Experience

Experience: Aviation

Denver International Airport, Denver, Colorado: Fire Alarm and Emergency Communications System Project

In this multi-year project HAI is providing program management and design services for a replacement fire alarm and emergency communication system at Denver International Airport. HAI provided a wide ranges of services, including the following:

  • An evaluation and documentation of the existing fire alarm system hardware and software.
  • Development of an options report for replacement of the existing system and a detailed phasing plan.
  • People movement modeling to help predict the impact various emergency scenarios
  • Assistance with updating operating procedures and emergency protocols
  • A comprehensive study on the needs of the disabled community during emergencies.
  • An extensive site-wide survey of the entire facility for the development of a detailed design for the new system.
    • Design updates to the existing smoke control, deluge and other special extinguishing systems
    • Extensive risk analysis of the paging system that addressed issues of intelligibility, survivability, and redundancy.
    • A sophisticated visual notification system to provide textual messages to the hearing impaired and emergency instructions to the disabled community.
  • Design of a sophisticated control center for emergency management throughout the airport complex.
  • Development of emergency response procedures that balance life safety needs with the rigorous security concerns of a major transportation facility.
  • Design of an emergency communications system that incorporates a dedicated fiber optic backbone connecting the five major structures that comprise the facility, a redundant backup wireless network, and five command & control centers.
  • Representation of DIA interests in the code development process with the city of Denver, design and code consulting services to support the new hotel and South Terminal projects, construction management and inspection services.

    • San Francisco International Airport, CA: Smoke Management Study

    HAI provided a review of an existing smoke management study for a new terminal at the San Francisco International Airport.  Work included a review of construction documents, a facility familiarization walkdown, a rational analysis of smoke control system requirements, review of a smoke control event matrix, review of a commissioning test plan, and the witnessing of testing/review test results

    Sacramento International Airport, Sacramento, CA Master Planning Support, Code Consulting and Design Review

    HAI has been providing fire protection and life safety consulting services to Sacramento International Airport since 1997. HAI has been involved in many projects providing consulting services to Airport Rescue and Firefighting (ARFF) as a member of the design review team; including the design and construction of Terminal A, Parking Structure A, Remote Receiving Facility, and the Project Management Building.  HAI has also consulted for fire suppression and fire alarm system design review projects at the Sacramento Jet Center and Mather AFB.

    Currently, HAI is providing consulting support for the design and construction of new Terminal B.  The new Terminal B project includes a Terminal Building, Concourse Building, Automated People Mover System (APM), and Parking Structure B.  Work includes participation in design team meetings, life safety plan review for compliance with means of egress and fire-resistive construction requirements; fire suppression system review, and fire alarm system review.  HAI also reviews and makes recommendations to ARFF regarding any performance-based proposals submitted by the design team for the project.