Baltimore Office Manager Promoted to Principal

The Protection Engineering Group is pleased to announce that Matthew T. Smith, PE been promoted to Principal of our Baltimore office.  Matt is a registered Fire Protection Engineer (FPE) and a Professional Member of the Society of Fire Protection Engineers (SFPE) and the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA).  He brings over 17 years of experience in all aspects of fire protection and life safety engineering and consulting, including specialized expertise in Industrial Fire Protection.  Matt will lead our Baltimore office and further expand our firm’s client base throughout the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast.  For more information, please contact Matt at  (410) 229-2710.

The PE Group is now in Atlanta, Georgia

The Protection Engineering Group is proud to announce that Thomas W. Gardner, PE, LEED AP has joined the firm as Principal of our new Atlanta office.  Tom is a registered Fire Protection Engineer (FPE) and a Fellow in the Society of Fire Protection Engineers (SFPE).  He brings over 29 years of experience in all aspects of fire protection and life safety engineering and consulting.  The new Atlanta office will improve our firm’s ability to provide fire protection, life safety and security services to our clients throughout the Southeast Region, and greatly enhance our capabilities within the healthcare and long term care markets.  For more information, please contact Tom at  (678) 417-4015.

Atlanta Office Address

2750 Premiere Parkway

Suite 900

Duluth, GA 30097

Phone: (678) 417-4015

Fax: (678) 417-4055

FEMA 426 Update

The Protection Engineering Group is currently engaged with select industry’s experts in "building resiliency" to revise FEMA 426, Reference Manual to Mitigate Potential Terrorist Attacks Against Buildings.  The new FEMA 426 will provide improved content on risk assessment, threat definition and mitigation strategies; and include a new chapter developed by the PE Group on Physical Security Systems. For more infomation, contact Mark Hankewycz, CPP at (703) 488-2287.

Smithsonian Institution Security Design Criteria

The Protection Engineering Group is proud to announce we have recently completed the new Security Design Criteria for The Smithsonian Institution.  The PE Group was selected to develop standardized design and construction documentation for the Smithsonian Institution.  The first major task was to consolidate existing design guidance and criteria as well as develop new criteria to provide a set of comprehensive, multidisciplinary physical and electronic security design criteria to address three (3) facility types and over 300 interior space classifications.  The second major task was to develop a comprehensive set of standard construction specifications for security.  These specifications form the basis for all construction projects involving security, resulting in unparalleled standardization in the implementation of security across approximately 200 facilities.   

The new criteria will reduce security vulnerabilities, quantify risk mitigation for priceless artifacts, and provide a safe secure environment for the 32.6 million visitors to Smithsonian facilities each year.