Leading fire safety consultants, architects and engineers will discuss the building designs and standards and practices in the built environment and the improved protection of people at a key industry event in Riyadh.

The Safety Design in Buildings, Riyadh Conference will be held on April 16 at Holiday Inn Izdihar in the Saudi capital, said the event organisers.

A leading debating platform for safety and fire professionals in the construction industry, SDiB is being held in collaboration with Intersec.

The conference programmes in Jeddah and Riyadh will feature presentations and discussions including:
•Retrofitting for Fire Safety: Assessing operational and business risks and incentives of retrofitting cladding for improved fire safety.
•Using tools and technologies of BIM, VR, AR and 3D modelling to create optimal fire safety strategies and building operations.
•Achieving fire safety in the construction phase: How to best involve the design team to mitigate fire safety risks.
•Promoting an organisational culture of prioritising safety: from design, planning, implementation and building operation.
•Meeting NFPA standards and Fire Safety considerations for high-security and military installations.

The expo will bring top fire safety consultants, architects, engineers and testing experts together with safety system suppliers to give updates on industry standards and provide a debating platform for best practice, they stated.-TradeArabia News Service