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Electrification, sustainability and safety: the new challenge in construction
The electrification of the building stock and the new European EPBD Directive (EU/2024/1275) are speeding up an unprecedented transformation. Sustainable materials, industrialised solutions, building-integrated photovoltaics (BIPV), energy storage systems and electric micro-mobility increase efficiency, but also introduce new fire risk scenarios that the sector has not yet assessed in a consistent manner.
This gap between innovation and safety requires advanced criteria, holistic methodologies and robust experimental data.
In response to this challenge, TECNALIA’s Fire Engineering team is organising a technical conference aimed at providing in-depth knowledge, real-world case studies and practical tools that can be applied to the buildings currently being designed and renovated.
Explore the new risk scenarios that the EPBD is introducing to the buildings of the future
Mass electrification and major renovation are giving rise to unprecedented scenarios:
- Façades with BIPV subjected to variable energy loads.
- Energy storage systems installed at height or in communal areas.
- Sustainable materials with complex thermal responses.
- Electric micro-mobility on terraces and in residential spaces.
- Modular, plant and ventilated envelopes unpredictable behaviour when exposed to fire
These scenarios are forcing the industry to rethink risk assessment, regulatory compatibility and fire protection in a constantly changing technological context.
An essential event for professionals who need to understand how the EPBD, electrification and renovation affect fire safety
This meeting is aimed at anyone who makes technical and strategic decisions on how buildings are designed, refurbished and electrified:
- Innovators who are developing new materials and construction systems
- Façade and industrialised construction teams
- Companies driving BIPV, energy storage and electric mobility
- Experts and specifiers responsible for integrating fire safety into all phases of the project
At this conference you will find the technical information needed to anticipate risks, comply with the EPBD and ensure that sustainability and innovation move forward without compromising safety.
What you will find at this event
- Leading speakers from industry, government bodies, technology centres and regulatory bodies.
- The current interpretation of the EPBD from a fire safety perspective.
- Practical criteria for integrating safety from the design phase.
- Pioneering results from European R&D projects.
- Access to technical knowledge, tests and experimental data produced by TECNALIA.
A unique opportunity
- The detailed programme will be available soon.
- In the meantime, book your place: it will be an essential event for anyone wishing to integrate safety, sustainability and innovation into their developments.