• Dissemination of structural fire safety engineering knowledge throughout Europe
• How to create safe innovative buildings by pushing back the boundaries of fire engineering design
• Future changes to fire safety regulations and their impact on the design of residential buildings
• Assess the effectiveness of various new fire prevention and protection products and systems

COMPARTMENT FIRE TEST
On the afternoon of Saturday 27 February a live fire compartment, 15m x 9m, will be conducted at the Fire Glass Direct Ltd site, just outside Castledawson (about 20 miles from the University of Ulster). The fire test is sponsored by the EU research fund coal and steel.
The aim of this project is to develop uniform European design rules for protected and unprotected cellular beams (CB) subjected to fire. The use of cellular beams (CB) can be increased by minimising the cost of and optimising the fire protection and by permitting a wider use of unprotected CB. This will greatly benefit long span construction and increase market share for steel.

WHO SHOULD ATTEND?
This two day conference is an excellent opportunity for architects, designers, structural engineers, fire service personnel, building control officers, facilities managers, as well as building contractors, developers, manufacturers and public sector representatives who need to keep updated and to learn the latest thinking on systems, products and design from eminent experts in this field.

IMPORTANT DATES

Call for Abstracts and Posters Short Papers (A4) in the following areas are within the scope of the workshop, the list is not restrictive: Fire Structures Numerical modelling Simple calculation models Experimental studies Material behaviour at high temperature Validation Heat Fluxes Toxicity/Combustion Products Fire protection Performance based design

The Institution of Fire Engineers has awarded a total of thirteen hours for attending this Workshop, a “certificate of attendance” can be provided upon request. IFE members are offered a special discount rate, discounts are also available for members of other fire protection organisations who have offered their support for this workshop. Students are offered a special low participation fee rate but this does not include for attendance at the Welcome Reception or Course Dinner – students may attend these functions by payment of the appropriate rate – see "Registration"

Conference Venue

The Jordanstown campus is situated seven miles north of Belfast. The grounds lie at the foot of the South Antrim hills, and the land fronting the main entrance slopes down to the shore of Belfast Lough (birthplace of the Titanic). The campus commands impressive views of the Lough, the Belfast Hills and County Down. Historic Carrickfergus, with its 12th century castle, harbour and modern marina, is four miles north of the campus. The proximity of the campus to Belfast is a major attraction for those who choose to live in the city and travel to the campus in private car or via the excellent rail, bus and taxi network.

The campus has a village feel, and is laid out around a central and busy mall which forms the main spine for 17 blocks of academic, study and recreational facilities. The mall area is home to banks, restaurants, coffee shops, sandwich bars, a supermarket, the chaplains’ office and the Students’ Union. Study facilities include science and computing laboratories, Physiotherapy, Optometry and Podiatry clinics and a modern Learning Resource Centre.

The Learning Resource Centre (LRC), located just off the mall, offers study and learning facilities via 400 networked computers and a further 250 personal study spaces arranged in clusters and groupings of different sizes to reflect the varying preferences of users. The LRC and many main University areas are also fully Wi-Fi enabled for registered laptop users.
The University has a strong commitment to health, sport and recreation and the campus is home to the Sports Institute Northern Ireland and the Ulster Sports Academy as well as major new indoor sport and recreation facilities which opened in 2008.