Experts make presentations on smoke control in car park facilities

In a news release, ASHRAE Qatar Oryx Chapter announced that it held a seminar on February 16 on the topics:

• Designing a Smoke Control Car Park System in Accordance with QCDD, Section 7.2
• Pressurisation and the Use of Door Proximity Sensors.

The event, sponsored by Flaktwoods UK and Central Air Conditioning Trading, took place at College of North Atlantic, Doha, where James Allen and Richard Brooks made their presentations, the news release added.

ASHRAE Oryx gave details of the speakers:

• James Allen is Senior CFD Applications Engineer with over 11 years of experience within the building services industry, responsible for ventilation system design services and technical support to customers in Qatar, Dubai, Saudi Arabia, Australia, Brazil, Finland, Turkey, France, Ireland and the UK.
• Richard Brooks is General Manager of Advanced Smoke Group Limited, a company specialising in various aspects of smoke control within buildings, and has 30 years of experience in the smoke control industry and was Chairman of the Smoke Control Association.