Fire Safety and Sustainable Infrastructure and Communities
Event details
| Date | 05.10.2009 |
| Hour | 16:15 |
| Speaker | Prof. José L. Torero, University Edinburgh UK |
| Location |
GR B3 30
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| Category | Conferences - Seminars |
It has been recognized that urban development and the accompanying infrastructure needs to be designed and maintained in a sustainable way. Much effort has been made on understanding energy management, life cycles and environmental sustainability; in contrast the role of safety (in specific fire safety) as a threat to the sustainability of communities has been largely ignored. Fire Safety is a complex problem that encompasses issues as diverse as structural behaviour, toxicology or water management.
Furthermore, the specific problems involved require time and length scale resolution that range from the nano-metre and nano-second to the kilometres and hours. This presentation will highlight the link between Fire Safety and sustainable development. A series of examples will be selected to describe the fundamental research areas being explored and the potential impact on urban development. The examples will include linking micro-pollutants to fire retardants and its impact on fire management, understanding of novel structural components and materials and their impact on construction and architecture, the impact of urban development on Urban-Wildland-Interface (UWI) fires and the impact of modern sensor technology on the structure of the fire service.
Furthermore, the specific problems involved require time and length scale resolution that range from the nano-metre and nano-second to the kilometres and hours. This presentation will highlight the link between Fire Safety and sustainable development. A series of examples will be selected to describe the fundamental research areas being explored and the potential impact on urban development. The examples will include linking micro-pollutants to fire retardants and its impact on fire management, understanding of novel structural components and materials and their impact on construction and architecture, the impact of urban development on Urban-Wildland-Interface (UWI) fires and the impact of modern sensor technology on the structure of the fire service.
Practical information
- General public
- Free
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