Grand Challenges Initiative

Editor's Note: We invite our GCI partners to contribute blog posts on the latest happenings at their organizations related to the Grand Challenges Initiative. Read on to learn how the Institute of Fluid Science (IFS) at Tohoku University in Japan is ...

In a few weeks, I will celebrate my one-year anniversary with the SFPE Foundation as their inaugural Wildland-Urban Interface (WUI) Program Manager. As I detailed in SFPE’s Fire Protection Engineering magazine, The World of WUI Work at the SFPE Foundation ...

The push for a greener planet has transformed the construction industry. Innovative materials like mass timber, recycled plastic bricks, green "living" walls, and energy-efficient claddings are being used to build the spaces we live and work in today. ...

On behalf of the SFPE Foundation, we are thrilled to reflect on the incredible energy, collaboration, and innovation that defined the 2025 AI in Fire Engineering Summit. Held from May 28-30, 2025, in Berkeley, California, the event brought together a ...