Christina Collester is a registered fire protection engineer with RTM Consultants Inc. She has 25 years of experience in fire protection systems design and analysis, including preparation of specifications and design drawings, cost estimating, review of construction documents, and construction inspections. Collester provides code consulting services to architects and building owners for new buildings, additions, and renovations. Previous projects include high-rise office buildings, medical centers, shopping malls, detention and correctional facilities, residential, industrial, commercial, and government facilities.
Retrofitting more than a half-million square feet of heavily used space for better life safety coverage is never simple. Peculiarities of building design and existing materials only made the task tougher for this project team as they sought to integrate NFPA and GSA requirements into a successful and safe solution.
