About this service
Fire alarm work fails inspection on details. We design device layouts, zoning and panel additions for new buildings and for tenant improvements tying into an existing base building system.
Every design starts by confirming the existing panel can take the new load. Our drawings carry a standard note to verify the base building fire alarm panel's capacity, confirm whether a new booster power supply or expansion module is required, and check the age and capacity of the existing batteries. Battery and voltage drop calculations back it up.
We design to the National Building Code – Alberta Edition and CAN/ULC-S524, coordinate with the fire alarm contractor and verifier, and can carry out the CAN/ULC-S537 verification field review and deficiency reporting needed for Schedule C sign-off.
What we design
Fire alarm work fails inspection on the details. We lay out devices, check panel and circuit capacity, run battery calculations and coordinate with your fire alarm contractor and verifier.
- Device layouts and zoning
- Panel and circuit capacity review
- Battery and voltage drop calculations
- Booster power supply and expansion modules
- Tenant improvement additions to existing systems
- Sequence of operations
Typical projects
Tenant fit-out device additions
New building fire alarm
Panel replacement
Retrofit and upgrade
Code basis & approvals
Designed for permit authorities across Alberta.
- National Building Code – Alberta Edition
- CAN/ULC-S524 installation
- CAN/ULC-S537 verification
- Municipal permits across Alberta
Every fire alarm drawing we issue carries a note to verify that the base building fire alarm panel has capacity for the new devices, confirm whether a new booster power supply or expansion module is required, and check the age and capacity of the existing batteries.
What you receive
Drawings your electrician can build from and your plans examiner can approve.
Fire alarm design for Edmonton buildings
Most tenant improvements touch the base-building fire alarm. We lay out detectors, pull stations and signal appliances to CAN/ULC-S524, then confirm the existing panel has capacity for the new devices, whether a booster power supply or expansion module is required, and that the existing batteries are the right age and capacity for the added load.
We coordinate with the fire alarm contractor and the verification company so the system can be verified to CAN/ULC-S537 at the end of the job, keeping your occupancy on schedule.
We provide electrical engineering services in Edmonton, St. Albert, Sherwood Park, Spruce Grove, Stony Plain, Leduc, Beaumont and Fort Saskatchewan, and take on projects anywhere in Alberta. Start a project or call 780-919-9696.