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  Ar. C.J. Walsh
  Chief Fire Engineer & Technical Officer, FireOx International.

  

  

• Friends & Colleagues,

  The 21st Century has had a cruel and savage birth: extreme man-made events, hybrid disasters, severe natural events, complex humanitarian emergencies, with accelerating climate change and variability.  The old certainties are crumbling before our eyes …

  The resolute Answer to these threats and the changing environmental and socio-economic needs of our increasingly complex world is Sustainable Fire Engineering !   In other words, macro fire engineering beyond current conventional fire codes and regulations … with their limited and flawed fire safety objectives.

  1. SFE fulfils a critical role in the realization of a Safe, Resilient & Sustainable Built Environment for All ;
  2. SFE facilitates positive progress towards the United Nation’s 2015-2030 Sustainable Development Agenda ;
  3. SFE fast-tracks proper compliance with the Basic Requirements for Construction Works in the European Union’s Construction Products Regulation 305/2011 (Annex I), specifically the interlinked Requirements 7, 2, 1, 3 & 4.

  Responding quickly to the growing curiosity about, and interest in, this subject … we have decided to alter the format for this year’s event, now, before people have finalized their travel arrangements, etc.

  1. Day 1  ISO 21542 Revision – Full Day ‘Fire Safety for All’ Meeting.
  2. Day 2  New CIB W14 Reflection Document – Full Day Discussion on the Future Development of Sustainable Fire Engineering + Launch of the 2016 Dublin Code of Ethics for the Design, Construction and Operation of a Safe, Resilient & Sustainable Built Environment for All.

  We hope you will support this much more integrated and targeted event.

  C.J. Walsh.
  On Behalf of the SFE 2016 DUBLIN Management Team.

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  What is Sustainability ?
  CJW Presentation to the Meeting of Host Organizations in Dublin – 1 December 2015

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  Latest News:

  Fire Safety will soon be properly integrated into the EU Framework on Building Energy Performance.  At long last !  Follow our discussion about this serious flaw in current building standards …
  Twitter: @sfe2016dublin

  Check out Fire Safety Europe’s recent Webinar Presentation: Three Reasons why Fire Resilience contributes to Sustainable Buildings … an important part of our wider SFE Agenda !

 

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SFE 2016 DUBLIN Objectives

1. To commence discussion and foster mutual understanding between the International Sustainable Development / Climate Change Adaptation / Urban Resilience Communities and the International Fire Science & Engineering Community.

2. To bring together today’s disparate Sectors within the International Fire Science and Engineering Community … to encourage better communication between each and trans-disciplinary collaboration between all.

3. To transform Conventional Fire Engineering into an ethical and fully professional Sustainable Design Discipline which is fit for purpose in the 21st Century … meaning … that fire engineers can participate actively in a sustainable design process, and can respond creatively with sustainable fire engineering design solutions which result in Effective Fire Safety for All in Sustainable/Green/Innovative/Smart Buildings.

4. To initiate a widely multi-disciplinary discussion on a New CIB W14 Research Working Group VI Reflection Document: ‘Sustainable Fire Engineering Design & Construction’ … which will establish a conceptual framework for the future of Sustainable Fire Engineering.

 

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