Course Material (2nd and 3rd Feb 2026)

Course Material

Before the course
I strongly recommend you to use a Window PC and to isntall the following software.
If you do not have Windows PC you can work in team with other colleagues.

Install Pathfinder using this link.
Educational key will be provided in the blcok course

Install PyroSim using this link.
Educational key will be provided in the blcok course

Install FDS using this link.

Install Blender 4.5 using this link.

Day 1
0. Introduction - Slides
1. Fire and Evacuation Modelling - Slides
2. BIM for Fire Protection - Slides
A. BIM Hands-On - Slides pdf - Slides pptx

Hands-On Material
Floor plan - pdf link
Amplify BIM - IFC file
Revit standard house - IFC file
BIM and Pathfinder video - video link
BIM and PyroSim video - video link
BFDS Intallation - video link
BFDS Intro - video link
BFDS exercise - video link
JuPedSim Intro - video link

Day 2
3. AI solutions and Constumization - Slides - Slides Version 2
4. Agentic AI - Slides
5. Advancements in 3D scanning and VRAR - Slides
B. AI HandsOn - Slides pdf - Slides pptx

Hands-On Material
HMM document - pdf link
Rino's CV - pdf link
CVM2 - pdf link

Extra Material
Verification and Validation - Slides
​IFC - Duplex Architecture - IFC file
IFC - SampleHouse - IFC file
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​Stay informed after the course

SapientiaNZ - https://www.sapientianz.com/
Rino's LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/ruggiero-rino-lovreglio-75a61659/
YouTuce channel - www.youtube.com/@RinoAndCaroline

Acknowledgment

Prof Rino thanks Thunderhead Engineering for supporting this course with free academic licenses of Pathfinder and PyroSi. A big thank goes to Bryan Klein (ApexErudition), Emanuele Gissi (BFDS father) and Ruggero Poletto (Cloude HPC) for the discussions in the last year leading to the creation of some content of this course.

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