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May 2, 2023
Fire Australia is returning to Sydney in May 2023. This three-day event brings together leading presenters from Australia and overseas, offering some of the most up-to-date and inspiring content, highlighting innovative solutions to the industry’s challenges, and showcasing an impressive array of new services and technology.
Sustainability and Fire Safety; Finding a Balance
Day 2: Thursday 4 May 2023, 2:30 pm – 3:30 pm
Sustainability and energy efficiency are key focuses of building regulation. It seems that more thought is put into reducing the operational impacts of a building than into the protection of its occupants. The Grenfell Tower disaster showed that not all sustainable materials are fire safe, nor do designers necessarily think about what happens with the structure in the event of a blaze.
So, can fire protection ever be sustainable? Can sustainable features ever be fire safe?
Joining industry experts at Fire Australia 2023 is A.G. Coombs Advisory’s Marcus Royle.
Panellists in this session include:
- Paul Waterhouse, National Manager, Engagement, FPA Australia
- Dr Timothy Chen, Research Associate, UNSW
- Mike Zorbas, Chief Executive Officer, Property Council of Australia
- Assistant Commissioner Trent Curtin, Community Safety, Fire and Rescue NSW
- Anita Kingdom, General Manager, Total Concept Industries
- Marcus Royle, Leader – Fire, A.G. Coombs Advisory
For more information on this expert panel: https://fireaustralia.com.au/sessions/is-sustainable-fire-protection-possible-with-unsustainable-fitouts/
For more information on Fire Australia 2023: https://fireaustralia.com.au/
