Part of our series of occasional CPD courses on technical issues.

Prof. Jose Torero outlines the fundamental principles of a fire strategy; detailing the tools and methods available to designers of high rise buildings.

In addition, the seminar will describe the impact of the Building Safety Act (2022) on the engineering profession. The aim of the course is to empower and educate competent engineering professionals to deliver innovative designs that are fundamentally fire safe with particular reference to the final report into the Grenfell fire published at the beginning of September 2024.

Professor José L. Torero is Professor Civil Engineering and Head of the Department of Civil, Environmental and Geomatic Engineering at University College London. He works in the fields of fire safety, combustion, environmental remediation and sanitation where he specializes in complex environments such as developing nations, complex urban environments, novel architectures, critical infrastructure, aircraft and spacecraft.