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Thoughts on the Peer Review Process for Fire Protection Designs

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November 05, 2025
4:30 PM - 7:00 PM
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Thoughts on the Peer Review Process for Fire Protection Designs

Presented by: Joshua Greene, P.E., FSFPE

Peer review, also sometimes referred to as 3^rd party review, has different meanings to different people and can be applied to different work products. This presentation will discuss peer review as it typically relates to fire protection engineering work product, often as a result of non-prescriptive analyses. The presentation uses the recently updated SFPE Guidelines for Peer Review in the Fire Protection Design Process as the basis for approaching and performing a peer review. It also discusses recommendations for actions to take and avoid on both sides of a peer review (reviewer and reviewee) from years of peer review experiences. The presentation will endeavor to be interactive, with attendees invited to share past peer review experiences for the benefit of the audience, if they choose.

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4:30 - 5:00 PM: Registration & Cocktails

5:00 - 6:00 PM: Dinner and Program

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Dinner: Chef’s Choice Buffet including soup, two salads, two entrées, starch, vegetable, dessert display, coffee, and tea. Please email program@sfpe-newengland.org with any dietary restrictions.

Speaker Bio:

Joshua Greene, P.E., FSFPE is an Associate Principal with Simpson Gumpertz & Heger and leads their New England fire protection practice. He graduated from WPI with a BS in mechanical engineering and a MS in Fire Protection Engineering. He is a licensed fire protection engineer in nine states, including MA, ME, RI and VT and has worked as a fire protection consultant in various markets including Chicago, Las Vegas and New England over the past 28 years. He is an SFPE Fellow, serves as the current chair of the Codes and Standards Liaison (SCCSL) Subcommittee to Research, Tools & Methods (RTM) Committee and was the past chair of the task group to update the SFPE Peer Review Guide. Josh is also the current co-chair of the Codes Committee for the Boston Society of Architects and is an editorial board member for Consulting-Specifying Engineer magazine. He has conducted peer reviews for various projects over his tenure as well as had his work product peer reviewed by others throughout his career.

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