1. Failures of residential buildings from fire point of view
Václav KUPILÍK, Petr HEJTMÁNEK, Hana NAJMANOVÁ, Marek POKORNÝ
CTU in Prague, Faculty of Civil Engineering, Department of Building Structures
CTU in Prague, University Centre for Energy Efficient Buildings

2. Table of Contents Fire safety in sustainable building
Failures in design stage
Failures in realisation stage
Failures during use
Consequences

3. Fire safety in sustainable building
primary costs
costs of fire safety
repair of mistakes
additional installation
fire
life loss

4. Failures in design stage
Fire specialist not involved from the project start
Impropriate design of escape way ventilation

5. Failures in design stage
Fire specialist not involved from the project start
Impropriate design of escape way ventilation
Impropriate design of doors leading to a protective escape way

6. Failures in design stage
Fire specialist not involved from the project start
Impropriate design of escape way ventilation
Impropriate design of doors leading to a protective escape way
Missing fire barriers on façade

7. Failures in realisation
Open fire on the construction site
Impropriate fire coating
material
dynamic loading
indiscipline

8. Failures in realisation
Open fire on the construction site
Impropriate fire coating
material
dynamic loading
indiscipline
Penetration of fire resistant construction - system seal
dimensions
environment

9. Failures during use Penetration of fire resistant construction
Unreachable technical appliances

10. Failures during use Penetration of fire resistant construction
Unreachable technical appliances
Fire safety appliances left without revision

11. Failures during use Penetration of fire resistant construction
Unreachable technical appliances
Fire safety appliances left without revision
Unacceptable location of fire load on escape ways

12. Consequences 7st storey of 8-storey apartment house
in 5 minutes another flat and roof
secondary damages (extinguishing)
missing fire division between flat and installation shaft
© P. Mikulka

13. Consequences 1st storey of 8-storey apartment house
most damaged flats in 4th and 5th storeys
missing fire division between flat and installation shaft
© P. Vogl, V. Leška, Pilsen Region Fire Rescue Service

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