- Author
- Siikonen, M. L. | Hakonen, H.
- Title
- Efficient Evacuation Methods in Tall Buildings.
- Coporate
- KONE Corporation, Espoo, Finland Helsinki University of Technology, Finland
- Journal
- Elevator World, Vol. 51, No. 7, 78-83, July 2003
- Keywords
- evacuation | high rise buildings | rescue | occupants | simulation | egress | evacuation time | planning | human behavior | human response | people movement | stairways | elevators (lifts)
- Identifiers
- time phases of total evacuation time in an emergency situation; evacuation times vs. planning criteria; zoning of elevator groups; mega-high-rise buildings; movement time by the stairs; evacuation by elevators and stairs; KONE Building Traffic Simulator (BTS); different types of buildings of various heights and sizes; emergency preparedness