The soaring number and height, as well as complexity, of tall buildings has never made the International Tall Building Fire Safety Conference more necessary.Construction is happening at a particularly rapid rate in London, with a record 455 new tall buildings in the pipeline or under construction.
The Grenfell tragedy has brought the unique perils of fire safety in high-rise structures sharply into focus and the worst UK fire in living memory will inform much of proceedings at the 5th International Tall Building Fire Safety Conference.
Taking place between 19–21 June 2018 at Excel, London alongside FIREX International, the event will break down as follows:
Spaces are limited and early bird rates are available so book now to avoid disappointment.
Speakers already confirmed for the conference include:
“This is a timely opportunity to get the global fire safety community together and discuss a ‘way forward’ for tall building fire safety,” said Conference Director Russ Timpson. “FIREX provides a great platform to encourage people to travel to London and take part. With a great line up of world-class speakers, this should be a seminal event for those concerned with learning lessons from Grenfell and other recent tall building fires”.
All delegate will also get VIP access to FIREX and associated exhibitions.
More details of Tall Buildings Conference can be found on the event’s website.
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