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Safety Design in Buildings @Intersec 2014

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Fire Protection Balance in New Codes for Life Safety

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 Fire is the most tangible of all visible mysteries.  We can’t rely on a single action to ensure Life Safety.  The Balanced Approach to Fire Protection is an absolute necessity.

Important Facts…

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Fire Protection Philosophy

• Passive Fire Protection
• Active Fire Protection

DIIMM Balanced approach in New Codes

• UAE Fire Code
• International Codes

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Topic Summary

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• Fire Statistics
• UAE Fires – Cause, Prevention, Containment, Role of Authorities
• Importance of Life Safety
• Fire Protection – Engineering & Philosophy
• DIIMM Philosophy
• Balanced Fire Protection

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Passive

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Active

• What do codes say?

What am I going to talk about?

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117 million fires worldwide each year 84% deaths are in the residential fires 75% of all fire deaths are caused by SMOKE 60% of people killed in fires are not in the room of it’s origin 50% of survivors could not see more than 3½ m

Fire Statistics at a Glance

1,375 million fires in America alone At least 5,350 major fires  15 every day 2,855 fire deaths  1 every 184 minutes (all fires) 2,470 fire deaths  1 every 213 minutes (structural fires) 16,500 civilian injuries  1 every 32 minutes $12.4 billion direct property damages

Global Data:

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UAE Data:

Fire in the UAE;

• 2011:

3,274

• 2010:

4,980

• 2009:

2,602

• 2008:

3,173

34% reduction in fires in 2011

• No. of casualties fell to 33 in 2011 (from 174 in 2010)
• No. of injuries fell to 237 in 2011 (from 2525 in 2010)

Fire Statistics at a Glance

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Key to reduced fires –

 Public Awareness  Code Implementation  Code Compliance  Education & Training  Bold Initiatives by AHJ

How did it happen?

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UAE fire incidents 500 times less than in Paris alone

Major General Rashid Thani Al Matroushi (DG OF D-CD AND responds to few burning questions - Published Thursday, January 10, 2013 Comparative analysis of fire incidents in 2010 (per 100,000 people) “For the year 2013 we are keen to realize the lowest levels, in terms of the number and size of fire incidents per 100 people and in comparison to the levels in other nations, Mr. Al Matroushi said”.

UAE 34 Paris 17,966 Toronto 5,673 Frankfurt 2,570 London 189 Singapore 105

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 Life Safety  Property Protection  Continuity of Operation

Fire Protection Philosophy

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Keeping the significance of Safety Design in Buildings for human lives in mind, I encourage the audience and all stake-holders – Building Owners, Architects, Consultants, Contractors, AHJ i.e. Civil Defence Authority, Fire Departments – to take up the life safety issues with utmost priority and responsibility…

A message with great sense of responsibility towards human lives is reflected in one of the verses from the Holy Qur’an…

Safety Design for Life Safety

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ِ ِِمِْهَْرل ِِنٰـَمْهَْرل ِهللَْ ِِمْبش.

اًعمَِـج ـساهنرل اـممْـأ اـَهنـأـكـف اـهاـممْـأ مِـَـو

And whoever saved one life, it is as though he saved entire mankind (5:32 – Al Qur’an)

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Suppression Focus on Education Detection Containment

Passive & Active Fire Protection – A Balance

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The Fire Protection Safety Arch

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Passive Fire Protection It’s invisible but working all the time!

The Sleeping Policeman !!!

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Smoke is the killer?

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Consider

A square room 20 ft x 20 ft x 20 ft has a pencil hole between compartments. How long will it take for the smoke to fill the room to a thickness such that you cannot see your hands 18 inches in front of you?

How Fast Does Smoke Travel?

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Pencil Hole 3 minutes 40 seconds

20 ft x 20 ft x 20 ft room

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Passive Fire Protection

“Passive” fire protection is an integral part of fire protection engineering. Fire Stopping Fire Proofing Fire Doors Fire Dampers Firestop is a general term for a passive fire protection system.

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Where is fire-stop used?

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This category addresses

• penings

in fire rated assemblies where penetrants are passing through a fire-rated construction and where the integrity of the wall and/or floor needs to be maintained.

Through Penetrations Fire Stop System

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Penetrations

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Membrane Penetration Fire Stop System

Openings in fire rated assemblies where only one side of the fire rated barrier is penetrated. Such as electrical outlet boxes and other electrical devices.

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Fire Resistive Joint Systems

This category addresses any gap, joint, or opening (whether static or dynamic) between two fire-rated barriers including where the top of a wall meets a floor; wall edge to wall edge configurations; floor edge to floor edge configurations; floor edge to wall configurations.

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Fire-resistant Joints

Head of Wall Vertical Joints Horizontal Joints Edge of Slab

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Perimeter Fire Barriers

This category addresses any gap, joint,

• r
• pening, whether static
• r dynamic, between a

fire-rated floor assembly and a non-rated exterior wall assembly.

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Building Envelop

Most talked about issue worldwide! What are the dynamics

• f vertical spread in a

high-rise building?

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Rated Floor Assembly and non-rated Curtain Wall System Elevated temp. and pressure breaks lower vision glass Flames may erupt through the

• windows. Oxygen fuels the fire.

Fire attacks the curtain wall structure from both sides causing a premature failure of the wall structure and potentially the vision glass above!

Vision Glass (upper floor)

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Firestop Coating or Sealant over mineral wool safing

Rated Floor Assembly and non- rated Curtain Wall System

A properly designed & tested Perimeter Fire Barrier System not only protects the perimeter joint but critical wall framing and support elements as well! Properly installed & supported mineral wool spandrel insulation

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Extending the Rated Floor to the Wall...

In rated construction, all floors are rated The perimeter joint must be sealed with an approved material or system that extends this rating to the exterior wall surface

MANDATORY!

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Active Fire Protection

24 x 7

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• Detection & Notification
• Suppression & Extinguishing

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Fire Protection Systems

• Occupancy, Fire area, Height, Occupant Load
• Chapter 9, NFPA 13

Sprinkler Systems

• Height, Occupancy, Occupant Load
• Chapter9, NFPA 14

Standpipe Systems

• Occupancy, Occupant Load
• Chapter 8, NFPA 72

Fire Alarm and Detection Systems

• Chapter 10, NFPA 92

Smoke Control Systems

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Sprinkler Protection

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DIIMM Philosophy of Fire Protection

The individual elements of DIIMM philosophy put together result in the much needed ‘Safe System Installation’. The elements being;

• Design
• Install
• Inspect
• Maintain/Manage

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 Design:

Most appropriate listed /designed system(s)

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DIIMM Philosophy of Fire Protection

Code Requirement?

Design & Selection in accordance with

• UAE Fire Code (Main)

:Section 21.6

• Annexure A.1.21

: Section 6

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Design & Selection of systems

 Products & Systems  Submittal  Quality Assurance  Storage, Handling  Etc.

 Design…

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Submittal

6.3.1 Formal submittal by manufacturer consisting of;

• a. Product Data –Specifications, Technical Data and MSDS for each material

including the composition and limitations, if any.

• b. Design Listings and certifications – System design listing including illustrations as

per applicable referenced standard

• c. Engineering Judgment (EJ) – In case of deviation and shall be site specific
• d. Method Statement with manufacturer’s installation instructions
• e. 10 years standard warranty

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 Install:

6.8 For installation of all the systems, installer shall strictly follow design listed and certified systems including illustrations therein and manufacturer’s installation instruction.

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DIIMM Philosophy of Fire Protection

Code Requirement?

Design & Selection in accordance with

• UAE Fire Code (Main)

:Section 21.10

• Annexure A.1.21

: Section 6.8, 6.9

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 Install…

6.9 Installer qualification

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Installer shall be certified.

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No installer without Civil Defence license shall work on the site.

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To be certified, the installer shall be licensed by Civil Defence.

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DIIMM Philosophy of Fire Protection

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 Inspect:

Fire protection systems shall be inspected in accordance with applicable local and international codes.

 NFPA 25

: Standard for the Inspection, Testing & Maintenance

• f Water-Based-Fire Protection Systems

 ASTM E2174

: Standard Practice for On-Site Inspection of Installed Fire Stops

 ASTM E2393

: Standard Practice for On-Site Inspection of Installed Fire Resistive Joint Systems and Perimeter Fire Barriers.

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Code Requirement?

Inspection & Field Quality Control

• UAE Fire Code (Main)

:Section 21.14

• Annexure A.1.21

: Section 6.12

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Code Requirement?

UAE Fire & Life Safety Code of Practice 2011 (Annexure A.1.21) 6.12. Inspection

6.12.1. Inspection of through penetration firestop systems shall be in accordance with ASTM E 2174, Standard Practice for On-Site Inspection of Installed Fire Stops. 6.12.2. Inspection of fire resistive joints and perimeter barriers shall be in accordance with ASTM E 2393, Standard Practice for On-Site Inspection of Installed Fire Resistive Joint Systems and Perimeter Fire Barriers.

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Code Requirement?

UAE Fire & Life Safety Code of Practice 2011 (Annexure A.1.21) 6.12. Inspection

6.12.3. Inspection of the cladding, roofing and glazing systems shall be carried out in each phase of the installation progress, ensuring the appropriate implementation of the Manufacturer’s recommendations. 6.12.4. Work shall not be certified as completed unless approved by the inspecting agency. 6.12.5. Inspector Qualification Inspection Agency shall be accredited to IAS AC 291 criteria of International Accreditation Service acceptable to Civil Defence Authority.

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 Maintain/Manage:

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Over a period of time, installed fire & life safety systems deteriorate.

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Building owners shall undertake annual inspections to comply with local regulations.

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Damaged or deteriorated systems or system components shall be regularly maintained and/or replaced.

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UAE Fire & Life Safety Code of Practice 2011 (Annexure A.1.21) 6.14. Maintenance & Management

6.14.1. Provide protection and maintain conditions during and after installation that ensure installed fire stopping, curtain-wall, cladding, roofing and glazing systems are without damage or deterioration at the time of Substantial

• Completion. If, despite such protection, damage or deterioration occurs, cut
• ut and remove damaged or deteriorated systems immediately and install

new materials.

Code Requirement?

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2011 UAE Fire & Life Safety Code of Practice & Annexure A.1.21 6.14. Maintenance & Management

6.14.2. The condition of installed firestop systems shall be visually inspected by the owner or owner’s inspection agency annually. Damaged, altered or breached firestop systems shall be properly repaired, restored or replaced to comply with applicable codes as per the guidelines of Civil Defense. 6.14.3. Any new openings made therein for passage of through penetrants shall be protected with approved firestop system to comply with applicable codes as per the guidelines of Civil Defense.

Code Requirement?

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Understanding of the code

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UAE Fire & Life Safety Code of Practice 2011

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International Codes

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Features of Int’l codes

UAE Fire Code 2011

Chapter 1: Fire-rated construction & compartmentation

4: Fire-resistance Rating Requirements 5: Exterior Walls 6: Horizontal Separations 9: Openings 13: Height & Area Requirements 20: Fire-resistive Materials & Construction 21: Fire Stopping 22: Ducts & Air Transfer Openings

IBC 2012

Chapter 7: Fire & Smoke Protection

703 & 704: Fire-resistance Ratings 705: Exterior Walls 706: Fire Walls 707: Fire Barriers 708: Shaft Enclosures 709: Fire Partitions 710: Smoke Barriers 711: Smoke Partitions

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UAE Fire Code 2011

Chapter 1: Fire-rated construction & compartmentation

23: Smoke Barriers 24: Smoke Barrier Penetrations 25: Smoke Dampers 26: Vertical Openings 29: Convenience Openings 30: Service Openings 33: Concealed Spaces 34-38: Interior Finishes

IBC 2012

Chapter 7: Fire & Smoke Protection

712: Horizontal Assemblies 713: Penetrations 714: Fire-resistant Joints 715: Opening Protectives 716: Duct & Air Transfer Openings 717: Concealed Spaces 718-721: Others Chapter 8: Interior Finishes

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UAE Fire Code 2011

Chapter 9: Fire Protection Systems

5, 9-35: Automatic Sprinkler System 42-47: Automatic Fire Extinguishing Systems 6-7: Fire Pumps

Chapter 4: Portable Fire Extinguishers Chapter 8: Fire Detection & Alarm Systems

IBC 2012

Chapter 9: Fire Protection Systems

903: Automatic Sprinkler Systems 904: Automatic Fire-extinguishing Systems 905: Standpipe Systems 906: Portable Fire Extinguishers 907: Fire Alarm & Detection Systems 908: Emergency Alarm System

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UAE Fire Code 2011

Chapter 10: Mechanical Ventilation & Smoke Control Systems

2-45: Smoke Ventilation System

IBC 2012

Chapter 9: Fire Protection Systems

909: Smoke Control System 910: Smoke & Heat Vents 911: Fire Command Center 912: Fire Department Connections 913: Fire Pumps 914-915: Emergency Response Systems

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Questions?

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M - +971 50 801 6050 E – sraza@butlerme.com