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Fire And Life Safety Analysis- Building 310- The Landing, Tyler Paller Mar 2015

Fire And Life Safety Analysis- Building 310- The Landing, Tyler Paller

Fire Protection Engineering: Culminating Experience Project Reports

The purpose of this report is to analyze Building 310 with regards to fire and life safety. Analysis was done both prescriptively and from a performance based design standpoint. The prescriptive based analysis includes review of the building’s design with regards to egress, fire alarm systems, suppression systems, and structural fire protection. The building was reviewed against current NFPA codes and the International Building Code to examine compliance. The performance-based analysis consists of two different fire scenarios that were examined. The goal was to show that the building met safety criteria and does not pose undue risk to occupants. This …