Jay Ierardi Email & Phone Number

Greater Boston

Code Red Consultants is committed to making the built environment a safer place while giving our clients peace-of-mind by providing the finest code consulting, fire protection design, and fire & life safety related special inspection and testing services for designers, builders, developers, owners, and property managers.Our goal is to bring excellence to the fire and life safety consulting world by installing passion, adaptability and a personalized touch that only a specialty business… Show more Code Red Consultants is committed to making the built environment a safer place while giving our clients peace-of-mind by providing the finest code consulting, fire protection design, and fire & life safety related special inspection and testing services for designers, builders, developers, owners, and property managers.Our goal is to bring excellence to the fire and life safety consulting world by installing passion, adaptability and a personalized touch that only a specialty business can provide. We hire and retain the most competent fire and life safety professionals in the region by fostering a team-based culture that prioritizes collaboration, accountability, mentoring and deserving compensation. As a result, our valued clients are served by the very best in the industry.​Our business philosophy revolves around the client and driving results. Being client-centered means putting the needs of the client ahead of our own. We started our business because we are passionate about client service and wanted to create an organization that was absent of the typical barriers that impact satisfaction. Our independence allows us to make business decisions aimed at developing lasting and trusted client relationships. Show less

Boston, Ma

We are life safety and accessibility consultants and help clients in the built environment who are concerned about the risk of * missing big ticket items during design that show up as later as lengthy delays during permitting or as costly change orders during construction,* paying too much for over-engineered designs that are above and beyond code minimum and not an owner's project requirement, or* not getting their Certificate of Occupancy on time due to code concerns… Show more We are life safety and accessibility consultants and help clients in the built environment who are concerned about the risk of * missing big ticket items during design that show up as later as lengthy delays during permitting or as costly change orders during construction,* paying too much for over-engineered designs that are above and beyond code minimum and not an owner's project requirement, or* not getting their Certificate of Occupancy on time due to code concerns raised by the building and fire department during their final inspection walkthroughs.Which of these challenges have you faced?Connect with me on LinkedIn if you want to talk about minimizing the risk in your commercial construction project. Show less

Greater Boston Area

AKF Group is a full-service consulting engineering firm serving public and private sector clients across the United States and around the world. AKF was founded upon the core values of integrity, empowerment, and the internal client. We believe by fostering a firm-wide culture of service and committment to one another, that we ensure our relationships with clients are nutured by the same culture and values. We are an "open firm," without a stratified structure, titles, or private offices… Show more AKF Group is a full-service consulting engineering firm serving public and private sector clients across the United States and around the world. AKF was founded upon the core values of integrity, empowerment, and the internal client. We believe by fostering a firm-wide culture of service and committment to one another, that we ensure our relationships with clients are nutured by the same culture and values. We are an "open firm," without a stratified structure, titles, or private offices, giving every engineer access to all of AKF's staff and enabling them to tap into the firm's pool of knowledge and skill. As projects have become more complex and technically demanding, we have created an uparalleled series of Specialty Services whose experts collaborate with our project team and/or directly with clients. Together with our core engineering services, this very broad range of services has allowed AKF to become a single source provider to its clients throughout the life cycle of their building.The rapid evolution of construction codes at the national and local levels presents challenges for design professionals and owners undertaking new and existing building projects. As codes develop in response to advancements in building materials, methods, and systems, the importance of code compliance as a central aspect of project delivery is reinforced repeatedly. AKF's Code Consulting specialists provide assistance with code review and regulatory approvals throughout the design and construction process to ensure that code compliance is achieved in all aspects of the project. Our services include architectural plan review, code compliance strategy, due diligence studies, existing building evaluations, negotiation with authorities having jurisdiction, representation at boards of appeal, code advocacy, fire resistance ratings analysis, and computer fire/smoke/egress modeling. Show less

Building, fire, life safety, and accessibility code consultant to architects, owners, developers, as well as the insurance and legal professions. Specialties include computer fire modeling, structural fire protection, forensic fire investigation, insurance subrogation, and code upgrade claims.

Ph.D., Fire Protection Engineering

Dissertation "Characterizing the Entry Resistance of Smoke Detectors" sponsored by NIST BFRL Committee Members: Prof. Jonathan R. Barnett.

M.Sc., Fire Protection Engineering

Thesis "A Computer Model of Fire Spread from Engine to Passenger Compartments in Post-Collision Vehicles" sponsored by General Motors.

B.Sc., Mechanical Engineering

Education record