As the international fire industry comes to terms with the serious tall building fires that have occurred in recent times, there is a need to consider how we can improve and enhance the current processes and equipment used for tall building fire safety and firefighting.
The 6th International Tall Building Fire Safety Conference will take place on 18–20 June 2019 at ExCeL London alongside FIREX International, supported by organisers UBM.
- Day 1: Fire Engineering, Fire Testing, Fire Science in Tall Buildings
- Day 2: Fire Risk Management, Insurance, Construction in Tall Buildings
- Day 3: Firefighting in Tall Buildings
This fire conference will seek to answer the following questions posed by the industry worldwide:
- What does a ‘fit for purpose’ testing regime for tall building facades look like?
- In connection with above, what does combustibility and non-combustible mean?
- Is tall timber a good idea?
- What is the latest thinking in computer modelling of tall building fires?
- How should drones be best used for fire risk management in tall buildings?
- What is best practice in tall building construction fire safety management?
- How should fire-related aspects of insurance cover of tall buildings be calculated?
- How should drones be best used for firefighting in tall buildings?
- What do world-class tall building firefighting procedures look like?
- What are the latest innovations in tall building fire safety?
Conference director Russ Timpson commented: “2018 was our best fire conference to date with 32 countries attending the conference, along with 28 of the UK fire and rescue services. As an industry, we must get to the bottom of the fire testing debate and provide a reliable standard for the construction industry.
“Drones and new technology have a major role to play and we want the conference to be the place where new innovations can be showcased.”
Said Rachel Eaton, Brand Manager, FIREX International: “We are delighted to be supporting and having The Tall Buildings Conference running alongside FIREX International for its fourth year.”
6th International Tall Building Fire Safety Conference 18 – 20 June
Book your place at www.tallbuildingfiresafety.com
Conference Programme
Day 1, Fire Engineering and Fire Testing – Sponsor Rockwool https://www.rockwool.com/about/
Chairperson: Jim Senior, H&S Director Multiplex
08:00 Breakfast Briefing Opens for networking and conference registration
08:15 Breakfast Croissants/Rolls available
08:30 Question Time with Panel of Experts
09:30 Question time completes
09:45 Delegate to be seated for conference
09:50 Housekeeping announcement
10:00 Official opening – Richard Fowler, International President IFE
10:10 Keynote – Gary Strong (RICS) – CTBUH Fire & Facades Working Group and the International Fire Safety Standards (IFSS) Coalition Update
10:50 MC Hui – Combustibility, Flammability and fire resistance from Fire Safety Engineering Perspective
11:20 Tea break
11:50 KWOK Wai-shun, Hong Kong Fire Service – Fire Safety Design of High Rise Buildings in Hong Kong
12:10 Dr. Jim Glocking (FPA) – will discuss the latest findings from FPA research following the Grenfell Tower Fire
12:50 Panel Discussion
13:00 Lunch
14:00 Keynote – Tim Vincent, Rockwool
14:40 Michael Spearpoint, OFR – Tall building façade fire incident database for a machine learning environment
15:10 Tea break
15:30 Beth Tubbs, Senior Staff Engineer, ICC – Impact of Grenfell on the US Building Regulatory System
16:00 Carl Pettersson – Performance Based Design of Fire Safety in High Rise Timber Buildings
16:40 Panel Discussion
17:00 Conference Day 1 closes
Day 2, Fire Risk Management, Insurance, Construction – Sponsor Multiplex https://www.multiplex.global/
Chairperson: Jonathan O’Niell, CEO UK FPA
08:00 Breakfast Briefing Opens for networking and conference registration
08:15 Breakfast Croissants/Rolls available
08:30 Question Time with Panel of Experts
09:30 Question time completes
09:45 Delegate to be seated for conference
09:50 Housekeeping announcement
10:00 Official opening – Michael Harper Chairman of the Fire Sector Federation
10:10 Keynote – Anthony Taylor (GVA), Fire/Life Safety Management of Residential Accom
10:50 Matt Hodges London (Trackmyrisks) – Using technology to manage compliance in high risk buildings
11:20 Tea Break
11:50 Geoff Wilkinson – What Now for Building Control Post Grenfell
12:20 Dr. Kathryn Woolham O’Brien (UCLAN) Innovative approach to fire risk management
12:50 Panel Discussion
13:00 Lunch
14:00 Prof. Ed Galea – Latest Research developments at Greenwich University
14:40 Gary Howe (Zurich) An Insurers view of water mist for tall buildings
15:10 Tea Break
15:30 Neil O’Connor (MHCLG) – Update on Govt response to Grenfell Fire
16:00 Brent O’Haloran and Matthew Baxter – Procuring Competent Fire Safety Services in the Social Housing Sector
16:30 Panel Discussion
17:00 Conference Day 2 closes
Day 3, Firefighting – Sponsor Allianz https://www.agcs.allianz.com/solutions/property-insurance.html
Chairperson: Dave Etheridge OBE
08:00 Breakfast Briefing Opens for networking and conference registration
08:15 Breakfast Croissants/Rolls available
08:30 Question Time with Panel of Experts
09:30 Question time completes
09:45 Delegate to be seated for conference
09:50 Housekeeping announcement
10:00 Official opening – Emma Dent Coad MP
10:10 UKNFCC Representative (TBC)
10:50 Brent Brooks – Toronto’s High Rise Response Unit
11:20 Tea break
11:50 Petra Duvanna (LFB) – Occupant Hoarding in Tall Buildings
12:10 Nigel Brown, Cabinet Office – Emergency mobile alerting: reimagining incident ground communications
12:50 Panel Discussion
13:00 Lunch
14:00 Sergio Selman (Cuerpo de Bomberos de Santiago) – Tall Building Firefighting in Chile
14:40 Michael Jacobsen, Denmark. Overview of the New Tallest Building in Europe
15:10 Tea break
15:30 Pippa Malmgren, Hrobotics – Use of Drones for Fire Safety and Firefighting in Tall Buildings
16:10 Russ Timpson – Looking to the Future
16:40 Panel Discussion
17:00 Conference Day 3 closes
