by mcwebmaster | Sep 29, 2022
Introduced the webinar with a presentation explaining why environmental and Life Cycle Analysis (LCA) assessments of buildings should take into account fire risk and fire safety, in the context of the IAFSS agenda for fire safety (International Association for Fire...
by mcwebmaster | Sep 29, 2022
The EU FIEP (Fire Information Exchange Platform) was launched with the aim of improving fire safety across the EU by sharing information on best practices between Member States. The EU’s Fire Statistics Project (EU FireStat, final report to be published soon) has...
by mcwebmaster | Sep 29, 2022
Emphasised that sustainability is critical in construction, but is also very complex. Energy efficiency was a key parameter in the past, but now circularity is also a priority (use of secondary materials, recycling building materials on demolition). Sustainability is...
by mcwebmaster | Sep 29, 2022
Agreed that fire safety opens important potential for innovation in sustainable building materials and construction. This is possible if fire safety is integrated from initial conception. Both materials and buildings should be Fire Safe and Sustainable by Design....
by mcwebmaster | Sep 29, 2022
There is a need for science, testing and standards, both on new materials and new energy systems in green buildings, and on the links between fire safety and sustainability. Fire safety tends to be evaluated as “lives saved” and this does not convert to climate or...
