Engineering principles for fire safety have been progressively developed and formalized over the past decades, supported by evolving national and international standards, and scientific advances. Efectis has embraced, reinforced, and applied these principles since the 1990s, combining analytical methods, experimental investigations, and advanced numerical modelling to deliver performance-based safety solutions. This integrated approach supports the design, assessment, and optimization of fire safety strategies in sectors such as public buildings, infrastructure, industry, nuclear plants and high-risk facilities.
Historically rooted in fire safety engineering, Efectis has expanded its capabilities to include explosion safety engineering which is now a growing area of expertise within the company.
Efectis offers a comprehensive range of technical competencies related to fire and explosion safety, including smoke or explosive gas propagation, structural / compartmentation response to fire or explosion, active suppression systems, external fire spread, evacuation analysis, environmental risk assessment, firefighting access, and wildfire scenarios.
Across all project phases, Efectis provides strategic advice, regulations interpretation, design verification, and third-party evaluation. Its approach is grounded in scientific accuracy and operational relevance, and if needed supporting by specific tests performed by the Efectis Laboratories.
Its strengths include a multidisciplinary team, with many capabilities such as:
Through its engineering services, Efectis contributes to safer designs and more resilient environments, offering technically robust and national context-sensitive solutions aligned with the latest scientific knowledge.
At Efectis, we tailored fire safety design that help you create safer, more resilient buildings. Whether you’re launching a new development, upgrading existing infrastructure, or managing a complex project, our fire engineering and fire consultancy teams ensure your building meets strict safety standards, protects occupants, and maintains business continuity and guide you from initial design through construction to occupation, offering end-to-end fire protection consultancy and solutions.
We create customized fire strategy reports to address life safety, property protection, business continuity, and environmental concerns. Our strategies ensure smooth regulatory approvals and cost-effective designs.
We assess the fire resistance ratings and reaction-to-fire classifications of construction materials, and their installation methods ensuring your building withstands fire hazards.
Using advanced fire modelling tools, such as Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) we design and calculate smoke control systems based on tenability conditions (toxicity, visibility, temperature, and radiation) to guarantee safe evacuation.
Stay ahead of evolving building fire safety standards with expert compliance guidance, helping you avoid costly project delays or legal issues.
When you work with Efectis, you gain peace of mind, knowing your fire safety systems and strategies are designed to the highest standards — and tailored to your unique project needs.
Contact Efectis for more details on how we can provide you with fire strategy reports, and complete fire protection services for your next project.
At Efectis, our team of fire engineers creates fire strategy reports designed to meet your building’s unique fire safety needs. Whether you’re developing a new project or upgrading an existing one, we ensure compliance with the Building Regulations Part B for fire safety. For more complex projects, we apply engineered solutions and QDR (Qualitative Design Reports) based on BS 7974 to provide in-depth, customized fire safety strategies, ensuring safety, compliance, and business continuity.
A fire strategy report is essential for ensuring life safety, protecting property, and supporting business continuity. Our fire engineers develop these reports in line with the Building Regulations Part B, which governs fire safety in buildings. Additionally, we use design guidelines like Approved Document B (ADB), BS 9999, and BS 7974 to ensure your building complies with fire safety design requirements and is protected in the event of a fire.
Our team of fire engineers and consultants work with you through every phase of your project to ensure your fire strategy meets all necessary fire safety regulations. Our services include:
Compliance with fire safety regulations is critical. At Efectis, we ensure your fire strategy report aligns with the Building Regulations Part B, the regulation governing fire safety in the UK. Our fire strategies follow design guidelines such as Approved Document B (ADB), BS 9991, BS 9999, and BS 7974, ensuring your building’s fire safety strategy is comprehensive, compliant, and ready for any emergency.
Whether you’re designing a residential, commercial, or industrial building, our fire strategy reports provide solutions suited to each type of project. We assess your fire safety needs, plan for fire safety provisions, and provide strategies to meet local and international fire safety regulations.
Choosing Efectis for your fire strategy services means working with a team of experienced fire engineers who prioritize your building’s safety and compliance. Here’s why clients trust us:
Fast-Tracked Approvals: Our team works efficiently to help you get fire strategy approvals with minimal delays.
If you’re ready to ensure your building is fire-safe and compliant, contact Efectis for consultation. Whether you need a new fire strategy report, a retrospective strategy, or a third-party review, our expert team is here to help.
Structural fire engineering design is the calculated design of a structure to withstand the thermal load effects of fire, which have the potential to alter the integrity of a structure, based on specific performance criteria. It is important that every structure, whether it is steel, concrete, timber or other, is designed to meet adequate performance and withstand fire exposure, thereby ensuring the safety of occupants and minimizing property damage.
Efectis is able to apply fire engineering principles for the structural fire behaviour of different structures, assessing building collapse modes, taking into account their building functions (storage, industrial, residential) or their different types of structure (steel, concrete, timber, aluminium or any composite ones).
Efectis has gained experience in assessing the fire structural performance of various structures through the testing laboratories using standard and ad-hoc tests at different scales. In addition, we can combine analytical methods and guidance (Eurocode) with Finite Element Analysis (FEA) utilizing computational models to simulate the thermal and structural behaviour of elements under fire conditions. Well-recognized modelling tools such as SAFIR, ANSYS, LENAS, DIANA are used by Efectis in most cases.
Validation and verification of the software is performed by Efectis on theoretical and experimental cases which provides comfort to clients and authorities for the use of software by Efectis fire engineers. Structural fire engineering is essential for creating safe, resilient, and compliant buildings that can withstand the destructive effects of fire. By integrating fire safety into the structural design process, our engineers can ensure that buildings not only meet regulatory requirements but also provide the highest level of protection for occupants, property, and the environment.
Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) modelling is a widely used tool in fire safety engineering. It is commonly used as an analysis tool, as it has the ability to handle complex geometries and fire characteristics. Through our knowledge and experience, we can provide you with answers by creating a virtual copy of your construction, simulating several scenarios of potential risks in order to make your building more secure in the event of a fire.
Several internationally used software’s are used by Efectis engineers in order to address challenges with regards to fire and smoke spread and structural behaviour under fire conditions. Tools used include FDS (fire and smoke development) or FLACS , SAFIR, ANSYS, LENAS, DIANA (structural fire behaviour), LS-DYNA, etc.
Efectis has a large database of fire development scenarios based on experimental data with which the validation and verification required for any specific case may provide comfort and ensure the authorities and our clients for the optimal solution. Increased capabilities are offered by Efectis as we are able to evaluate any CFD modelling with testing (small scales or large scales) in Efectis fire testing laboratories across Europe.
Investing in fire safety research goes beyond compliance. It enhances operational safety, ensures adaptability to evolving regulations and technologies, and positions your business as a forward-thinking, risk-resilient leader.
Fire safety isn’t just a legal requirement. It’s a smart investment in your people, your reputation, and the future of your business.
Partnering with Efectis offers universities and research institutions access to our expertise, extensive data, and facilities, fuelling joint research and innovation. For companies, collaboration means the opportunity to drive advancements in fire safety technology, with the added potential for exclusive rights to research outcomes or patents.
Efectis offers a solid infrastructure for fire safety research, with 7 laboratories including three laboratories in the UK equipped for a wide range of testing needs. This includes several calorimetric hoods covering heat release rates from 100 kW to 10 MW given possible with 3 x 3m and 9 x 9m hoods, fire resistance furnaces from 1,5 m3 to 150 m3, an FTIR for gas analysis, and an ISO-compliant test room. These facilities provide a practical and reliable environment for developing and evaluating fire safety solutions.
Aligning with our time, we are actively involved in research projects addressing key topics of sustainability and green energy. Our work includes studying the fire performance of photovoltaic (PV) panels and their impact on roofing systems, assessing fire and explosion risks in hydrogen-powered systems, and evaluating fire safety challenges related to electric vehicles and e-micromobility, forest fires and Wild Urban Interfaces, fire behaviour of timber and biosources material.
Efectis is actively contributing to the advancement of fire safety in the UK through a professional consortium funded by the Department of Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (DLUHC), focusing on key areas such as fire safety of balconies, spandrels, and glazing; smoke and toxicity; means of escape in residential buildings; and classification of external wall systems.
At the European level, Efectis is involved in several major projects funded by the European Commission, including the development of a new fire test for façades and the EU FireStat initiative aimed at harmonizing fire safety efforts across Europe.
We also conduct research on passive fire protection systems under extreme conditions, such as jet fires, and have contributed to peer-reviewed publications on intumescent coatings.
Additionally, Efectis played a leading role in the experimental and numerical reconstruction of the Grenfell Tower fire, providing valuable insights into fire propagation mechanisms and façade performance.
Fire risk assessment is an organised look at what, in your work activities and workplace, could cause harm to people from fire. It will help to determine the chances of a fire occurring and the dangers from fire that the workplace poses for the people who use it.
Its purpose is to determine whether existing fire precautions are adequate and reasonable relative to the overall risks presented or if it requires reduction via control measures. The harm potential from a fire hazard depends on the potential for development of a fire originating from the hazard and then the potential consequences in terms of life and/or property loss.
Determining the potential for harm requires the assessor to make a judgement on the possible outcome of the hazard. The potential for ignition is the first consideration, but thought must also be given to the number of times the situation could occur and the factors that could cause it to occur, e.g. the competence of people involved, environmental conditions and the condition of equipment.
The potential for development will be affected by a number of factors such as the length of time the fire could burn before it is detected and how long before the fire threatens the means of escape. Other factors, such as building construction (combustible materials and/or lack of compartmentation) and contents (combustible and/or flammable materials which will provide fuel) will also impact on this.
Efectis staff may carry out FRAs for different buildings and developments, addressing findings and measures to reduce and manage risks from fire.