Fire & life safety before plan check
Automatically check construction drawings for fire rating continuity, egress compliance, and life safety code requirements. Identify code violations before plan review to reduce rejection cycles and costly rework.
Why fire & life safety matters
The real cost of fire and egress issues caught at plan check or in the field.
From PDF upload to code findings
Helonic checks every fire-rated assembly, exit, and occupancy calculation against the applicable code.
Upload your drawings
Drop your architectural and life safety drawing sheets into Helonic. We process floor plans, egress plans, and fire-rated assembly details.
Code identification
AI identifies the applicable building code (IBC, local amendments) and occupancy classifications from your drawings and code analysis sheets.
Compliance check
Every fire-rated wall, egress path, exit sign, and occupancy calculation is checked against the identified code requirements.
Issue report
Receive a prioritized list of code compliance issues with specific code references, sheet locations, and recommended remediation steps.
Capabilities we deliver
The fire and life safety checks Helonic performs across your set.
Fire-rated assembly verification
Confirms that fire-rated walls, floors, and ceilings maintain their rating through penetrations and intersections.
Egress path analysis
Validates exit access travel distances, common path of travel, and dead-end corridor lengths against IBC Chapter 10.
Occupancy load calculation
Checks that exit capacity (door widths, stair widths, corridor widths) meets calculated occupant load requirements.
Fire separation distance
Verifies exterior wall fire-resistance ratings and opening protectives based on proximity to property lines.
Sprinkler coverage review
Identifies areas that may lack adequate sprinkler coverage based on room layouts and obstruction rules.
Why this matters
Fire and life safety requirements are the single largest category of plan review comments. Getting rejected at plan check means weeks of redesign, resubmission, and schedule impact. Worse, fire code violations discovered during construction can halt work entirely, requiring demolition and reconstruction of non-compliant assemblies.
Helonic pre-screens your drawings against IBC fire and life safety requirements before you submit for plan review. Catch the issues that plan checkers will flag, including egress path distances, fire-rated continuity, and exit capacity, and resolve them while changes are still on paper, not in concrete.
Keep exploring
Related guides and features for code-focused teams.