175 - Changes in the UK fire regulations with Dame Judith Hackitt
The Grenfell Tower tragedy has triggered a Public Inquiry (which just published their final report), and concurrently - a review of the UK Building Regulations and Fire Safety. The latter task was giv...
30 Loka 202448min
174 - My predictions for AI in fire
AI is changing the world. But can artificial intelligence truly revolutionize fire safety engineering? In this episode I took out my crystal ball, and tried to find answers in what aspects of fire eng...
23 Loka 202455min
173 - Pathway to scalable fire CFD
CFD is the most talked-over subject in the Fire Science Show. There are two reasons for that: one, it is interesting and relevant for so many of the Audience, and two, it's something I do for a living...
16 Loka 202441min
172 - Lessons from mass timber experiments with Danny Hopkin
One could argue full-scale experiments on fire phenomena are the most enriching for our knowledge as the fire community. The costs associated with them and logistical nightmares of organizing them mak...
9 Loka 202459min
171 - Exploring Water Mist Systems with Max Lakkonen
I approach modelling water mist with caution. Not that I don't understand it, but because I lack clarity in the goals and objectives, as well I'm usually aware I may not deliver the expectations of my...
2 Loka 202452min
170 - Integrating Fire Safety and Security Objectives with Stewe Gwynne and Aoife Hunt
What happens to controlled doors when a fire is detected in the building? They unlock. Elevators? They go down. People are guided somewhere, and the fire strategy is executed. As it should. But what ...
25 Syys 20241h
169 - Engineering car parks for EV's with Ali Ashrafi and Pawel Woelke
EVs are becoming more of a 'normal' part of fire safety engineering rather than an 'exotic problem'. I've invited two colleagues from Thornton Tomasetti - Ali Ashrafi and Pawel Woelke, to discuss what...
18 Syys 202459min
168 - Fires in Waste Industry with Ragni Fjellgaard Mikalsen
Fires in the waste industry are not discussed much unless one sees a giant smoke plume in the media, followed by advice to close your windows. In these (rare?) cases, we remind ourselves of the massiv...
11 Syys 202451min
