The European Union has opened a public consultation on “missions” in FP9 (the European R&D Funding Programme which will follow Horizon 2020) open to 3rd April.
pinfa will input, underlining that fire safety is critical for sustainability (building insulation and reduced ventilation, renewable materials, urban densification, bio-polymers, clean energy and mobility, connected products) and for social inclusion: (social housing, and the elderly are particularly at risk from fire). pinfa will propose a mission on “fire safety in a sustainable, inclusive society, to develop reliable EU fire statistics and safety audits and support R&D on fire prevention and fire safety, with the aim to reduce fire deaths by 20% and fire-risk housing by 80%.
Public consultation, open to open to the public, companies and other organisations, until 3rd April 2018 at: https://ec.europa.eu/eusurvey/runner/482a79de-3fad-17e1-c60d-2e4418c1a95d