BRE will be holding its fifth Fire Research Conference on 13th February 2020, designed to reflect its standing in the field of fire behaviour research and fire performance testing. The event is being held at the organisation’s HQ in Watford.The programme is set to reveal the diversity and influence of BRE’s research activities, demonstrating how it works with major stakeholders and government on pressing areas for investigation and improvement in fire protection and fire risk management.
The Conference will also allow attendees the chance to network with like-minded professionals in the fire industry. The intended audience covers:
The online price is £150 per person, plus VAT. The event programme is as follows:
| 09:30 | Registration, tea and coffee | |
| 10:00 | Welcome and Introduction | Dr Debbie Smith OBE
Managing Director, BRE Global |
| 10:15 | Keynote Address – CFD simulations for fire safety science and fire safety engineering | Prof. Bart Merci
Faculty of Engineering and Architecture, Ghent University |
| 11:00 | Revision of BS 7974 and its accompanying Published Documents | Roger Harrison
Technical Director, BRE Global |
| 11:25 | Networking Break | |
| 11:50 | Guidance for domestic watermist systems | Corinne Williams / Louise Jackman
Principal Consultant, Fire Safety, BRE Global / Principal Consultant, Fire Suppression, BRE Global |
| 12:15 | Causes of fire fatalities and serious fire injuries in Scotland and ways to reduce them | Raman Chagger
Principal Consultant, Fire Safety, BRE Global |
| 12:40 | Networking Lunch & Innovation Park Tours | |
| 13:45 | Determining the optimum replacement period for smoke detectors in domestic and commercial environments | Gemma Forbes-Pepitone
Consultant, Fire Safety, BRE Global |
| 14:10 | Characteristics of modern domestic fires | Corinne Williams
Principal Consultant, Fire Safety, BRE Global |
| 14:35 | Networking Break | |
| 15:00 | The importance of fire safety within architectural design and services | Graham Lee
Principal Consultant, Building Technology, BRE Global |
| 15:25 | Fire performance of cladding materials | Tom Lennon / Octavian Lalu
Principal Consultant / Fire Safety Scientist, BRE Global |
| 16:00 | Event close | |
Book on to the BRE Fire Research Conference 2020 here.
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