November 25, 2020
- Time(s)
- 11:30am to 12:30pm (AEDT / GMT+11)
1:30pm to 2:30pm (NZDT) - Location
- Online Webinar through Microsoft Live Events
Join Johnson Controls Fire Suppression Webinar and learn about the latest innovations and trends of fire protection to protect people and property.
In this session, we will be joined by Matthew Wright, Business Development Manager of UL where he will explain the roles of UL, UL certification, testing and research, factors that impact product compliance and listings, and the emerging trends and challenges shaping the fire industry.
This informative webinar is free-to-attend for anyone in the fire industry who would find the information beneficial to your business. We also welcome any interested participants outside of Australia to join.
Learn about:
- Why UL?
- Factors influencing business decisions, risk landscape and why product compliance matters
- Evidence of suitability and the differences between product certification, testing and expert opinions
- Australian UL Certification – Overview of current & future certification schemes
- Commitment and support to international activities
- UL testing, listings and research
- The future of fire industry
- Q&A
We will have Q&A at the end of the session but we’re also happy for you to send us any questions in advance. You may submit your questions to: douglas.white@jci.com.
Places are limited so hurry, sign up today!
Presenters
Matthew Wright
Matthew Wright is UL’s Building & Life Safety Technologies - Business Development Manager for Australasia – a position created by UL to spearhead development of UL service offerings tailored to Australia and New Zealand.
With a passion for delivering safety in the built environment, Matthew has held roles implementing and developing requirements and good practice guidance across all building types. This has included collaborating with national and international stakeholders to build relationships and improve outcomes.
As an influential industry advocate, Matthew has achieved meaningful change in legislation, codes and Standards, including strategic generational change to the fire safety strategies of the National Construction Code, as well as frameworks for practitioner competency. He has worked in local government and private industry building surveying, as well as the fire brigade and the peak national fire protection industry body. Matthew’s current role is focused on championing product safety and certification solutions and providing a conduit to contemporary research responding to emerging trends and hazards, building on UL’s global reputation of integrity, safety science and thought leadership.
Matthew holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Building Surveying, a Graduate Certificate in Performance Based Building and Fire Codes and a Graduate Diploma in Fire Safety and Risk Engineering. By ministerial appointment Matthew also served two terms as a member on Victoria’s Building Appeals Board and was Fire Protection Association Australia’s inaugural Building Codes Committee representative for the Australian Building Codes Board. Matthew was appointed as one of 5 members of an international jury for the Council for Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat’s “Fire and Risk Engineering Award” and presents regularly at industry events.
Douglas White
Douglas brings over 20 years of professional sales and project management experience within the fire protection industry. Currently the Business Development Manager for Johnson Controls, he is responsible for raising product awareness and driving new system integrations for clients across various market verticals such as commercial, industrial, residential, defence and hospitality, as well as oil and gas.
Equipped with strong fire design and application background, Douglas is focused on collaborating with subject matter experts and end users to develop effective fire protection design and solutions – from concept to completion. He has previously worked with many large organisations including the Australian Department of Defence, Woolworths and Optus, and consulted on numerous complex projects such as AFFF systems for helicopter hangars and sprinkler and gaseous suppression systems for large-scale data centres.
Throughout his career, he has carved a niche specialisation for special hazards fire protection. Douglas is passionate about the application of integrated technology such as autonomous fire suppression systems and he believes the future of fire protection lies in the reducing of response times to detect and suppress fire. Douglas understands that fire protection is of upmost importance to building owners, facility managers, developers and occupants. He is deeply committed to safety and giving people confidence in places where they work and live
As an avid fire safety advocate, Douglas sits on the FPAA committee and plays a pivotal role in the development of fire suppression standards within Australia and New Zealand markets. Douglas is recognised as a member of the Institute of Engineers Australia and holds a Bachelor of Engineering (Mechanical) from the University of Technology, Sydney.