CHANGE & CONTROL OF EVACUATION SAFETY THROUGH CONVERSION OF OFFICE BUILDINGS TO RESIDENTIAL & WELFARE FACILITIES(Fire Safety)

Profitability versus safety of high-rise office buildings

The paper applies a computer-based method involving stochastic search, multi-criteria optimization and color filtering to investigate the tradeoff between the life-cycle profitability of highrise commercial office buildings and their load-path safety against progressive collapse under abnormal loading. The study was motivated by the progressive-collapse failure of the twin towers of the World T...

Optimal form of Residential Buildings in Zabul to Control the Accumulation of Wind Pollutants

Problem: Droughts in Zabul have cause the erosion of human habitats, especially in areas exposed to sand accumulation. Creating an optimal urban form can be a way to counteract its destructive effects.Methodology: in this paper, the research method is based on the partial air flow simulation method and the city form survey. The goal is to find the most optimal form of residential buildings to r...

Smart Control of Residential Buildings

Fire Safety Requirements on Lift System for Evacuation in Supertall Buildings

Fire safety requirements on lift system used for evacuation in supertall buildings were discussed in this paper. Designs for fire and smoke protection for lift systems for evacuation were reviewed. Lifts are not yet designed to be used by most of the occupants in fire. Two major safety concerns were identified on the hazards due to smoke spread to the lift shafts and lobby; and the fire resisti...

Fire Safety Concern on Open Kitchen in Small Residential Units of Tall Buildings

Open kitchens have been designed for many small residential units in tall buildings in Southeast Asia. This open design, without enclosing the kitchen with fire resisting walls has failed to comply with building fire safety codes in places like Hong Kong. Performance-based design was adopted to determine fire safety provisions. Gas cookers with flames are not allowed. Additional fire protection...