The 4th edition of the unique community-building and networking event on energy efficiency in Central and Eastern Europe – The Central & Eastern European Energy Efficiency Forum 2023 (C4E Forum 2023) will take place between the 23rd and 26th of May 2023, in the central location of Šamorín near Bratislava, Slovakia. Learn more: C4E website…
In Queensland, Australia, one in every six of serious domestic electrical incidents relates to children. Children often struggle to understand the dangers of electricity because they are naturally curious and tend to explore their environment without fully understanding the consequences of their actions. Children should be taught how to properly handle electrical devices and appliances…
EPBD trilogue: together with the European Fire Safety Alliance and a total of 13 european organisations, we call for policy makers to support the electrical, gas, CO and fire safety provisions proposed by the European Parliament into the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive. The revision of the EPBD is an unmissable opportunity to consider building…
On March 23, FEEDS and European Fire Safety Alliance met with MEPs Seán Kelly and Maria Da Graça Carvalho to discuss fire and electrical safety, particularly: Statistics : Seán Kelly will propose to the Parliament a follow-up to the successful EUFireStat pilot project. The aim is to test the implementation of the harmonized approach for…
FEEDS welcome the Transition Pathway for Construction published today by European Commission: The importance of fire safety is recognised in “Building Block 6: Towards a fair and safe built environment” describing initiatives supporting a fair, quality, and safe built environment.. The Pathway highlights risk of new materials, products and technologies brought by the green and digital transition…
On March 14th, the European Parliament adopted its position on the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (EPBD). FEEDS welcomes the report as a key opportunity to ensure safer buildings of tomorrow. In particular, the report accounts for electrical safety which will contribute to upgrade electrical installations knowing that half of the European building stock has…
FEEDS attended to the Fire Information Exchange Platform (FIEP, hosted by DG GROW) web-conference on December 7th dedicated to electrical fire safety. FEEDS presented its data on accidental electrical domestic fires and an overview on domestic electrical inspection regimes. Both reports are available on the FEEDS website. Many thanks to Heikki Väänänen, FIEP Chair who…
FEEDS’s ‘Energy Poverty and Fire Risk’ report has been launched at the European Fire Safety Week 2022 (See our Event webpage to learn more about it) with the FEEDS authors Theresa Griffin, Benoît Dôme and Olivier Tissot. Energy poverty is a multi-dimensional phenomenon, caused by a combination of low-income, high-energy expenses, and poor efficiency of…