Innovative design solutions for some impressive building projects were among some of the entries in the FSE Design Awards this year.
The winners were announced last month in front of some 700 people from all sectors of the fire safety industry and community, as part of the Fire Industry Awards, a biennial event held during International Fire Expo.
The fire safety engineering category was won by Arup Fire’s Manchester office for its project at the University of Manchester. The judges were especially impressed by the comprehensive nature of the project, which considered the safety of large, mix use buildings, including the School of Nursing, lecture theatres, student accommodation and a 1000-person auditorium. Warringtonfire was highly commended in this category for its project on the Victoria Square shopping development in Belfast.
The winning entry for the small-to-medium sized project was Warringtonfire for its work on the new air traffic control tower at Heathrow Airport. This is a truly unique structure which consists of a three-storey ground building, a tower, and a ‘cab’ located 90m above ground level. The work included a structural fire protection analysis of three sets of steel cable stays which support the cab, as well as evacuation procedures and the need for operational continuity.
