Elevators as a Means of Fire Escape.
Elevators as a Means of Fire Escape.
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Klote, J. H.
NBSIR 82-2507; NIST SP 983; 37 p. May 2002.
Collected Publications Related to the Use of Elevators
During Fires. NIST SP 983. May 2002, Bukowski, R. W.;
Burgess, S. R.; Reneke, P. A., Editor(s)(s), 2002.
American Society of Heating Refrigerating and Air
Conditioning Engineers Transactions, Vol. 89, No. 2,
1-16, 1983.
Sponsor:
Veterans Administration, Washington, DC
Available from:
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Website:
http://wtc.nist.gov/pubs/elevators
Order number: PB82-230269
Keywords:
elevators (lifts); evacuation; building fires; egress;
handicapped; pressurization; smoke control; stairwells
Abstract:
This paper is the initial report of an ongoing project
at NBS to investigate the use of elevators as a means of
fire escape for the handicapped. The use of stairwells
for fire evacuation poses a problem for people who
cannot use stairs because of physical disabilities.
This paper discusses some of the major problems
associated with the use of elevators as a means of fire
exit and proposes a conceptual solution to those
problems. A report is made on field test of four
buildings with elevator protection systems. These
protection systems and their interactions with other
systems are examined.
Building and Fire Research Laboratory
National Institute of Standards and Technology
Gaithersburg, MD 20899