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BS 5588-4:1978

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Fire precautions in the design, construction and use of buildings Code of practice for smoke control in protected escape routes using pressurization
Available format(s)

Hardcopy , PDF

Superseded date

03-15-1998

Language(s)

English

Published date

06-30-1978

Foreword
Drafting committee
Code
1 Scope
2 References
3 Definitions
4 The building
5 The system
6 The installation and equipment
7 General
Appendix
A A worked example
Tables
1 Pressurization levels
2 Values of (P) to the power 1/N for N = 2 and N = 1.6
3 Typical leakage areas for four types of door
4 Air leakage data for doors
5 Air leakage data for windows
6 Values of factor F for various vent sizes
7 Values of K
8 Airflow through an open door: staircase only
    pressurized: staircase/accommodation door open
9 Airflow through an open door: staircase and lift
    lobby pressurized to same level: airflow when one
    lobby/accommodation door is open
10 Airflow through two open doors: staircase and lift
    lobby pressured to the same level: two lobby doors
    (stairwell/lobby and lobby/accommodation) open on
    same floor
11 Minimum total length of window cracks (per floor)
    for satisfactory venting of the pressurizing air
12 Suggestions for choice of venting system
Figures
1 Pressurizing staircase only
2 Deleted
3 Pressurizing staircase and lift lobby
4 Leakage paths in series
5 Leakage paths in parallel
6 Steps in obtaining the equivalent resistance of a
    combination of series and parallel paths of air
    leakage
7 Diagram of leakage from lift landing doors
8 Diagram of airflow conditions listed in table 8
9 Diagram of airflow conditions listed in table 9
10 Diagram of airflow conditions listed in table 10
11 Plan of building for worked example

Recommendations for a method for keeping protected escape routes in buildings clear of smoke by pressurizing the escape routes. The method is an alternative to the natural ventilation required by CP 3:Ch IV and certain building acts and regulations.

Committee
FSH/14
DevelopmentNote
BS DRAFT 92/39700 DC
DocumentType
Standard
Pages
46
PublisherName
British Standards Institution
Status
Superseded
SupersededBy

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BS 5588-10:1991 Fire precautions in the design, construction and use of buildings Code of practice for shopping complexes
BS 5588-6:1991 Fire precautions in the design, construction and use of buildings Code of practice for places of assembly
BS 5588-2:1985 Fire precautions in the design, construction and use of buildings Code of practice for shops
BS 5588-7:1997 Fire precautions in the design, construction and use of buildings Code of practice for the incorporation of atria in buildings
BS 5588-5:1991 Fire precautions in the design, construction and use of buildings Code of practice for firefighting stairs and lifts
BS 6701-1:1990 Code of practice for installation of apparatus intended for connection to certain telecommunication systems General recommendations
BS 7083:1996 Guide to the accommodation and operating environment for information technology (IT) equipment
BS 5588-9:1989 Fire precautions in the design, construction and use of buildings Code of practice for ventilation and air conditioning ductwork
BS 8200:1985 Code of practice for design of non-loadbearing external vertical enclosures of buildings
BS 5588-5:1986 Fire precautions in the design and construction of buildings. Code of practice for firefighting stairways and lifts
BS 6701-1:1986 Code of practice for installation of apparatus intended for connection to certain telecommunication systems General recommendations
BS 5588-3:1983 Fire precautions in the design, construction and use of buildings Code of practice for office buildings
BS 5234-1:1992 Partitions (including matching linings) Code of practice for design and installation

BS 5588-2:1985 Fire precautions in the design, construction and use of buildings Code of practice for shops
BS 5839-1:1988 Fire detection and alarm systems for buildings Code of practice for system design, installation and servicing
BS 5588-3:1983 Fire precautions in the design, construction and use of buildings Code of practice for office buildings
BS CP3:CH4-1(1971) : AMD 2708 CODE OF BASIC DATA FOR THE DESIGN OF BUILDINGS - PRECAUTIONS AGAINST FIRE - FLATS AND MAISONETTES - (IN BLOCKS OVER TWO STOREYS)
BS 5588-1:1990 Fire precautions in the design, construction and use of buildings Code of practice for residential buildings

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