Kuhn, P.E., Josh Donovan, and Marc Caristi joined CRC over the past several months, increasing our technical knowledge, experience, and breadth of services. As we approach our 5 year anniversary at the end of August, it’s extremely rewarding and exciting to see our growth from 3 to 23 employees over that period.
Brian has over 13 years experience serving as a consultant on a wide range of building types such as college and university campuses, residential, high-rise, and industrial facilities. Additionally, he brings expertise in the areas of smoke control systems, structural fire resistance, and exterior wall fire safety/NFPA 285 testing. Prior to Code Red Consultants, Brian was a Senior Project Manager at SGH. He is a licensed fire protection engineer in over 10 states and has a M.S. in Fire Protection Engineering and B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI).
Marc has extensive experience in designing, testing, and troubleshooting fire alarm and smoke control systems. He regularly communicates with owners, designers and subcontractors to develop solutions to complex fire alarm and life safety code-related challenges. His comprehensive background as a fire alarm technician helps offer insight as to the challenges of installing and altering systems in new and existing buildings. Prior to Code Red Consultants, Marc was a project manager at J.M. Brown. He has a B.S. in Electronic Engineering from Wentworth Institute of Technology.
Josh is a recent WPI graduate, having just completed his graduate studies in Fire Protection Engineering. He is also a volunteer fire fighter with the Boylston Fire Department. Josh has hit the ground running, assisting the development of code evaluations and developing construction fire safety plans.
Please join us in welcoming them aboard!
