On 20^th March, Prof Grunde Jomaas participated as a speaker in a webinar organised under the Fire Information Exchange Platform (FIEP), convened by the European Commission's Directorate-General for Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs (DG GROW). The online meeting, opened by Mr Heikki Väänänen (GROW H.1 – Construction), attracted 352 participants from Member State Authorities, industry, consumer organisations, and fire laboratories across Europe, with a peak of 274 simultaneous attendees, a clear reflection of the growing urgency around fire safety in the context of the green transition.

The webinar was structured around two thematic parts, both linked to dissemination and stakeholder engagement activities within an ongoing European Commission project. Part 1 addressed façade fire safety, with a focus on insulation and the building envelope, whilst Part 2, in which Prof Jomaas presented, centred on fire safety associated with photovoltaic (PV) solar installations.

Prof Jomaas's presentation was entitled "Development of future EU guidance on fire risks associated with PV installations on roofs – what we know and what we need to know". The talk offered an overview of the current state of knowledge on PV fire risks in the built environment, identified the critical gaps that still need to be addressed, and outlined the direction for future EU-level guidance in this rapidly evolving area. As the deployment of rooftop solar installations continues to accelerate across Europe in pursuit of energy and climate targets, the fire safety implications of these systems are becoming an increasingly pressing concern for regulators, industry, and the research community alike.

Prof Jomaas's contribution to this platform reflects FRISSBE's active role in shaping European policy and technical guidance in fire-safe sustainable built environments, and its commitment to ensuring that the drive towards building renovation and electrification does not come at the cost of fire safety.