Pete Harrod is a Senior Principal and Vice President at Code Red Consultants with more than twenty years of experience providing fire protection engineering and life safety consulting services. His work focuses on helping developers and their project teams mitigate fire and life safety risks from the earliest stages of permitting through construction and occupancy. By navigating code compliance challenges and working hand-in-hand with property developers, general contractors, and Authorities Having Jurisdiction, Pete ensures projects stay on track while reducing exposures that could delay permits, increase costs, or compromise safety. Pete has a particular focus on construction-phase fire risk, where his proactive approach helps safeguard construction personnel, first responders, and surrounding communities. He is a trusted advisor who frequently engages building and fire officials to present compliance strategies that balance regulatory expectations with project goals. His portfolio spans college and university buildings, high-rise residential and office towers, laboratories, athletic facilities, government buildings, and mixed-use developments with budgets ranging from $1 million to $2 billion. Leveraging the new International Building Code requirement for fire risk exposure analysis, Pete uses the permit review stage as an opportunity to frame discussions with building and fire officials. This structured approach provides regulators with a clear understanding of the project’s construction fire risks, fosters collaboration, and creates a shared roadmap for mitigating those risks before ground is broken.