High Rise Residential Projects
Achie
ving life safety in a high-rise building involves rapid egress for occupants and open access for fire fighters in an emergency situation. Maintaining a secure building requires limiting access to authorized occupants on a floor-by-floor basis. Only when the consultant integrates the requirements of both fire protection and security can the life safety environment of the building be elevated. The skill of the fire protection consultant in planning the project, from evaluation and design through construction management and occupant training, also can save both the owner and the tenants time, money and inconvenience.
Achieving life safety in a high-rise building involves rapid egress for occupants and open access for fire fighters in an emergency situation. Maintaining a secure building requires limiting access to authorized occupants on a floor-by-floor basis. Only when the consultant integrates the requirements of both fire protection and security can the life safety environment of the building be elevated. The skill of the fire protection consultant in planning the project, from evaluation and design through construction management and occupant training, also can save both the owner and the tenants time, money and inconvenience.
