Webinar 3

Webinar

Focus on gaseous fire extinguishing solutions in data centers

May 14, 2025

Webinar 3

Protecting Assets - Gaseous Fire Extinguishing Solutions for Data Centers

May 14, 2025
10-11AM EDT [3-4PM BST | 4-5PM CEST]

The third webinar in this series will focus on gaseous based fire extinguishing systems in Data Centers. Gaseous systems are sometimes used instead of sprinkler systems, to provide fire protection removing the risk of water damage.

Gaseous systems can sometimes be used as a layer of defense, in addition to a sprinkler system. We will compare the system objectives, highlighting their benefits, challenges, and best practices for integrating them into a comprehensive fire protection strategy for data centers.

Learning Objectives:

Understand the fundamental differences between fire control, suppression and extinguishing and how they have evolved – Identify key aspects a stakeholder group needs to consider when choosing a fire protection measure and determining the site’s fire strategy
Compare System Advantages and Limitations – Evaluate the differences between halocarbon and inert gases and how they are best used to protect operational IT equipment
Implement Best Practices for Fire Protection – Learn how to select and integrate a gaseous system into the sitewide fire strategy that balances safety, compliance, and minimal disruption to data center operations, with certainty of fire protection

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Alan Elder | Fellow - Industry Relations

Alan is a Fellow at Johnson Controls, with a global participation in Code & Standards and Industry Relations. He has over 47 years of experience in the industry working in R&D, Business Development, Sales & Product Management. Alan's most recent assignments were as Sales Director for EMEA (Engineered and Pre-Engineered Systems), Global Product Director (Engineered Systems), before focusing on Codes & Standards, in which he is Chairman of the ISO TC 21/SC8 Technical Committee for Gaseous Extinguishing Systems, a member of various European (CEN) Working Groups, Chairman of the British Standard Technical Committees covering Gaseous and Water Mist systems as well as Chairing the Euralarm Extinguishing Section and the UK Fire Industry Association (FIA) and many Special Interest Groups, as well as serving as an expert on the United National Fire Suppression Technical Options Committee (FSTOC). He is Board member of the Euralarm European Trade Association, the Fire Industry Association and the Halon Alternatives Research Corporation (HARC), as well as being an NFPA and SFPE member.

Chris Downing | Global Director of Codes & Standards for Fire Products

Chris Downing is Director of Codes & Standards for Fire Products at Johnson Controls. He has over 30 years of experience in the industry working for manufacturing companies through specialist subcontract installers and system integrators. Chris is a Member of the Institute of Fire Safety Managers, NFPA, SFPE, Chartered Builder and Chartered Construction Manager and serves on associations and committees that author national and international Standards.