- Author
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Wade, C. A.
- Title
- Means of Escape in Multi-Storey Buildings. Study Report.
- Coporate
- Building Research Association of New Zealand, Judgeford
- Report
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BRANZ Study Report SR38,
July 1991,
36 p.
- Keywords
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escape means
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high rise buildings
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exits
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standards
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safety
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building design
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construction
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evacuation
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stairways
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occupants
- Identifiers
- handrails; mult-storey buildings; performance standards
- Abstract
- This report explains and discusses aspects of building design for ensuring the safe escape of occupants from the effects of fire and smoke in multi-storey buildings. Traditional practices and assumptions are discussed as well as the implications of more recent research and the possible effects on existing and future provisions for means of escape in New Zealand codes. Although the report is directed toward multi-storey buildings, there are many aspects which also apply to low-rise construction.