Fire Safety for Very Tall Buildings

TRAMA

This Guide provides information on special topics that affect the fire safety performance of very tall buildings, their occupants and first responders during a fire.  This Guide addresses these topics as part of the overall building design process using performance-based fire protection engineering concepts as described in the SFPE Engineering Guide to Performance Based Fire Protection. This Guide is not intended to be a recommended practice or a document that is suitable for adoption as a code. The Guide pertains to “super tall,” “very tall” and “tall” buildings. Throughout this Guide, all such buildings are called “very tall buildings.”  These buildings are characterized by heights that impose fire protection challenges; they require special attention beyond the protection features typically provided by traditional fire protection methods. This Guide does not establish a definition of buildings that fall within the scope of this document. 

SOMMARIO

1     Introduction2     History3     Components of Performance-based Design4     International Practices5     Unique Features of Very Tall Buildings6     Special Features and Attractions7     Hazard, Risk and Decision Analysis in Very Tall Building Design8     Integration of Building Design and Systems9     System Reliability10       Situation Awareness11       Emergency Egress12       Fire Resistance13       Building Envelope/Enclosure14       Suppression15       Detection and Alarm16       Smoke Control17       First Responder Considerations18       Electrical19       Buildings Under Construction20       Building Life Cycle Management21       Commissioning22       Existing Building Considerations23       Inspection, Testing and Maintenance24       Aerial Vehicle Platforms25       ESS in Very Tall Buildings26       References

AUTORE

The Society of Fire Protection Engineers (SFPE) is the professional society representing those practicing the field of fire protection engineering. The Society has over 4,600 members and 92 chapters, including 17 student chapters worldwide.The purpose of SFPE is to advance the science and practice of fire protection engineering and its allied fields, to maintain a high ethical standard among its members and to foster fire protection engineering education. The International Code Council is a member-focused association. It is dedicated to developing model codes and standards used in the design, build and compliance process to construct safe, sustainable, affordable and resilient structures.

ALTRE INFORMAZIONI

• Condizione: Nuovo
• ISBN: 9783030790165
• Collana: The Society of Fire Protection Engineers Series
• Dimensioni: 235 x 155 mm Ø 548 gr
• Formato: Brossura
• Illustration Notes: XXI, 276 p. 64 illus., 54 illus. in color.
• Pagine Arabe: 276
• Pagine Romane: xxi