Understanding Fire: Fundamentals, Behaviours and Global Perspectives

Summary

Gain a practical insight into fire behaviour in the built environment and discover how fires ignite, spread and can be controlled. As global attention on building safety continues to grow, this session explores the impact of climate, materials and construction methods on fire dynamics, alongside key international fire safety regulations shaping the industry today.

You will discover:
• The fundamentals of fire science, including ignition, fuel, spread and containment.
• How climate conditions and construction materials influence fire behaviour
• Key international fire safety regulations and standards
• Insights from global case studies and industry expertise
• How to embed fire safety principles into design and construction from the outset

Please note: this event is for over 18’s only

Chair

Russell Dowman MCIOB PCQI | Chartered Construction Quality Management Specialist - Technical and Fire Resisting Construction - QA and On site Delivery - Bowmer & Kirkland Ltd

Speakers

Matt Bright | Head of Building Safety - LiveWest

Tim Jackson MRICS AIFireE MIFSM | | Partner| Head of Technical Inspection & Compliance - calfordseaden

Online Platform

The webinar will be held using MS Teams. Before the session, you will receive an email from Eventbrite containing a link to complete your registration on Teams. After registering with Teams, you will receive the link for joining the webinar.

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CIOB Assist

The webinar is free to attend for CIOB members, but if you would like to make an optional donation to CIOB Assist you can do this during the registration process.

Time Zones

The webinar is being advertised in the GMT/BST time zone, but you can easily see the local time for the webinar using World Time Buddy: www.worldtimebuddy.com/.

Contact

Sarah Catherall
Member Services and Events Coordinator
[email protected]

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