The introduction of the Building Safety Act and updates to BS 9991:2024 have placed greater emphasis on competence, accountability and the robustness of fire safety strategies in buildings. For many engineers, this brings a need to better understand how smoke control systems are selected, designed and assessed in practice.
In this CIBSE Journal webinar, David Fitzpatrick, drawing on extensive industry experience across smoke control systems and fire safety, provides a clear, application-focused overview of the principal approaches used in buildings and how they align with current regulatory and standards frameworks.
The session moves beyond basic definitions to explore how different systems are applied, the assumptions that underpin their design, and how engineers can engage more effectively with specialists.
It also sets out the key questions engineers should be asking when reviewing smoke control strategies, supporting more informed specification, coordination and decision-making.