On Wednesday, 29 April, SFPE Benelux gathered at the iconic Havenhuis in Antwerp for the SFPE Benelux General Assembly 2026. With the sun reflecting on the building’s remarkable “diamond/ship” silhouette, the setting could not have been more inspiring. Holding our meeting in the magnificent boardroom perfectly illustrated the intersection between bold architecture and fire safety…

https://www.sfpe.org/pbd2026/home The Society of Fire Protection Engineers – the world’s leading professional society for fire protection and fire safety engineering – is pleased to host its 16th SFPE Fire Safety Conference on Performance-Based Design in Singapore April 15-17, 2026. Hosted every other year, the conference features three days of presentations, case studies, live discussion, and…

From 11 to 13 November 2025, two BoD members of the SFPE Benelux Chapter attended the SFPE Europe LiION Symposium in Lisbon, Portugal. The symposium brought together leading experts, researchers, and practitioners in the field of fire safety to discuss the latest developments related to lithium-ion battery technologies. Over the course of three days, participants…

Last Wednesday, the SFPE/VVBA Expert Meeting “BIO-based Buildings and Fire Safety” took place in Utrecht. The expert meeting was a great success due to the large turnout, the networking opportunities, and of course the content of the presentations by the speakers Cecilia Wetterqvist and Axel Mossberg from Bengt Dahlgren, Johanna Liblik from Tallinn University, Larson…

The SFPE Addressing European Lithium-Ion Battery Fire Safety Challenges Symposium will be held in Lisbon, Portugal on November 11 – 13, 2025. This 3-day, in-person event will discuss fire protection challenges.  Following the completion of two and a half days of educational content, day 3 will conclude with a tour of a new constructed state…