What We Offer

Complete Electrical Designs

It's not just about ensuring that you have enough power; it's also about lighting up your building for safety, beauty, and of course, functionality that works for the way you work. Emergency lighting, life safety systems, and fire alarm design are part of it, too.

Experience On a Wide Variety of Projects

Every project is unique in its own way. Talk to us about your vision, and we'll work to design an electrical system that fits your specific needs.

Integrated Designs With Mechanical and Structural Consultants

Electrical building designs often go hand-in-hand with mechanical designs, and sometimes structural, too. We work with partners in the industry to offer integrated solutions for your design needs.

Communities We Serve

Okanagan

Includes Vernon, Kelowna, West Kelowna, Peachland, Summerland, Penticton, Oliver, Osoyoos

Vancouver and the Lower Mainland

Vancouver, Burnaby, New Westminster, Surrey, Richmond, Coquitlam, Abbotsford, Mission

Other Regions

Vancouver Island, Revelstoke, Kamloops, Salmon Arm, Sicamous, Cranbrook, Kimberley

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Fire Alarm Systems & Fire Protection Systems

Accidents will happen. Fires will happen. To keep people safe and property damage to a minimum, a well-designed fire alarm and fire protection system may be mandated by the provincial building and fire code. Paralynx Engineering and our engineering consulting partners are experienced at designing of all types of building sprinkler systems and fire alarm systems. Your condo building, restaurant, commercial and industrial building will get the system you need to be compliant to the latest building codes.

Canada has one of the lowest fire-related death rates in the world. Cities have burned - Toronto (1904), Kelowna (2003), Slave Lake (2011), Fort McMurray (2016) - with zero loss of life. Having the right fire protection system provides advanced warning to minimize loss of both lives and livelihoods.

The Process of Designing A Fire Alarm System

Not all buildings require a fire alarm system, only those with a high-occupancy or risk level. Here's what to expect to get a fire alarm system up to code:

Who:	Action:
Client	Receives notification that a modification is required to the fire alarm system.
Electrical consulting engineer	Assesses the existing system or determines the scope of a new fire alarm system.
Electrical consulting engineer	Creates the design and drawings.
Client	Submits the drawings to the city or municipal district for approval.
Electrical consulting engineer or client	Issues drawings to fire alarm installation companies for quotes.
Fire alarm installation company	Orders equipment, installs and tests the system.
Electrical consulting engineer	Witness, and verification testing to provincial building code standards. This is done with the installation company.
Electrical consulting engineer	Sign-off on the fire alarm system. Issue schedule to the city or municipality.

Fire Protection Systems - Building Sprinkler Systems

Once again, building codes mandates whether automatic sprinkler systems are required, and on what type of building. To get your existing system modified or a new fire protection system designed, the following steps are required:

Who:	Action:
Client	Receives notification that a modification is required to the fire protection system.
Mechanical consulting engineer	Assesses the existing system or determines the scope of a new fire protection system.
Mechanical consulting engineer	Creates the design and drawings.
Client	Submits the drawings to the city or municipal district for approval.
Mechanical consulting engineer or client	Issues drawings to mechanical contractions for installation quotes.
Mechanical contractor	Orders equipment, installs and tests the system.
Mechanical consulting engineer	Review and inspect to ensure compliance to building code standards.
Mechanical consulting engineer	Sign-off on the fire protection system. Issue schedule to the city or municipality.

Fire alarm and fire protection system work silently in the background to help keep building occupants and property safe. Contact us with your project details to see how we can help.

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