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Fire safety is a fundamental requirement of any building, and is of concern to several professions which contribute to the construction process. Avoiding complex calculations and specifications, this text is written with architects, building control officers and other construction professionals with...
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Routledge/Taylor & Francis Group,
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| Publisher Address: | London ; New York : |
| Publication Dates: | 2014. |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
| Edition: | Fourth edition. |
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| Summary: |
Fire safety is a fundamental requirement of any building, and is of concern to several professions which contribute to the construction process. Avoiding complex calculations and specifications, this text is written with architects, building control officers and other construction professionals without fire engineering backgrounds in mind. By tackling an overview of the factors which contribute to fire risk, and how building design can limit these, the reader will gain a fuller understanding of the science behind fire regulations, safe design, and construction solutions. All regulations content is fully updated, and has been expanded to cover the USA and China as well as the UK. Ideal for students of architecture and construction subjects, as well as practitioners from all built environment fields learning about fire safety for the first time. |
| Item Description: | "Simultaneously published in the USA and Canada"--Title page verso. |
| Carrier Form: | xiii, 192 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 172-175) and index. |
| ISBN: |
9780415832625 (paperback : alkaline paper) : 9780415832618 (hardback : alkalkine paper) 0415832616 (hardback : alkalkine paper) 0415832624 (paperback : alkaline paper) |
| Index Number: | TH1065 |
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TU892-62 TU201-62 |
| Call Number: | TU201-62/S875/4th ed. |
| Contents: | Theory -- Prevention -- Communication -- Escape -- Containment -- Extinguishment -- Assessment -- Information -- A Brief Overview of the Building Regulatory System in the United States -- Legislation, Codes of Practice and Standards in Hong Kong and Mainland China. |