Fire and smoke control in naturally ventilated buildings

Building Research and Information

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 23-54

  Short, C A ^a,b   Whittle, G E ^c   Owarish, M ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b Short and Associates   (United Kingdom)

^c Simulation Technology Ltd   (United Kingdom)

^d Airport House   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Fire and smoke modelling; Fire engineering; Fire regulations; Governance; Innovation; Natural ventilation; Performance based regulation; Regulation; Sustainability; UK

Indexed keywords

BUILDINGS; CARBON DIOXIDE; GAS EMISSIONS; LIFE CYCLE; SMOKE; VENTILATION;

FIRE AND SMOKE MODELING; FIRE ENGINEERING; FIRE REGULATIONS; GOVERNANCE; INNOVATION; NATURAL VENTILATION; PERFORMANCE-BASED REGULATIONS; SUSTAINABILITY; UK;

FIRE CONTROL SYSTEMS;

EID: 29144439141     PISSN: 09613218     EISSN: None     Source Type: Trade Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09613210500356089     Document Type: Article

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