Fire Engineering Capability Statement by cundallglobal

FIRE ENGINEERING CAPABILITY STATEMENT JULY 2020

Steven Reilly, Lead Fire Engineer s.reilly@cundall.com Office 3201, 32nd Floor, Marina Plaza, Al Marsa Street, Dubai Marina, Dubai, UAE. PO Box 215459 T: +971 (0)4 323 2629 www.cundall.com

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1. ABOUT CUNDALL 2. CORE AND SPECIALIST SERVICES 3. KEY PERSONNEL CV

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About Cundall

We are an international multi-disciplinary consultancy, operating from 21 locations across the globe. With sustainability at the heart of everything we do, our team of engineers delivers innovative, sustainable design solutions to address the project’s whole life cycle. We expect our engineers to consider the implications of their design for every project as a whole, as well as commenting on wider environmental issues across disciplines. We routinely design to LEED, BREEAM and Green Star standards, and our approach is always to look for those wider implications. This goes beyond simply meeting the requirements for benchmarking credits, while also acknowledging that these are important as a minimum requirement.

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We are also the world’s first consultancy to be formally endorsed as a One Planet Company by sustainability charity Bioregional. Every project is an opportunity to make a positive difference and challenge ourselves to develop solutions tailored to our clients’ requirements. We achieve this by listening, collaborating and using our local and global expertise. Whether we are focused on cost, programme or reduction in environmental impact, we look for options that will bring client benefit. We encourage innovation at every turn but understand this shouldn’t come at the expense of functionality.

Innovation isn’t about being different for the sake of it, but being different when the project requires it.

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Our mission is simple: • Provide great opportunities for our people • Create fantastic built environments • Positively impact our communities A priority of all our projects is building strong relationships with our client and design team, based on open communication and Partner involvement throughout. Because of this, over 70% of our work is repeat business. This produces better project outcomes, as everyone involved has a clear understanding of roles and responsibilities.

Aside from our high level of repeat business, our leadership skills are demonstrated by the awards we have won for our performance, including being named Building Performance Consultancy of the Year (1001000) and receiving the Learning and Development Initiative Award at the CIBSE Building Performance Awards 2019.

These close relationships foster easy communication and also bring ownership of the entire project, which helps forge a one-team culture to review pre-conceived ideas, share risk and overcome challenges. Crucially, it also makes projects more enjoyable for everyone working on them.

Other recent awards include Building of Year at the AJ100 Awards 2018; CIBSE Yorkshire Commercial and Industrial Project of the Year 2018; and Large Project Most Innovative Project at the Northern IStructE Awards 2018.

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Fire Engineering Core Services

Strategy and Compliance

Computational Modelling

We offer an end-to-end service, extending from initial planning to construction fit-out.

We approach all our projects by first exploring their ultimate goals rather than simply accepting the details of the design brief.

The provision of an integrated fire engineering strategy will provide the most cost-effective design solution and, if completed at an early stage, can be agreed-in-principle with the relevant authorities, which will de-risk the design process and provide a degree of certainty on the costs involved. Our experience in fire research, testing and firefighting provides us with a solid background, which we can use to discuss and agree the fire engineering strategy with the authorities-havingjurisdiction

Identifying where alternative strategies and best practices to innovative solutions may be of benefit to projects. At a technical level, this can include the development of advanced computer models such as Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD), Non-linear Finite Element Analysis and people behaviour as well as integrated management solutions.

Structural Fire Engineering

Fire Systems

As part of our fire engineering services, we can also provide a structural fire engineering analysis of the key structural elements of the building.

Not all systems are equal; and what works in one building or situation, may not be appropriate in other applications.

The main purpose of such an analysis is to design a building structure with a suitable fire resistance in order to protect the means of escape for occupants and fire fighters. This can potentially result in substantial cost savings to the project whilst ensuring that life safety is not compromised.

Cundall’s fire engineers will ensure that only those systems that are appropriate for the particular fire risk are considered, which means that the budget is spent where it will have the most impact. To do this, we work with our experienced fire protection engineers, and other services engineers, to accurately identify the risks, and ensure that the system is engineered, designed, installed and commissioned effectively.

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Introduction

Cundall Fire Engineering has a diverse range of experience in providing innovative fire safety and fire protection solutions to iconic buildings, both throughout the UK and internationally. Our fire engineers are able to provide specialist advice to projects across the world. We have extensive experience in the engineering design of buildings across a diverse range of sectors, as well as complex large-scale developments that require a truly holistic approach. The benefits of using Cundall Fire Engineering include: •

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Experience –we have developed fire engineering solutions for many award winning, innovative and iconic buildings. One stop shop – full range of engineering disciplines under one roof. Approach – a clear methodology that delivers results in the most cost-effective manner, whilst still providing the level of safety and protection demanded. Early Advice – we are willing to challenge assumptions and norms, and provide practical

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advice from the earliest stages of design to establish a clear vision going forward. Collaboration – we work closely with the client, builder, architect and cost consultants to develop and implement pragmatic and costeffective fire engineering solutions. Local knowledge – through our network of offices we integrate our knowledge of local codes and requirements into our approach to ensure a successful outcome for our clients. Sustainability – we are one of the world’s leading sustainable building designers and have won numerous awards for our design. All of our work, including fire engineering design, is done with sustainability in mind. Specialists – we are specialists in fire engineering and fire protection. We also have direct access to other specialist engineering disciplines within Cundall, including MEP, structural, acoustic, geotechnical, transport etc., thereby ensuring that our advice can be integrated into the entire design process.

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Fire Engineering Services

The services offered by Cundall Fire Engineering include the following; • • • • • • • • • • •

Fire engineering design Fire hazard identification and risk assessment Smoke ventilation design Design of automatic fire detection and alarm systems Design of fire protection systems Structural fire protection analysis Emergency egress and evacuation analysis Computational fluid dynamics software modelling Fire investigation and post-incident analysis Fire safety surveys and audits Code compliance audits

Our fire engineers have experience in fire research, fire-fighting, fire testing and fire systems and bring these skills to bear for the benefit of the client. All our work is reviewed by the project partner and checked and approved by a second Chartered Fire Engineer as part of our rigorous quality assurance process. Dr Ahmed Allam heads the Fire Safety Engineering team at Cundall. He has 25 years’ experience contributed to wide range of mega developments worldwide across many sectors, including an initial work on the collapse of the World Trade Centre in NY, Crossrail Interchange in London, RBD in Abu Dhabi, Qatar Education City and the new terminal at Abu Dhabi International Airport. He is best known for his innovative practical approach enhancing performance of buildings in extreme conditions, offering clients technically excellent, cost-effective, practically operable, flexible and sustainable solutions to building design.

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Throughout his career Ahmed has experience of many different sectors and using various design codes and Standards. He established, implemented and delivered against long-range goals, strategies, plans and policies of major organisations and developments, while developing value-creation for clients and development shareholders. His exceptional experience in project management for major and strategic developments support his role in providing leadership, vision and strategic project planning. With in-depth understanding to the Asset Management Strategy and the life-cycle of projects from planning throughout the design/project management processes, construction and operational requirements, Ahmed is able to identify where alternative strategies and best practices to innovative solutions may be of benefit to projects. At a technical level, this can include the development of advanced computer models such as Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD), Non-linear Finite Element Analysis and people behaviour as well as integrated management solutions. With more than 40 internationally recognised publications and the development of several highly complicated technical analysis techniques in collaboration with research and educational institutions, he continues his high-quality contribution to the organisational and business development towards sustainable and integrated operational environment.

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Methodology and Approach

Our Approach We approach all our projects by first exploring their ultimate goals rather than simply accepting the details of the design brief. From there we work collaboratively with the rest of the project team through all stages of the project, from concept design to post completion, to deliver projects that achieve agreed financial, social and environmental objectives, whilst achieving the necessary levels of fire safety and fire protection. We will undertake the statutory approvals negotiations on behalf of the client, and the experience and background of our fire engineers has enabled us to develop excellent working relationships with the approval’s bodies on many projects.

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Creating good communication and cooperation between all the key stakeholders (the client, the design team and the regulatory authorities). Use of workshops to challenge assumptions and preconceived ideas, to encourage lateral thinking, and to test proposed solutions and question norms. Developing an appropriate balance between international best practice and local codes and construction technologies. Integrating sustainable design processes and initiatives into the project within cost budgets, as part of an integrated fire engineering strategy. Value engineering to avoid overdesign of structural and services systems. Establishing and monitoring an agreed quality standard for the fire engineering design.

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Methodology and Approach

Sustainable Design Process Our design process considers the fundamental parameters: site, built form, envelope, services and building occupants. Sustainability is embedded into our methodology and approach, and we embrace environmentallyinformed design solutions into every fire engineering solution, where this is appropriate and where it will not prove detrimental to the overall process. In addition to considering the necessary fire safety and fire protection goals, we also consider what measures can be implemented to minimise the effect that a fire may have on the environment. This process not only considers the fire effluent, and its impact on the environment, but also takes account of the polluting effects of fire water run-off, and the embedded energy and carbon used in the manufacture and installation of preventive systems.

Strategy The provision of an integrated fire engineering strategy will provide the most cost-effective design solution and, if completed at an early stage, can be agreed-in-principle with the relevant authorities, which will de-risk the design process and provide a degree of certainty on the costs involved. Strict compliance with the relevant Codes, whilst meeting the minimum standards, may not provide the most appropriate solution. The rate of development of fire safety engineering systems means that many of the technical guidance documents written in support of the Codes may be out of date, and the application of fire engineering methodologies by a competent and

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experienced fire engineer can ensure that the available systems are used to their best effect. Not all systems are equal; and what works in one building or situation, may not be appropriate in other applications. Cundall’s fire engineers will ensure that only those systems that are appropriate for the particular fire risk are considered, which means that the budget is spent where it will have the most impact. To do this, we work with our experienced fire protection engineers, and other services engineers, to accurately identify the risks, and ensure that the system is engineered, designed, installed and commissioned effectively. Our experience in fire research, testing and firefighting provides us with a solid background, which we can use to discuss and agree the fire engineering strategy with the authorities-havingjurisdiction. We understand their concerns, and we make sure that the safety of firefighters is taken into account when developing the solution for any building. The outcomes from fire investigations and post-fire analysis are fed back into our processes to ensure that lessons are learnt, and lives and property are not put at risk.

KEY PERSONNEL CV

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Steven Reilly Lead Fire & Life Safety Engineer MSc BEng (Hons) BSc AIFireE

Role on this project

About Steven Steven joined the Fire Engineering team at Cundall in 2020. Originally qualified as a Civil Engineer, Steven returned to third level education in 2009 to up-train in Fire Safety Engineering. Since then he has over nine years’ experience in fire engineering consultancy and is an efficient, knowledgeable engineer capable of developing fire strategies for a wide range of sectors including education, residential, workplaces, lifestyle, retail, high-rise buildings and stadiums. Additionally, Steven has vast experience in carrying out Fire Risk Assessments and Fire Safety Audits on various new and existing international developments. He has been the first point of contact as lead fire engineer in multidisciplinary teams on countless large multimillion-dollar schemes. Steven is highly driven and self-motivated with previous work experience within consultancies in UAE, Ireland and the UK. He has in-depth knowledge on developing detailed fire safety and protection strategies for buildings both within the MENA region and Europe. He has comprehensive knowledge in applying fire engineering principles to come up with solutions that satisfy various statutory authorities guidance code of practice requirements, clearly and cost-effectively.

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Steven will be the Lead Fire Engineer on this project and will be in charge of the development of the fire and life safety strategy, fire and life safety drawings, fire safety audit and report, fire risk assessment, construction stage supervision with the support of Cundall’s local and global fire engineering team. Furthermore, Steven will be the liaison point towards the client and attend project meetings in Dubai.

Relevant projects and experience Rail Etihad Rail, Abu Dhabi, UAE The Etihad Rail Network is a rail network that will link freight facilities and passenger stations throughout the UAE and provide rail links to the Sultanate of Oman and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Stevens role on this project is to prepare the fire and life safety strategy and provide support to the other engineering disciplines with the design of various operational and maintenance buildings that service the rail network and to assist with Civil defence approvals. Dar-Morogoro Railway. Marshaling Yard, Tanzania This project is part of the new railway development between Dar Es Salaam. The Marshaling year consists of 10 buildings used for the servicing, maintenance and cleaning of the railways service engine fleet. Stevens role on this project was to develop the site wide fire and life strategy of the development as well as the fire and life safety strategy for each

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project element and coordinate with Civil Defence to obtain local authority approvals.

life safety strategy for the Mall, including the museum, liaising with the statutory authority.

Aviation

Ikea Bahrain & Ikea Dammam, KSA

Entebbe Airport, Uganda

This development consisted of two large retail/storage developments that were designed simultaneously in Saudi Arabia and Bahrain.

This development consisted of the 4-storey extension of the existing terminal building and design of new cargo facility at the Entebbe International airport. Stevens role on this project consisted of preparing the fire and life safety strategy which included CFD and evacuation analysis to demonstrate compliance of the fire safety design. Lifestyle Bluewater's Island Hospitality, Dubai UAE The hospitality package of the Bluewaters Island development consists of 2 large hotels and 2 large Serviced Apartment Buildings Senior Fire Engineer responsible for preparing the FLS strategy, assisted with local authority approvals and carried out construction supervision services to assist with occupancy certification from the local authority. Dhofar Beach Hotel, Salalah, Oman This project is a large standalone hotel and resort located in Salalah, Sultanate of Oman. On this project as the Senior Fire Engineer, Steven prepared the FLS strategy, assisted with local authority approvals and carried out construction supervision services to assist with occupancy certification from the local authority. Retail Deira Islands Mall, Dubai, UAE This mall development consisted of a 3 story Mall building with a gross leasable area in excess of 32,700m2. Steven’s role on this project as Senior Fire and Life Safety Engineer was to develop the fire and July 2020

Steven’s role on this project as Senior Fire and Life Safety Engineer was to develop the fire and life safety strategy for the two developments and assisting with approval process with local statutory authority. My City Centre, Sur, Oman This project is a Medium Size Shopping Mall located in Sur, Sultanate of Oman. On this project as the Senior Fire Engineer, Steven prepared the FLS strategy, assisted with local authority approvals and carried out construction supervision services to assist with occupancy certification from the local authority. Mixed-use KAAR Development, Makkah, KSA The King Abdul Aziz Road Development (KAAR) is located within Makkah in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The site is 3.65 km long and 320 m wide, stretching west of Al-Masjid al-Haram between the development of Jabal Omar and the Third Ring road. The KAAR project includes a main boulevard, four underground car park structures, two underground metro stations, two underground bus stations, metro tunnels, road tunnels, road flyovers and pedestrian underpasses, all providing access facilities for pilgrims visiting holy Makkah. In addition, the plots will contain a number of high rise residential and hotel buildings and a shopping mall. Stevens role on this project was to develop the site wide fire and life strategy of the development as well as the fire and life safety strategy for each

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project element, coordinate with clients third party reviewer and civil defence to obtain approvals as well manage the fire and life safety team. Workplace Ministry of Sports HQ. Muscat, Oman The Ministry of Sports HQ. is a medium size office and assembly building with central atrium from ground to roof level. On this project Steven was the Senior Fire Engineer and carried out Fire & Life Safety Design Consultancy Services, Fire Engineering services and local statutory authority approvals. Education Etihad Airways Flight College, Al Ain, UAE This project is a large 2 story educational building used to train aviation staff located in Al Ain, UAE. Stevens role on this project was to develop the fire and life strategy and coordinate with Civil Defence to obtain local authority approvals. Qatar University, Doha, Qatar The Qatar University is a large educational campus consisting of approximately 40 building ranging from lecture halls, classrooms, administration buildings, sports facilities, workshops and research labs. Stevens role on this project was to carry out a thorough fire safety audit of all the buildings on the campus and report on existing noncompliances and advise on actions required to comply with the Qatar Civil Defence Fire Code.

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