- Author
- Pauls, J.
- Title
- Elevators and Stairs for Evacuation: Comparisons and Combinations.
- Coporate
- Consulting Services in Building Use and Safety, Silver Spring, MD
- Book or Conf
- Use of Elevators in Fires and Other Emergencies Workshop. Proceedings. Co-Sponsored by American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME International); National Institute of Stanards and Technology (NIST); International Code Council (ICC); National Fire Protection Association (NFPA); U.S. Access Board and International Association of Fire Fighters (IAFF). March 2-4, 2004, Atlanta, GA, 1-11 p., 2004
- Keywords
- elevators (lifts) | emergencies | fire fighters | occupants | evacuation | stairways | ships | egress | evacuation time | office buildings | refuge | high rise buildings
- Identifiers
- comparing buildings and ships; modeling egress by elevators and stairs; sequential evacuation by stairs and elevators in a hypothetical 41-storey building; times needed for various refuge and evacuation procedures using stairs and elevators in tall office buildings; estimated minimum total evacuation time for office buildings in minutes; overall design of means of egress system; preferred minimum stair width; distribution of peope within 55-inch, nominal width stair; attitudinal impediments