Overview
- Deals with the range of challenges specific to very tall buildings
- Uses an integrated approach to fire protection
- Examines new and existing buildings
Part of the book series: The Society of Fire Protection Engineers Series (SFPES)
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Table of contents (25 chapters)
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Front Matter
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About this book
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.
Authors and Affiliations
About the author
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.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Fire Safety for Very Tall Buildings
Book Subtitle: Engineering Guide
Authors: International Code Council and Society of Fire Protection Engineers
Series Title: The Society of Fire Protection Engineers Series
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-79014-1
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Engineering, Engineering (R0)
Copyright Information: Society for Fire Protection Engineers 2022
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-79013-4Published: 31 October 2021
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-79016-5Published: 31 October 2022
eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-79014-1Published: 30 October 2021
Series ISSN: 2731-3638
Series E-ISSN: 2731-3646
Edition Number: 2
Number of Pages: XXI, 276
Number of Illustrations: 10 b/w illustrations, 54 illustrations in colour
Topics: Fire Science, Hazard Control, Building Safety, Building Construction and Design, Building Repair and Maintenance, Civil Engineering, Building Materials