Overview

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. 

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Author:   International Code Council
Publisher:   Springer Nature Switzerland AG
Imprint:   Springer Nature Switzerland AG
Edition:   2nd ed. 2022
Weight:   0.548kg
ISBN:  

9783030790165

ISBN 10:   3030790169
Pages:   276
Publication Date:   31 October 2022
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand  
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Language:   English

Table of Contents

1     Introduction2     History 3     Components of Performance-based Design 4     International Practices 5     Unique Features of Very Tall Buildings 6     Special Features and Attractions 7     Hazard, Risk and Decision Analysis in Very Tall Building Design 8     Integration of Building Design and Systems 9     System Reliability 10       Situation Awareness 11       Emergency Egress 12       Fire Resistance 13       Building Envelope/Enclosure 14       Suppression 15       Detection and Alarm 16       Smoke Control 17       First Responder Considerations 18       Electrical 19       Buildings Under Construction 20       Building Life Cycle Management 21       Commissioning 22       Existing Building Considerations 23       Inspection, Testing and Maintenance 24       Aerial Vehicle Platforms 25       ESS in Very Tall Buildings 26       References

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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.

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