The Next Five Years in Fire and Electrical Safety

November 13-14, 2013

District Architecture Center, Washington, DC

Keynote Address
The Changing Urban Landscape (PDF, 5.1 MB)
Antony Wood, Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat

Panel Session: Fire Safety in the Changing Urban Landscape

• Daniel O’Connor, Aon Fire Protection (PDF, 1 MB)
• Carl Wren, Austin Fire Department (PDF, 4 MB)
• Adam Thiel, City of Alexandria, VA Fire Department (PDF, 3.9 MB)
• Tareq Wafaie, Clarion Associates (PDF, 1.1 MB)

Keynote Address
SMART Buildings: How Sensor and Information Technologies are Transforming the Built Environment (PDF, 755 KB)
G. Sandy Diehl, III, American Architectural Foundation

Panel Session: SMART Buildings and Fire and Electrical Safety

• Andre Marshall, University of Maryland (PDF, 948 KB)
• Aleksander Duric, Siemens (PDF, 422 KB)
• Daniel Nilsson, Lund University (PDF, 1.1 MB)
• Anthony Hamins, National Institute of Standards and Technology (PDF, 1.2 MB)
• Andre Marshall, University of Maryland (PDF, 948 KB)

Keynote Address
The Changing Materials Landscape: Emerging Trends in Green Buildings (PDF, 2.3 MB)
Bill Walsh, Healthy Building Network

Panel Session: Responding to the Sustainability Challenge

• Thomas Chapin, UL LLC (PDF, 233 KB)

• Gavin Horn, IFSI (PDF, 963 KB)

Keynote Address
The Changing Nature of Building Contents (PDF, 1.3 MB)
Jan Lagerblad, IKEA

Panel Session: Responding to the Sustainability Challenge

• Fred Mowrer, CalPoly University (PDF, 926 KB)
• Louis Gritzo, FM Global (PDF, 1.5 MB)
• Thomas Hales, NIOSH (PDF, 856 KB)

The Challenge for the Foundation: Integrating Research to Meet Codes and Standards Needs (PDF, 213 KB)
Kathleen Almand, Fire Protection Research Foundation