Smart fire performance - Assessment of occupant safety in specialised dwellings

J. R. Littlewood*

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Abstract

This paper will introduce the need for a smart fire performance approach to prevent the safety gap and the disasters like Grenfell Tower happening again. Context is given to the design, construction and commissioning problems of fire performance in the UK that have been greatly highlighted by the Grenfell Tower Disaster. The Building Fire Safety Protection & Resistance Testing, Measurement and Reporting BFS&R Protocol™ is introduced as a methodology in development by the author since 2013, which is a non-destructive methodology for assessing in actual buildings the active and passive fire protection systems. Context is given to SMART Expertise project, where the BFS&R Protocol™ will be implemented into a sample of 4000 specialised dwellings over the next two years. In addition, to the benefits and impacts of this project. This paper will be of interest to all professions involved in the design, construction and management of the built environment. Indeed, the BFS&R Protocol™ is applicable to all types of buildings.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationSustainability in Energy and Buildings - Proceedings of the 10th International Conference in Sustainability on Energy and Buildings SEB’18
EditorsRobert J. Howlett, John Littlewood, Chandima Ekanyake, Prasad Kaparaju, Ljubo Vlacic
PublisherSpringer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH
Pages435-444
Number of pages10
ISBN (Print)9783030042929
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Dec 2018
Event10th International Conference on Sustainability and Energy in Buildings, SEB 2018 - Gold Coast, Australia
Duration: 24 Jun 201826 Jun 2018

Publication series

NameSmart Innovation, Systems and Technologies
Volume131
ISSN (Print)2190-3018
ISSN (Electronic)2190-3026

Conference

Conference10th International Conference on Sustainability and Energy in Buildings, SEB 2018
Country/TerritoryAustralia
CityGold Coast
Period24/06/1826/06/18

Keywords

  • Dwellings
  • Smart fire performance
  • Specialised dwellings
  • Wales

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