Pinpoint innovative technologies and materials and the most current approaches to fire safety, life safety, and fire prevention! This "must-have" resource identifies the significant changes that occurred between the 2003 and 2006 Editions of the International Fire Code. Coverage focuses squarely on those provisions that have special significance, are utilized frequently, or have had a change on the Code's application. Not only does this approach assist users in identifying the specific Code changes that have occurred, it also aids readers in comparing the previous Code language to the new text, and most importantly, fosters an understanding of why the Code changed.

This is the third edition of an introduction to building fire safety that explains from first principles the basic strategies of fire safety design available to the building and construction professional.

Fire safety is a fundamental requirement of any building, and is of concern to several professions which contribute to the construction process. Following on from the success of the previous three editions, Paul Stollard has returned to update and expand this classic introduction to the theoretical basis of fire-safety engineering and risk assessment. Avoiding complex calculations and specifications, Fire From First Principles is written with architects, building control officers and other construction professionals without fire engineering backgrounds in mind. By tackling an overview of the factors which contribute to fire risk, and how building design can limit these, the reader will gain a fuller understanding of the science behind fire regulations, safe design, and construction solutions. All regulations content is fully updated, and has been expanded to cover the USA and China as well as the UK. Ideal for students of architecture and construction subjects, as well as practitioners from all built environment fields learning about fire safety for the first time.

Fire safety is a fundamental requirement of any building, and is of concern to several professions which contribute to the construction process. Following on from the success of the previous three editions, Paul Stollard has returned to update and expand this classic introduction to the theoretical basis of fire-safety engineering and risk assessment. Avoiding complex calculations and specifications, Fire From First Principles is written with architects, building control officers and other construction professionals without fire engineering backgrounds in mind. By tackling an overview of the factors which contribute to fire risk, and how building design can limit these, the reader will gain a fuller understanding of the science behind fire regulations, safe design, and construction solutions. All regulations content is fully updated, and has been expanded to cover the USA and China as well as the UK. Ideal for students of architecture and construction subjects, as well as practitioners from all built environment fields learning about fire safety for the first time.

This manual provides a guide for fire authorities who act as enforcement agencies for the fire safety regulations and orders, and is particularly aimed at those officers who may not be familiar with the application of fire safety engineering in building designs. It will also be useful to designers and engineers by providing an outline of a typical fire safety engineering design. The procedures described take account of existing consultation procedures between building control authorities and fire authorities, and should be read in conjunction with BS 7974:2001, Issues covered include: fire safety philosophy and technique; qualitative and quantitative design; smoke control systems; suppression, detection and compartmentation; means of escape; management and fire-fighting; fire safety enforcement; fire safety engineering checklist; technical standards; national, European and international standards of fire safety engineering.