EFSN Activities and Progress

1. EFSN Activities and Progress Stockholm, 8 April 2014 Alan Brinson

2. European Fire Sprinkler Network Members from 17 countries Fire Authorities, FPAs, insurers, consultancies, laboratories, sprinkler industry and others 1 employee and 4 consultants Working for wide-spread use of properly designed and installed sprinkler systems in Europe Involved in codes and standards committees, as well as broader hearts and minds campaigns Technical Committee follows all other codes and standards, and develops position papers

3. Agenda European Sprinkler Market National Sprinkler Campaigns National Legislative Incentives for Sprinklers European Sprinkler Standards

4. European Sprinkler Market

5. Sprinklers/Thousand Inhabitants Norway 129 Belgium 35 US 125 UK 28 Sweden 55 France 24 Germany 40 Spain 17 Netherlands 35 Italy 10 We have a lot to do!

6. European Construction Activity Sprinkler market 6% but construction activity 25%

7. European Construction Market • Since 2010, itself 17% down from peak: • 8% in UK • 40% in Portugal… but • Sweden 25%! • Q1 2013 Building permits 15% on 2010 but: • Germany, Norway and Baltics all over 30% • 4% in UK • 81% in Greece!

8. National Sprinkler Campaigns

9. National Sprinkler Campaigns • Regulatory system is different in each country • Existing wins are different in each country • Campaigns and tactics are different in each country • But there is a common theme – sprinklers for life safety, not just property protection

10. Belgian Fire Sprinkler Network Set up after nine deaths in care home in 2009

11. Belgium • Multiple jurisdictions, with overlaps and gaps • BFSN has members, a small budget and a part-time secretary general • Focus on care homes, hospitals, hotels • Fire brigades are AHJs, so have run seminars and are setting up sprinkler demo rooms • Federal official wants a pilot project in social or student housing • Lobbying in Flemish Parliament

12. France • 100 Départements, each its own jurisdiction relying on fire brigade for regulatory opinions • Fire brigade secondees staff the national fire safety building regulations office in Paris • Sprinkler lobbying led by EFSN Country Manager • Focus on care homes, car parks, hotels

13. France • Two-day fire brigade training seminars • Mobile live demo unit • UK visit: officials, fire officers, architects, building assn., consultants, contractors • => Officials in Paris supportive for care homes and car parks following six deaths in Marseilles care home fire and embarrassing Place Vendôme car park fire

14. Germany • 16 German states have separate regulations based on model codes • Key group is fire safety designers • EFSN working jointly with local association • Focus is care homes and hospitals • VdS published a COP for residential systems • Country Manager made a good start

15. Netherlands • Evolving from local to regional jurisdictions • Fire brigade is in effect the AHJ • EFSN works with local association • Focus on car parks, healthcare, residential • Run seminars for fire brigades and end users, written position papers and articles – great FB support • Dutch residential sprinkler standard published • Seeking to draft guidance on equivalency

16. United Kingdom • I am on BS 9999 (chairman) and BS 9991 committees which write building codes • EFSN advises the campaigns for: • Housing in Wales (Jan 2016) • Residential retrofits • Commercial/industrial buildings

17. A European Campaign– Hotels

18. European Commission Review of Hotel Fire safety • 1986 Recommendation on fire safety in existing hotels • Largely ineffective for existing hotels • Commission probable preference is to update it with guidance drafted by the hotel industry • Current industry guidance positive about sprinklers • Commission officials proposed a green paper but no political support from Commissioners or Council • Parliament officials made case for legislation but again no political support – next Parliament?

19. National Legislative Incentives for Sprinklers

20. Legislative Incentives Shopping Centres Sweden?

21. Legislative Incentives – Hotels Sweden?

22. Sprinkler threshold, m– Hotels Sweden?

23. Legislative Incentives High-Rise Buildings • Above 18-25m fire-fighters cannot attack a fire or rescue people externally • To attack a fire internally requires an additional 15-20 minutes of setup time • People in the building may have to travel past the fire to get out • Greater risks than for low-rise buildings • Reduce the risks with sprinklers!

24. Legislative Incentives High-Rise Buildings 10 years ago only three countries were on this list!

25. Legislative Incentives – Warehouses

26. Warehouses

27. Legislative Incentives – Warehouses Half these requirements are new!

28. Legislative Incentives Care Homes Sprinkler

29. Care Homes Many care homes have been retrofitted in Finland, Norway & UK 10 years ago only one country required sprinklers!

30. Legislative Incentives – Residential

31. Residential

32. Residential These are all new requirements!

33. Other Legislative Incentives • Some countries require sprinklers in: • Places of Assembly (Germany) • Factories (Germany, Spain) • Hospitals (Norway, Sweden) • Car parks (Italy) • Schools (Scotland) • For details see www.eurosprinkler.org

34. European Sprinkler Standards

35. Why European Standards? • National governments write building codes, or delegate that to regional bodies • Codes and AHJs often only accept national standards • CEN standards automatically become national standards • CEN standards are drafted by delegates from its national standards body members and are mandated by European law, such as the Construction Products Regulation • NFPA does not fit in this legal framework • CEN also writes product test standards (NFPA does not) and these can be mandated under European law

36. EN 12845 Revision 1 • Text of Amendment 3 was ready in 2011 • Too many modifications for an amendment (ESFR, CMSA, excessive clearance, test line, electrical cables, K factor >115, third party inspection, new annex F…) • Text incorporated into EN 12845 as the first revision • Going next month to the members of CEN for a vote with publication (we hope) early in 2015

37. EN 12845 Revision 2 • Meanwhile we are working on Revision 2 • New, more logical structure of document: • Section 1: Definition & administration • Section 2: risk evaluation • Section 3: design • Section 4: installation • Section 5: water supply • Section 6: maintenance • Annexes

38. EN 12845 Revision 2 • Principles • Follow the natural flow of installation thought process • Performance-based where possible • Avoid annexes as much as possible • Include good practices in various countries: input from national mirror committees • Incorporate concepts from NFPA and FM • Target: first draft end 2014

39. Residential Sprinklers • System standard • INSTA 900-1 and BS 9251 on table • Both a combination of NFPA 13R and 13D but with important differences, most of which add cost • Working off INSTA draft with ideas from BS 9251 and elsewhere • Held five meetings and submitted draft end 2013 • To go to CEN enquiry summer 2014

40. Residential Sprinklers • Product standard • INSTA 900-2 has been sent to CEN members for comments • It is UL 1626 under licence and in CEN format

41. CEN TC/4 • Certification schemes are different in each country – could be ruled a barrier to trade • CEN TC/4 created to write European standards for competence of those who design, install and maintain systems • Looking at same issues as national schemes • Anything specific to sprinklers will be written by sprinkler experts – one day

42. Still a few places left! Thank you for your attention brinson@eurosprinkler.org