Alana MacLellan-Bonnell, P.Eng. is an accomplished fire protection engineer and Operations Director for Jensen Hughes' Halifax office with over 27 years of experience. She holds a B.Sc. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of New Brunswick (1999) and an M.Sc. in Fire Protection Engineering from Worcester Polytechnic Institute (2004). She is registered as a P.Eng. in Nova Scotia, Newfoundland and Labrador, Ontario, and Alberta.
Ms. MacLellan-Bonnell specializes in fire and life safety code consulting, alternative compliance solutions, and building assessments for both new construction and existing buildings. She has extensive experience with local, Provincial, National, and International Building and Fire Codes and Standards.
A leader in shaping Canadian building and fire safety standards, Alana currently serves as Chair of the Standing Committee responsible for the National Fire Code of Canada for the 2020 and 2025 editions. Her professional recognitions include the John L. Bryan Mentor Award from SFPE (2020) and a Certificate of Fellowship from Engineers Canada (2016).
Alana has provided services including specialized and in-depth analysis to determine conformance or alternative conformance with local, Provincial, National, and International Building and Fire Codes and Standards. For more than 24 years and prior to and following the adoption of the 2005 Edition of the National Codes, she has completed many Alternative Compliance Solutions for existing buildings and new construction, where meeting the prescriptive requirements of the codes is limited or restrictive to design. In 2010, Alana was appointed to the Standing Committee on Hazardous Materials and Activities. As a member of this committee, Alana is responsible for the review of existing code requirements found in the National Fire Code of Canada, the National Building Code of Canada, and the implementation of new code requirements or changes to existing code requirements for the 2015 edition. Alana was appointed Chair of the Standing Committee responsible for the National Fire Code of Canada for the 2020 edition of the Codes and continues as Chair for the 2025 edition of the Codes.
Alana has provided services including specialized and in-depth analysis to determine conformance or alternative conformance with local, Provincial, National, and International Building and Fire Codes and Standards. For more than 24 years and prior to and following the adoption of the 2005 Edition of the National Codes, she has completed many Alternative Compliance Solutions for existing buildings and new construction, where meeting the prescriptive requirements of the codes is limited or restrictive to design. In 2010, Alana was appointed to the Standing Committee on Hazardous Materials and Activities. As a member of this committee, Alana is responsible for the review of existing code requirements found in the National Fire Code of Canada, the National Building Code of Canada, and the implementation of new code requirements or changes to existing code requirements for the 2015 edition. Alana was appointed Chair of the Standing Committee responsible for the National Fire Code of Canada for the 2020 edition of the Codes and continues as Chair for the 2025 edition of the Codes.
Alana has provided services including specialized and in-depth analysis to determine conformance or alternative conformance with local, Provincial, National, and International Building and Fire Codes and Standards. For more than 24 years and prior to and following the adoption of the 2005 Edition of the National Codes, she has completed many Alternative Compliance Solutions for existing buildings and new construction, where meeting the prescriptive requirements of the codes is limited or restrictive to design. In 2010, Alana was appointed to the Standing Committee on Hazardous Materials and Activities. As a member of this committee, Alana is responsible for the review of existing code requirements found in the National Fire Code of Canada, the National Building Code of Canada, and the implementation of new code requirements or changes to existing code requirements for the 2015 edition. Alana was appointed Chair of the Standing Committee responsible for the National Fire Code of Canada for the 2020 edition of the Codes and continues as Chair for the 2025 edition of the Codes.
