08.00 - 09.00 |
Registration & Breakfast |
09.00 - 09.15 |
“Opening & Welcome” |
Session I : Safety Design of Complex Buildings Chairman : Andy Dean, Head of Façade Engineering | WSP Group |
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09.15 - 09.45 |
John Noone, Associate | Arup - “Fire Engineering Design Approaches - A Consistant Level of Sophistication” This speaker presents a discussion on an approach to fire safety design, using a fire engineering framework, to identify design goals and objectives in order to arrive at a holistic and practical fire safety design solution. In certain buildings this is often the only means to achieve the design intent and client goals. |
09.45 - 10.15 |
John Huish, Associate – Fire & Life Safety | WSP - “Evacuation Philosophies for High Occupancy Buildings” Stadia, mall, museums, arenas, and other assembly and high occupancy require Fire and Life Safety considerations above and beyond code. The evacuation of these buildings is key, and this presentation will highlight design and operational elements that should be accounted for in order to achieve a safe evacuation during emergencies |
10.15 - 10.45 |
Aaron Vanney, Operations Manager | RJA - “Safety Enhancements for Super Tall Buildings” Enhancements for Supertall Buildings are beginning to be introduced in various international codes. Such enhancements often apply when buildings reach approximately 30 floors in height. This presentation highlights the fire safety challenges in supertall buildings and the fire safety features that are used to overcome such challenges. |
10.45 - 11.00 |
Panel Discussion |
11.00 - 11.30 |
Coffee Break |
Session II : Implementation of Fire Safety Design |
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11.30 - 12.00 |
Andy Dean, Head of Façades | WSP - “Façade Safety – Glass Selection” Glass selection is an extremely important phase of the design process. It is actually a combination and often a balance of performance characteristics. In this presentation we will address three of the most important aspects of glass selection – fire safety, breakage and solar performance. The intention is to provide the listener with some of the key requirements and also resources pursuant to assisting them in this regard. |
12.00 – 12.30 |
Altaf Afridi, Regional Director MENA | Dorma - “Aligning Safety, Security and Aesthetics in Architectural Openings” Architectural openings are more about Life Safety than egress and fire rating only. The automatic and manual revolving, sliding or swing door can be hazardous for users unless properly designed as per relative standards and codes. More so when we deal with frameless glass assemblies and the user group includes disabled, elderly people and children. Also, adding security hardware may cause safety issues for doors. While taking care of all these issues, the same doors are one of the main aesthetic items in architectural and interior design and a balance is always needed to align all these aspects. The presentation will focus on these points and will provide some case studies, how such challenges were resolved. |
12.30 - 13.00 |
James Bychowski, Senior Vice President ME | Aon Fire Protection - “Inspection, Testing, and Maintenance of Automatic Sprinkler Systems” Introduction to purpose and guidelines for inspection, testing and maintenance of fire safety systems. The presentation covers system types, preventive measures and examples of common failures from real world examples from years of system inspections and fire loss investigations. |
13.00 - 13.15 |
Panel Discussion |
13.15 |
Lunch |
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