FIRE

PROTECTION

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Dar is an international consulting organisation
which specialises in engineering, architecture,
planning, project and construction management,
and economics. Since 1956, the company
has provided consultancy services to more
than 950 clients in 60 countries, successfully
completing over 4,000 projects involving
a collective investment of more than
US$300 billion.
Dar’s principal design centres are located in
Beirut, Cairo, London, Pune, and Amman and are
supported by a network of 47 permanent local
branch offices located across the Middle East,
Africa, Asia, and Europe.

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“Protecting properties, assets, and
- above all - lives since 1974.”

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Dar’s fire protection specialists save lives and protect properties by
working with clients, operators, end-users, and other stakeholders to
design fire safety plans that cover all foreseeable risks. Our strategies
for fire safety are:

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State-of-the-art Tailored Aligned
We advise on the We tailor fire We are well-versed
market’s latest suppression in national and
technologies, strategies to suit international fire
innovations, and best the specific hazards safety codes and
practices in order within each individual standards.
to reach ultimate building or facility.
levels of safety and
protection.

Model-based Feasible Holistic

We use industry- We advise clients Our approach to
leading modelling on the most fire safety covers
software technically and inherent protection,
programmes – financially feasible fire detection,
such as PyroSim, solutions that can be notification, and
Pathfinder, and Fire implemented without suppression.
Dynamics Simulator compromising the
– to assess fire property’s integrity.
consequences
quantitatively and
qualitatively and plan
accordingly.

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PASSIVE FIRE
PROTECTION SYSTEMS

Our work begins long before a fire breaks out.

During the design of a building or facility, Dar’s fire protection

specialists can help project teams incorporate passive fire
protection features and develop life safety evacuation plans
to perform three key tasks:

• Control the rate of fire growth by selecting fire-resistant material surface

finishes, based on specific ignition, flame spread, and heat release characteristics.
• Contain the fire and prevent rapid fire spread by providing compartmentation
(fire doors, dampers, firewalls, etc.) and by surrounding hazardous areas with fire-
rated enclosures and relevant fire stopping for preserving rating integrity.
• Provide adequate and accessible escape routes through emergency egress
routes optimised in terms of fire resistance rating, occupant load, width, and travel
distances.

Central Business District at New Administration Capital, Egypt

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“A vital component of any fire safety
strategy, passive fire protection
measures safeguard people by
allowing safe evacuation slowing the
spread of fire and enhancing the
structural integrity of the property.”

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PROMPT DETECTION AND
EARLY NOTIFICATION

We design code-compliant systems that detect

fires and notify occupants immediately and enable
the secure activation of life safety equipment by
using the latest fire detection and notifications’
technologies.
Our expertise covers the market’s best in:

• Fire detection systems: smoke, heat, and flame detectors.

• Occupation notification systems: audible and visual notification
appliances.
• Control functions: state-of-the-art alarm systems designed to
secure activation of life safety equipment and prevent fire and smoke
migration.

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“No fire safety emergency
plan can be effective
without early fire detection
and notification systems.”

Fire Protection for Concourse 4 at Dubai International, UAE

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WORLD-CLASS
FIREFIGHTING DESIGNS
AND SYSTEMS

From the market’s vast variety of fire extinguishers

and fire suppression systems, we choose the
systems that best control and prevent fire
spread, based on the specific hazards and needs
encountered in each property.

Fight it: Suppress it: Extinguish it:

standpipe systems, automatic, wet pipe, dry water spray, clean
hose stations, and fire pipe, and pre-action agent, wet chemical, dry
extinguishers. sprinkler systems. chemical, carbon dioxide
and foam systems.

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 Our fire protection specialists design fire
safety plans for facilities and other structures
in which immediate fire control is critical to
In a critical environment, a avoid disasters and major property loss.
well-designed fire safety plan
might make the difference
between a minor incident and
complete devastation.

Facilities for Eurofighter Typhoon, Kuwait

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Advanced firefighting systems we have used or
explored in such cases include:

• Foam systems: foam-water deluge systems, foam-

water monitors, foam generators, foam hand-hose
systems, etc.
• Advanced water sprinklers: Early Suppression Fast
Response (ESFR), Control Mode Specific Application
(CMSA), Control Mode Density Area (CMDA), and water
spray deluge systems.
• Water mist systems: high- and low- pressure mist
systems

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 Aircrafts Maintenance Hangars, Saudi Arabia

“Our holistic
firefighting strategies
are designed to
extinguish fires as
early as possible,
thus limiting property
loss and ensuring
business continuity.”

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SMOKE MANAGEMENT
SYSTEMS

More than 50% of fire-related deaths are linked to smoke inhalation.

One of our top priorities is to set a smoke management

strategy that would ensure that, in case of a fire, occupants
can evacuate a property under tenable conditions. Such a
strategy is particularly crucial for areas such as horizontal
and vertical escape routes, atriums, underground
structures, and others.

Concept Master Plan for Baku Park - Phase 1, Azerbaijan

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Our approach consists of selecting the best strategy to fit the unique constraints of each setting:

• Natural ventilation “When clean air

• Mechanical ventilation
is a matter of
• Smoke extraction exhaust systems
life or death, an
• Smoke containment pressurisation
systems effective smoke
• Smoke filling management
system can make
all the difference.”

Lakhdaria - Liaison Rn5 - Lot Tunnels,

Algeria

King Saud University for Health Sciences - Design, Saudi Arabia

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PERFORMANCE BASED
DESIGN + FIRE RISK
ASSESSMENTS

In an age of constant innovation and

creativity in building physics and architecture,
the fire engineering practice is constantly
challenged in coping with new developments
by ensuring safety using performance-based
design, all while securing feasibility, in order
to deliver these state-of-the-art projects
without compromising on their integrity and
the responsibilities that fall upon us.

Our assessment approach treats the

consequences quantitatively and Evacuation modeling for Coca-Cola Arena, Dubai

likelihood reduce qualitatively, basing the

consequences on reliable database and
deterministic fire model outputs utilizing
the best software programs in the industry
such as PyroSim, Ansys Pathfinder and Fire
Dynamics Simulator.

All strategies are validated using

deterministic fire modelling to secure the
required tenability.

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Retrofitting existing
structures

We use a performance-based
design approach to conduct fire
risk assessments for both new
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and existing structures. We can
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then guide design, rehabilitation,
retrofitting, or upgrade works to
ensure that fire and life safety
codes are met, with minimal
impact on construction.

5 min
After fire ignition

10 min
After fire ignition

12 min
After fire ignition

15 min
After fire ignition

20 min
After fire ignition

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A COMPREHENSIVE SUITE
OF SERVICES

Our fire protection Design of King Khaled International Airport Expansion /

Concourse (H), Saudi Arabia
unit is also available
to support clients
with a number of
other services.

Hamad General Hospital Safety Improvement

and Risk Mitigation, Amman

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Coordinating with related authorities

Benchmarking on our footprints in multiple locations, Our

qualified personnel can liaise with the local Authority Having
Jurisdiction to facilitate the approval process. Our personnel are
well versed with the requirements of authorities in the MENA and
Gulf regions, have clear understanding of AHJ expectations, and
can help ensure timely building permit approvals.

Conducting peer review

We provide peer review services

for design drawings related to
the rehabilitation of existing
buildings or the construction
of new projects. By doing so,
we ensure compliance with the
requirements of relevant codes
and standards.

Leading capacity building and

training programmes

Our specialists provide training

on fire safety strategies and fire
protection systems to different
agencies in the region. Our training
programmes are available in
Arabic, English, and French and
can cover American, European, or
local standards, as needed.
Furthermore, our specialists also
hold fire awareness trainings
for schools and NGOs as part of
our social responsibility at Dar.

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About
Dar

OVER 60 YEARS OF
EXCELLENCE
Together with our team of experts, we embrace
challenges to empower our communities. In
suburbs and city centres, deserts and metropolitan
areas, war zones and sacred shrines, our projects
shape our people’s lives.

Services Markets
• Planning and Strategy • Civic and Commercial
• Architecture and Design • Cities
• Engineering • Transportation
• Environmental • Water
• Economics • Power
• Project and Construction • Telecommunications
Management • Oil and Gas
• Heavy Industry

5 8,600+
principal employees
design
centres 60+
countries
47
offices 950+
clients
in the Middle
East, Africa,
Asia, &
Europe

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Accreditations
& Affiliations

Quality Management Systems ISO 9001:2015

Occupational Health and Safety Management Systems ISO 18001:2007
Environmental Management Systems ISO14001:2015
Information Security Management System (ISMS) ISO 27001:2013

157 LEED Accredited Professionals

333 LEED Green Associates
12 ESTIDAMA Pearl Qualified Professionals (PQPs)
19 QSAS/GSAS Certified Green Professionals (CGPs)
18 LEED Certified Projects (9 Gold + 7 Silver)
23 LEED Registered Projects with the USGBC
1 Estidama Pearl Certified Project
6 QSAS 3-star Certified Project
9 QSAS Registered Projects
6 ENVISION Sustainability Professionals

Committed to excellence through the implementation of a Quality Management

System involving all the levels of management and every employee.

Founder of
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Dar Group operates from a total of With a workforce of

297
offices in
19,800+
assisting clients in

60
countries spanning the Americas,
100+
countries
Europe, Australasia, Middle East,
Africa, and Asia.

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We are committed to service excellence and have been consistently
ranked among top ten consultants by Engineering News Record
(ENR) for over 30 years.

9 th in the
TOP 225 INTERNATIONAL DESIGN FIRMS

2 nd 3 rd
7 th
in in in
MIDDLE EAST AFRICA USA
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