From our London branch
Join us for the first of two London branch CPD events in May! This free, online event will tackle New Technologies in Fire Safety Engineering providing insight into the ever-developing world of fire safety innovations.
Synopsis
Sweeping advancement in technologies is reshaping industries across the board and fire safety engineering is not an exception. Fire safety engineering is entering a new era shaped by emerging technologies and artificial intelligence. The fire safety engineering profession stands now at a pivotal moment where new technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI) has now the potential to transform
the way we analyse, communicate, and verify fire safety performance.
At the same time, the UK’s evolving regulatory environment, shaped by the Building Safety Act, duty holder regime, and increasing expectations of competence and accountability, is redefining how engineers deliver safe and demonstrable outcomes. While these technologies offer significant potential to transform the industry, their pace of development and long-term impact remain uncertain.
Yet, despite its growing presence in the industry, AI remains largely unaddressed within the UK’s regulatory system, with limited formal guidance on its appropriate application.
This presentation discuss the use of AI in fire safety engineering practice, will also discuss how these technologies is able to address some of the most persistent challenges faced by fire engineers and what slows technology uptake in fire engineering
About the speaker: Amina Labhiri
Amina Labhiri is a Fire Engineer at Stantec, where she works in fire consultancy, delivering fire safety engineering solutions across a wide range of projects and ensuring that they satisfy all functional requirements of Part B (Fire Safety) of Schedule 1 to the Building Regulations 2010 (as amended). She has experience working on diverse developments, including non-residential buildings, high-rise residential buildings, car parks, airport and gallery exhibitions.
Amina began her journey in fire engineering through the International Master of Science in Fire Safety Engineering (IMFSE), where she studied fire dynamics, human behaviour in fire, wildfire science, and other fire-related topics. Her studies took place across three leading European universities: the University of Edinburgh (UK), Lund University (Sweden), and the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (Spain).
Amina had the opportunity to work as a research assistant at Lund University, contributing to the EU-funded WUITIPS project, which focuses on understanding wildfire challenges in tourist areas and developing a practical guideline. This experience allowed her to collaborate closely with researchers and to co-author her first scientific publication alongside distinguished experts in the field, including Erica Kuligowski, Enrico Ronchi, and Sandra Vaiciulyte.