- Author
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Bukowski, R. W.
- Title
- Protected Elevators For Egress And Access During Fires In Tall Buildings.
- Coporate
- National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD
- Report
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NIST SP 1032,
January 2005,
- Book or Conf
- Workshop on Building Occupant Movement During Fire Emergencies. Proceedings. Session 2.4. June 10-11, 2004,
Gaithersburg, MD,
Peacock, R. D.; Kuligowski, E. D., Editors,
14-21 p.,
2005
- Keywords
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- Identifiers
- current requirements for emergency use elevators; solutions for reliable emergency elevators; development of operating procedures; firefighter lifts; egress assistance for people with disabilities; occupant egress elevators; coordination of emergency elevator uses
- Abstract
- The events of September 11, 2001 have generated renewed interest in the use of protected elevators for egress and access. U.S. building codes contain requirements for accessible elevators for assisted evacuation of people with disabilities. Firefighter lifts, required in tall buildings in some countries, are being discussed to improve both the safety and efficiency of firefighting operations. The desire for increased egress capacity of tall buildings to facilitate simultaneous evacuation has rekindled interest in elevators as a secondary means of egress for all occupants. Elevators used for each of these purposes share many of the same design characteristics and the need for an extraordinary level of safety and reliability.