Portland
garages.
Portland garages are mostly enclosed and mostly below grade: podium parking under apartment buildings in the Pearl and inner east side, basement levels under downtown offices, structures under hotels and medical buildings. Enclosed garages are the ones the code expects to have carbon monoxide detection wired to the exhaust fans, and a sensor that has drifted out of calibration reads normal right up until it matters.
What we do for Portland metro buildings
- Annual and semi-annual calibration of CO and NO2 sensors with certified span gas, plus a dated report per sensor
- New system design and installation where there is no detection or no working ventilation interlock
- Retrofit and replacement of obsolete panels and sensors that can no longer be calibrated or sourced
- Ventilation and VFD control work so fans run on demand instead of 24/7
- Troubleshooting a beeping panel, fans running constantly, or an inspection correction notice
Two codes in one metro
Oregon buildings fall under the Oregon Fire Code and Oregon Mechanical Specialty Code; cross the river to Vancouver and you are under Washington’s code instead. Both are built on the same international codes, and both come down to the same request from an inspector: the current inspection and calibration record for the gas detection system. Details are on our code requirements page.
Why owners call us
Gas monitoring is all we do. Mechanical contractors tack it onto an HVAC visit without span gas or the right regulators, which is how a garage ends up with a service sticker and sensors nobody calibrated. Since 1988 we have worked on whatever panel is already installed rather than replacing it to suit us, and we leave documentation an inspector accepts.
Portfolios across the metro
Managing several buildings, we schedule them together and return one set of reports building by building, so nobody on your side has to track calibration dates.
Get a quote
Send the address and roughly how many sensors are in the garage, or a photo of the panel if you do not know. We will tell you what the service needs and what it costs, with no obligation.
Common questions
What does the code require in Oregon?
Oregon enforces the Oregon Fire Code and Oregon Mechanical Specialty Code, both based on the international codes. The core requirement is the same as everywhere else: gas detection inspected and tested at least annually, each sensor calibrated at the manufacturer’s interval, typically every 6 to 12 months, and mechanical ventilation for an enclosed garage that may be controlled automatically by CO detection. Vancouver and Clark County buildings fall under the Washington code instead.
Which cities do you cover?
Portland, Beaverton, Hillsboro, Tigard, Tualatin, Wilsonville, Lake Oswego, Milwaukie, Oregon City, Gresham, Vancouver WA, Salem and the surrounding cities.
Our panel is old and the vendor says replace it. Is that true?
Sometimes, often not. Plenty of older Conspec, Macurco and CET equipment calibrates fine for years with the right gas and regulators. We inspect first and tell you whether it is a calibration, a sensor swap or a genuine retrofit.
Talk to a gas monitoring specialist
Tell us the building and how many sensors you have. We will tell you what service it needs and what it costs, no pressure.