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Industrial fire safety insight Industrial fire risk and insurance: can innovation remain insurable? Automation, electrification, battery storage, hydrogen and intelligent process control are transforming industrial facilities. Can emerging risks be understood quickly enough to manage and insure them? Industrial fire risk · Property risk engineering · Fire insurance An SFPE Benelux perspective on innovation, risk…
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Industrial fire safety insight What will industrial fire safety look like in 2030? Sensors, drones, predictive maintenance and real-time risk monitoring are transforming fire safety into part of a facility’s continuous operational intelligence. Smart fire safety · Predictive maintenance · Real-time monitoring An SFPE Benelux perspective on the data-driven industrial facility of 2030 The facility…
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Industrial fire safety insight Industrial fire safety engineering: the changing role of the fire engineer Electrification, battery energy storage, hydrogen, automation and connected industrial facilities are changing both the nature of fire risk and the responsibilities of fire safety engineers. The fire engineer of the future must understand not only whether a facility meets today’s…
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Industrial fire safety insight The energy transition is also a fire safety transition Hydrogen, ammonia, methanol, battery storage and electrification are reshaping industrial ports. Their successful introduction depends on fire safety becoming part of the transition from the beginning. Energy transition safety · Industrial ports · Alternative fuels An SFPE Benelux perspective on the changing…
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Fire safety technology insight AI in fire safety: from fire detection to prediction Artificial intelligence, computer vision, predictive analytics and real-time sensor data could help industrial facilities identify changing risk conditions before an incident develops. What if fire safety systems could identify the conditions leading to an incident, not only detect the incident itself? The…
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Ralf Bruyninckx shares his ambition for a renewed SFPE Benelux Chapter: an active forum for knowledge sharing, professional connection, and the future of fire safety engineering.
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SFPE Benelux board members joined Brussels Airport fire safety specialists for a technical visit exploring the renovated Sky Hall and the challenges of protecting complex, continuously operating airport infrastructure.
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Technical symposium · Arnhem CFD fire simulations: capabilities, limitations, and quality assurance More than 100 fire safety professionals gathered in Arnhem to examine how modelling choices, oxygen-controlled fires, façade scenarios, and user expertise influence CFD simulation results. 15 May 2024 NIPV · Arnhem, the Netherlands 100+ attendees Strong professional engagement New guidance Assessing CFD simulation…
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Expert meeting · Utrecht Bio-based buildings and fire safety: a successful SFPE/VVBA Expert Meeting Fire safety professionals gathered in Utrecht to explore research, testing, standards, and practical developments shaping the safe use of bio-based building materials. 1 October 2025 Kinepolis Utrecht · The Netherlands Research International evidence and insight Fire testing Performance of bio-based materials…