Founded in 1985 as a fire protection engineering firm, PDI provides a full spectrum of fire protection engineering services including sprinkler and fire alarm design, fire and smoke modeling, and performance-based designs offering innovative solutions to complex fire and life-safety challenges. In addition, PDI provides consulting services for fire, building, and life-safety code compliance, including plans review and the issuance of commodity letters. PDI also provides government third-party plan review services on behalf of local, state, and federal agencies. In addition to its engineering and consulting services, PDI, through its Permitting Section, assists its clients in negotiating the complex permitting process, managing that process from initial application, through all necessary inspections, to final Certificate-of-Occupancy.
In 2017, PDI began executing a strategic plan to expand its services, including PDI Rail. First, PDI is broadening its legacy professional engineering and consulting services into the oil, gas, chemical, power generation, and other critical-infrastructure industries. Second, PDI is growing internationally with initial emphasis on Western Europe, the United Kingdom, Poland, and other Eastern European countries.
In June 2009, PDI expanded its commitment to the rail / transit consulting business by launching a new, dedicated division, aimed specifically at that industry. That division is called PDI Rail Solutions.
In 2017, PDI began executing a strategic plan to expand its services, including PDI Rail. First, PDI is broadening its legacy professional engineering and consulting services into the oil, gas, chemical, power generation, and other critical-infrastructure industries. Second, PDI is growinginternationally with initial emphasis on Western Europe, the United Kingdom, Poland, and other Eastern European countries.
Established in 2012, PDI Fire Protection Services, LLC provides for the design and installation of specialized fire detection, fire alarm, fire suppression, and fire extinguishing systems for rail and transit vehicles. Additionally, the company provides comprehensive inspection, testing, and maintenance services related to both new and existing fire protection systems.
The company provides services to private and public operators of rail, subway, light-rail, trolley, and other fixed guideway vehicles within the North American Free Trade Agreement markets.
PDI Fire Protection Systems allows its clients to obtain the comprehensive services related to fire protection systems from a single, integrated, specialist supplier.
Established in 2019, PDI Government Services provides technical and staffing support to state and local governments with an emphasis on fire protection, fire prevention, and life safety programs. Services include:
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- Digital plan review equipment and software solutions
- Fire protection and life safety engineering
- Fire protection systems evaluation and design
- Building and fire code review and analysis
- Code adoption consulting
- Expedited plan review services
- Certified Texas Commission on Fire Protection (TCFP) Inspectors
- Certified Texas Commission on Fire Protection (TCFP) Instructors for Inspector and Plan Review courses
- Oil and gas fire protection, life safety, and emergency preparedness solutions
PDI is a Texas Registered Engineering Firm (Firm Number F-2816), licensed under the authority of the Texas Board of Professional Engineers (TBPE).
To learn more about PDI, visit our website at www.pdifire.com.