Expert fire code consultants and former FM inspectors on staff
Fire code consulting for complex facilities.
Warehouse, industrial, manufacturing, data center, battery and energy storage, and school buildings, from feasibility through permit approval and final acceptance. Based in Houston, working across Texas.
What IgnitionTech does
Four practices that carry most of the work
Each one ends in a document a fire marshal can approve. The code section sits beside every conclusion.
Fire and Building Code Consulting
Occupancy, allowable area, egress, and plan review comment responses for complex buildings.
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IFC Chapter 32 plans, commodity classification, and operational permits through the High-Piled Permits division.
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Hazardous Materials Consulting
HMIS and HMMP preparation, maximum allowable quantities, control areas, and Group H analysis.
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Lithium-Ion Batteries and Energy Storage Systems
NFPA 855 compliance, UL 9540A review, hazard mitigation analysis, and AHJ packages for battery projects.
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The permitting division: High-Piled Permits
High-piled storage has been the center of the practice since 2009. Commodity classification, rack and aisle layout, sprinkler-to-storage compatibility, fire department access, and the operational permit itself run through the High-Piled Permits division so warehouse operators, rack dealers, and brokers have one place built for that work.
IgnitionTech carries the code consulting, hazardous materials, energy storage, and due diligence work that sits around the storage permit.
Industries
Buildings where the fire code decides the project
The same code reads differently in a warehouse, a plant, a data hall, and a school. IgnitionTech works in each.
Warehouses and Distribution Centers
High-piled storage permits, commodity classification, and sprinkler-to-storage compatibility.
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Manufacturing and Industrial Facilities
Mixed-occupancy analysis, hazardous materials, combustible dust coordination, and process storage.
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K-12 Schools and Educational Facilities
Existing-campus assessments, bond program support, renovations on occupied campuses, and alarm and sprinkler upgrades.
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Data Centers and Mission-Critical Facilities
UPS battery rooms, occupancy classification, clean agent and detection criteria, and AHJ coordination.
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Battery Storage, Manufacturing, and Recycling
Stationary ESS, battery warehouses, cell and module manufacturing, and recycling facilities.
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Healthcare and Medical Buildings
Lab and clinic hazardous materials, occupancy classification, and life safety support for renovations.
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Offices and Commercial Buildings
Change of occupancy, tenant finish-out code analysis, and plan review comment responses.
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Waste-to-Energy and Waste-Processing Facilities
Tire storage, feedstock piles, process hazards, and the permitting path for facilities the code did not anticipate.
Learn moreWhy IgnitionTech
Built for the reviewer's desk, not the brochure
Most consulting websites list capabilities. This firm lists what gets delivered and who has to approve it.
Principal-led
The person who scopes the project is the person who writes the analysis and sits across from the fire marshal.
Texas AHJ experience
Submittals to Houston, Harris County, and the surrounding cities since 2009, with the local amendments and the reviewers' habits learned on real projects.
Permit-ready deliverables
Every page is written for the reviewer who has to approve it, with the code section beside each conclusion.
Former FM inspectors on staff
Insurer expectations and code requirements are reconciled before they conflict on the job site.
Fixed-scope reviews
Five ways to start with a defined scope and a defined fee
Each review has a set deliverable and a set price, quoted before work begins. Most projects that go further start with one of these.
Warehouse Permit Readiness Review
A review of the storage plan, commodity screening, sprinkler-to-storage compatibility, and a written gap list before anything is submitted to the fire marshal.
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Occupancy, existing sprinkler capacity, hazardous materials limits, and storage limits for a building under consideration, with go or no-go findings before the lease is signed.
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Correction-letter review, the code basis for each comment, a response strategy, and support at the AHJ meeting.
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Document review, a campus walk, a prioritized deficiency matrix, and recommendations sized for bond planning.
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Chemistry and capacity review, a code matrix, separation review, UL 9540 and UL 9540A documentation review, and an AHJ roadmap.
Request this reviewStart with a project review.
Describe the building, the jurisdiction, and the deadline. IgnitionTech replies with the code path and a proposed scope.