ESCAPE ROUTE DESIGNS AND SPECIFICATIONS FOR OFFICE BUILDINGS - “CCIAT” BUILDING AS A CASE STUDY

Authors

Mostafa El-Hefnawi, Assistant Professor, Faculty of Architecture Design and Built Environment, Beirut Arab UniversityFollow

Keywords

Fire safety, escape route, egress, simulation, evacuation

Disciplines

Architecture | Business | Engineering | Life Sciences

Abstract

Many office buildings encounter various problems with their fire safety evacuation designs. The Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Agriculture Tripoli - North Lebanon (CCIAT) is considered the only modern office building in its context that lacks fire escape elements and emergency plans. This paper presents an analysis and proposals for an optimal evacuation scenario for the case of the CCIAT building, and develop solutions for similar office buildings. The problem is interpreted with reference to the positions of existing staircases and lifts and their connectivity with occupants’ offices and other facilities on the floors, in order to provide a comprehensive scenario for a fire escape safety design in the building. This paper relies on the Lebanese Building Regulations to evaluate the case of the CCIAT’s fire safety, along with the simulation software Pathfinder 2018 to evaluate the evacuation process of the existing design and the proposed solutions.

Recommended Citation

El-Hefnawi, Mostafa (2019) "ESCAPE ROUTE DESIGNS AND SPECIFICATIONS FOR OFFICE BUILDINGS - “CCIAT” BUILDING AS A CASE STUDY," BAU Journal - Creative Sustainable Development: Vol. 1: Iss. 1, Article 5.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.54729/2789-8334.1004

ISSN

2789-8334