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rchitecture Aspects of Life Safety Code
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Abstract
The postponement of applying the Life Safety Code requirements during the design phases hinder the advancement of progress. Delays in the design process and project life cycle can be attributed to the limited experience of architectural designers, since a significant number of architects neglect to adequately address fire code considerations. Several factors that could contribute to the challenges faced by architects in complying with fire and life safety regulations include limited availability of training resources, insufficient graphical representations of fire codes, complex terminologies, and a lack of comprehensive guidelines detailing the specific actions architects should undertake at each phase of the design process.
This research aims to find out and establish an integrated and sequential framework to achieve the integrity of applying the architectural fire aspects of the life safety code (Fire Code) in a sequential order through the architecture design phases. This involves presenting graphical examples using clear and commonly understood terminologies to assist architects in better comprehending the relationship. That will help architects to manage the design in timely manner and probably way to avoid any time extension due to project delaying or extra cost due to rework.
To achieve this aim, the research has been divided into five chapters in addition to appendices and annex tables. Chapter one, which is based on a literature review to identify the requirements of architecture aspects of the Life Safety Code (Fire Code), and Chapter two identify the common architectural design phases. Chapter three is related to a three case studies, and Chapter four is concerned with establishing an integrated and sequential graphical framework created and developed by using the case study results; and Chapter five is related to conclusions and recommendations. In addition to the appendices of many illustrated graphic examples with understood terminologies and annex tables.
The results have been reached through a literature review, and the outputs of the case studies led to creating and developing the integrated framework, which has been illustrated in a sequential and graphical method to present the architectural fire aspects of the life safety code, which have been sequenced and interacted with the architecture design phases. The integrated framework was initially created through a literature review and finally developed based on the results of the case studies. That reflects the importance of the resulted framework, which would assist the architects in applying the fire aspects in a timely manner.