...Ankit Kumar; Rachna Khare; Sandeep Sankat; Pratyoosh Madhavi Purpose The statistics show that older adults have been major fire victims in high-rise buildings. However, the fire safety building codes in most countries are not inclusive and do not reflect provisions for older adults. The research...

... into a single article, a better understanding of their benefits and pitfalls has been provided for consideration by building design and construction professionals. UK fire safety guidance documents, including Approved Document B (ADB) vol. 1 (HM Government, 2020a), BS 9991 (BSI, 2015) and the Building...

... developed recommendations for the performance-based fire safety evacuation of the auditorium facility under review. The study showed that a total of 6 minutes 39 seconds is needed to evacuate the whole auditorium. However, reviewed literature for assembly occupancies requires between 4 minutes 30...

... during the evacuation. Through a mixed research method approach, the paper identifies human background, experience and knowledge with fire safety. The paper discusses the challenges occupants face during evacuation based on previous evacuation experience and what occupants were doing during the fire...

...Muizz O. Sanni-Anibire; Mohammad A. Hassanain Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to present an integrated approach to fire safety assessment, through combining the outcomes of a checklist tailored to the requirements of the International Building Code (IBC), and an evacuation simulation tool...

...S.M. Lo; W.Y. Cheng Recent fire disasters in Hong Kong and other cities in China show that fire safety should receive more attention. In Hong Kong, a large number of pre‐1980 high‐rise buildings were designed according to old prescriptive building and fire codes. The fire protection measures...

... © MCB UP Limited 1999 --> BRE Fire safety Residential sprinklers test Keywords BRE, Fire safety The BRE has carried out a test of a residential sprinkler system in a real fire situation. The test involved lighting fires in identical maisonettes, one fitted...

...Siu Ming Lo The majority of the population in Hong Kong live in multi‐storey high‐rise buildings. The safety conditions of these buildings are a major concern of the Government and the public. Fire safety is one of the major concerns especially after several large fire tragedies in the past few...

... varying amounts of work to prevent a similar tragedy, but there remain unprotected cathedrals and no consensus on further progress. Addresses the complex nature of cathedral buildings in fire safety terms along with the conflict inherent in introducing modern protective measures in structures of enormous...

...Rob Pickard Outlines a broad strategy for fire safety management, including the development of a proper safety manual, the appointment of a fire safety manager, written emergency procedures, site plans, ongoing maintenance and evaluation of safety systems, and post‐fire procedures. Briefly...

...Rob Pickard Explains why the safety measures in England and Ireland have been unsuitable for application to historic buildings and points out that the protection of property has rarely been considered. Details how inflexible the fire safety legislation and regulations have been. The conflict...

... and highlights a number of historical findings uncovered by the restoration work. © MCB UP Limited 1993 Churches Building materials Stone Conservation Fire safety Electrical engineering Winchester Cathedral: repair of the tower Peter Bird BSc Dip Arch (Birm) RIBA Peter B i r d studied...

.... Summarizes building control regulations, with reference to The Building Regulations 1991, recent developments and European aspects. © MCB UP Limited 1993 Fire safety Protective equipment Regulations British standards European standards Passive fire protection Ron Smith R o n S m i t h has...

.... Concludes with the benefits of steel‐based glazing. © MCB UP Limited 1992 Building materials Fire safety Glass Preventive maintenance Glass and glazing systems Their role in fire protection Stuart Howe Stuart Howe is Technical Sales Manager of Solaglas Firescreens. This paper considers...

... Insulation Damp Fire safety Installation Overcladding The new panacea? Hilary Davies BSc(Hons) PhD ARICS Dr Davies is Principal Lecturer within the School of Surveying of Thames Polytechnic. She is especially interested in rehabilitation of buildings, fire precautions and means of escape, and urban...

...George Atkinson Discusses the relatively close links between essential requirements and technical requirements in the Building Regulations of England and Wales and several continental European states, concentrating on a specific examination of regulations for fire safety and how it is handled...

... outlines the history of this legislation and describes the London Building Acts currently in force. Explains the ′Fire Safety Guide′produced by the LDSA (London District Surveyor′s Association) to give guidance on the technical standards required by the Inner London Boroughs when dealing with applications...