Abstract
This paper introduces the potential negative impact on smoke control pressurization systems for maintaining fire safety levels within buildings, caused by making buildings more air tight by reducing air leakage paths within them.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Title of host publication | Proceedings of the 15th International Conference on Fire Science and Engineering |
| Subtitle of host publication | INTERFLAM 2019 |
| Pages | 2191-2199 |
| Number of pages | 9 |
| Volume | 2 |
| Publication status | Published - Jul 2019 |
Keywords
- fire
- smoke control
- pressurization systems
- tall buildings
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McGonigal, J., & Sanderson, I. (2019). The unintended consequences of improved airtightness levels on the operation of pressurization systems in tall buildings. In Proceedings of the 15th International Conference on Fire Science and Engineering: INTERFLAM 2019 (Vol. 2, pp. 2191-2199) https://www.intersciencecomms.co.uk/html/conferences/Interflam/if19/if19proceedings.htm