What the future of the fire-engineering sector looks like
Performance based design for egress and evacuation
Building and fire codes prescribe requirements for egress and evacuation that must be incorporated into facility design in order to provide a minimum acceptable level of protection. The prescribed requirements dictate limitations on travel distance, common paths of travel, and…
Fire Engineering in the Middle East
Establishing a registered branch within the UAE has been a long but worthwhile process. The journey began in 2014 with the establishment of a Founding Committee consisting of Peter Stephenson (BuroHappold), David Black (Burohappold), Terry Johnson (Dubai Civil Defence), Matt…
Ensuring Resilient Fire Engineering Building Design
National building codes aim to ensure a reasonable standard of life safety in the event of fire. The protection of property, including the building itself, its contents and the work conducted within it – for instance, in enclosed shopping malls,…
Fire Engineering in the Middle East
Since our last Branch update there has been a lot of activity behind the scenes bringing us closer to fully rolling out the Branch across the region. March is always a busy month for the IFE internationally with the examinations…