Welcome to the Institution of Fire Engineers New Zealand Branch
An international learned body, was founded in 1918 and incorporated in New Zealand in 1924, with the following main objectives:

• To promote, encourage and improve the science and practice of fire extinction, fire prevention and fire engineering, and all operations and expedients connected therewith.
• To give an impulse to ideas likely to be useful in connection with or in relation to such science and practice to the members of the Institution and to the community at large.
• IFE is at the heart of the fire community, promoting best practice and advancing the discipline for the benefit of society and supporting the professional development of members.

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FireNZ 2012 Conference
10-11 October 2012
Energy Events Centre, Rotorua
Defining the Future: Standards and Practice
Education, training and high standards of practice have been identified as areas the fire industry should be striving to develop and improve.
At FireNZ 2012 we will explore current issues, address potential problems and discuss ways to lift the bar in practice within the fire industry in New Zealand.


SFPE Workshop Series
Protection from Fire –Changes to the Building Code and the new Acceptable Solutions C/AS1-C/AS7

The Department of Building and Housing has released an amended Code Clause C, Protection from Fire, seven new Acceptable Solutions (replacing the existing C/AS1), and a new Verification Method C/VM2. If you want to know more about the changes and specifically the Acceptable Solutions, register for this workshop.
Dates throughout New Zealand from July 3rd to August 8th
Click here to download the workshop flyer

Fire safety design short course

Learn about fire safety and how it impacts on the design of buildings

 

Victoria University of Wellington is offering a fire safety design short course by distance learning in Trimester 2 commencing 16 July 2012.

 

Course content includes compliance with the Building Act on fire safety impacts on building layouts, building separations, external windows, and the surface finishes in buildings. Course lecturer, Dr Geoff Thomas, has a PhD in fire engineering (University of Canterbury) and has been involved in fire engineering consultancy work for over 10 years.

 

This course is suitable for architects, building designers, interior architects, and anyone else with an interest in fire safety in buildings.

 

Enrol by 28 May 2012 for Trimester 2* – term dates 16 July – 20 October 2012

* late fees apply after this date

 

Read the PDF on the Fire safety design course

For more information, please contact Geoff Thomas on 04 463 6247 or email geoff.thomas@vuw.ac.nz

IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT - 17th February 2012

From July 2012, the IFE is proud to announce that we will be launching our own journal. Members will see an exciting new IFE publication and better online resources.

Unfortunately, it has come to our attention that the FPA trade association has published an article wrongly implying that IFE members will not receive a journal if they do not subscribe directly to the FPA. This is simply not the case. There is no need for IFE members to make any payment to the FPA whatsoever. IFE members will continue to receive, free-of-charge, the IFE journal as an important benefit of membership.

2012 Update from Department of Building and Housing
Information from Peter Thorby, (Manager Building Standards Group, Department of Building and Housing) on the revised Building Code document can be found here

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