Fire safety of historical buildings : traditional versus innovative "behavioural design" solutions by using wayfinding systems

This book applies a behavioral point of view to individuals' fire safety in historic buildings. It outlines theoretical and operative issues, based on recent studies and international guidelines. Firstly, critical issues for Building Heritage fire safety are widely discussed, by including the m...

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Main Author Bernardini, Gabriele (Author)
Format Electronic eBook
LanguageEnglish
Published Cham, Switzerland : Springer, 2017.
SeriesSpringerBriefs in applied sciences and technology.
Subjects
Historic buildings > Fires and fire prevention.
elektronické knihy
electronic books
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Table of Contents:
  • Acknowledgements; Contents; Acronyms; 1 Introduction; References; 2 Fire Safety and Building Heritage: The Occupants Perspective; 2.1 Safety in (and of) Building Heritage: Main Issues and Concepts; 2.2 Fire Safety in Building Heritage; 2.3 The Traditional Fire Safety Approach; 2.4 Behavioral Issues in a Fire as Exposure-Increasing Factors #x83;; 2.4.1 Man-Environment Interactions in Building Heritage Evacuation; 2.4.2 Representing and Simulating Human Behaviors: The Performance-Based Approach; 2.4.3 How to Help Occupants: Problems to Be Solved; References.
  • 3 How to Increase Occupants Safety with No Architectural Modifications: Defining Effective Wayfinding Systems3.1 Wayfinding as a Low-Impact Solution for Fire Safety in Building Heritage; 3.2 Passive Wayfinding Systems: Punctual and Continuous Solutions; 3.3 ``Active'' Wayfinding Systems: The Intelligent Evacuation Guidance Systems; 3.4 Evaluating Wayfinding Systems Effectiveness; 3.4.1 Experimental Drills; 3.4.2 Simulation Software; 3.4.3 Key Performance Indicators; References; 4 Application to a Case Study: Fire Safety in Historical Theaters.
  • 4.1 Historical Theaters and Fire Safety: An Overview4.1.1 The Italian-Style Historical Theater as Significant Environment: The Gentile da Fabriano Theater Case-Study; 4.2 Punctual and Continuous Systems Evaluation: A Comparison #x83;; 4.2.1 CWS Proposal and Comparison with PWS; 4.2.2 Experimental Activities; 4.3 IEGS Evaluation: A Comparison Through Simulations; 4.3.1 IEGS Proposal; 4.3.2 IEGS Effectiveness Analysis; 4.4 General Remarks; References; 5 Conclusions and Perspectives; 5.1 Building Heritage Fire Safety and Wayfinding Solutions.

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