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Smoke-control systems in high-rise buildings, 1976-1980 survey

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DOIResolve DOI: https://doi.org/10.4224/40000459
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  1. National Research Council of Canada
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SubjectSprinklers; Smoke management; smoke controls; high rise buildings; Toronto, Calgary surveys; sprinkler systems; mechanical pressurization systems
Abstract
Surveys were conducted in Toronto and Calgary to obtain information on current practice in smoke-control systems in high-rise buildings. The surveys revealed that most office buildings and hospitals are fully sprinklered, occasionally together with stair and elevator shafts protected by mechanical pressurization. In most office buildings the mechanical ventilation system is designed to be used for exhausting smoke from the fire area. In most apartment buildings under 36 m high, balconies are used as refuge areas; over 36 m high, pressurized stair and elevator shafts are common. Provisions are made in some instances for mechanically pressurizing the corridors to assist in confining smoke to the fire compartment.
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PublisherNational Research Council of Canada. Division of Building Research
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  • Research Paper (National Research Council of Canada. Division of Building Research), no. DBR-P-1246.
NoteReprinted from Engineering Digest, vol. 30(7), August 1984, p. 32-34.
LanguageEnglish
Peer reviewedYes
NRC numberNRCC 23874
NRC-IRC-3926
NPARC number20375619
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