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Rhino FPE provides the full range of fire protection and life safety engineering and design. We believe in customer service and common sense, and approach life safety engineering from a practical standpoint. We balance budgets with occupant safety and provide realistic solutions that meet jurisdictional code requirements as well as your bottom-line, all while keeping the safety of the public paramount.

Sprinkler Projects >

Rhino designs fire sprinklers with an eye toward long-term value, maintenance, and sustainable construction.

Fire Suppression Systems

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Fire Alarm Projects >

Our engineers have designed hundreds of fire alarm systems for new and occupied buildings and facilities ranging in size and complexity.

Fire

Alarm

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Life Safety Projects >

Well versed in the engineering codes as they relate to egress, fire suppression, occupancy limitations, and passive fire protection.

Life Safety &

Code Consulting

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Rhino provides performance-based designs using the latest engineering techniques.

Fire Modeling & Performance Based Services

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As code questions arise, our engineers quickly resolve inquiries so that construction proceeds as scheduled.

Third Party Review

& Inspections

Inspection Projects >

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Conducting risk assessments & surveys to evaluate assets as well as any changes in occupancies or usage.

Due Diligence Surveys &

Condition Analysis

Assessment Projects >

Sectors

SECTORS provided for

Rhino’s projects encompass the full range of fire protection systems and services and cross all markets. We invite you to browse the representative projects described in this website to learn more about how Rhino can be of service to you. Please email or call if you would like more information on any of these projects or others in our corporate resume.

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Rhino's work in the Government Sector includes projects for numerous Federal, State, and Local agencies.

Government

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The education sector presents unique challenges since university campuses are home to a wide range of occupancy types.

Higher

Education

Education Projects >

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Modern medical facilities are more complex and Rhino has the technical expertise to ensure that your facility is protected.

Healthcare

Healthcare Projects >

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These occupancies face several unique challenges & Rhino will provide a cost-effective, code-compliant solution.

Residential & Hospitality

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Our design expertise provides a safe experience for thousands of sports, concert, and theater performance fans.

Sports & Entertainment

Sports Projects >

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Rhino understands the challenges of nuclear facilities & leverage our experience to maintain a safe environment.

Industrial

Industrial Projects >

About

ABOUT Rhino FPE

Rhino Fire Protection Engineering, PLLC is a small business founded by three licensed professional engineers, all with degrees in fire protection engineering from the highly regarded University of Maryland Department of Fire Protection Engineering. Our sole practice is fire protection and life safety engineering and design.

Rhino FPE combines the customer service of a small business with the capabilities of a large company. We serve as your advocate and technical representative throughout the course of a project and provide the sound engineering judgment needed when dealing with complex life safety issues. Our responsiveness and depth of experience on projects both large and small are just two reasons why clients frequently return for follow-on projects.

 

We employ an ethnically and culturally diverse staff of professional registered fire protection engineers, junior engineers, construction administration specialists, and full service Computer-aided Design personnel. Our CAD staff has been utilizing Revit Building Information Modeling (BIM) since 2009. The strength of our size comes from our tightly knit engineering team, most of which have been working together for many years.
Each member of our team brings a unique background that augments our capabilities in a particular facet of fire protection engineering. From fire alarm to explosion suppression and military facilities to kindergartens, Rhino’s engineers have direct experience and have created solutions that work.

 

Have a look through our website and see how we can help make your project a success.

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LOCATIONS

 

Reston Office

12359 Sunrise Valley Dr.

Suite 350

Reston, VA 20191

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Penn State Office

412 Canterbury Dr.

State College, PA 16803

PHONE

 

Reston Office

703.476.5034

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Penn State Office

814.933.5035

EMAIL

 

hello@rhinofpe.com

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