Using Elevators in Fires

Richard W. Bukowski, Senior Consultant and Fang Li, Vice President of China Operations & Asia Business Development, recently had an article published in the June issue of Consulting Specifying Engineer magazine. The article covers the issue of using elevators for evacuation in tall buildings.

Engineers in the United States are rethinking the traditional stairwell centered approach to emergency egress from buildings and embracing a more holistic strategy that includes all aspects of building design and operation, and their impacts on occupant safety.

Elevators are a key component of this strategy. The effort is targeted at developing a consensus of the engineering and regulatory communities on how stairs, elevators, and other means of egress can meet the need for “timely” egress from and access to tall buildings in emergencies including fires.

To read the entire article, visit CSE’s website:

http://www.csemag.com/index.php?id=1398&tx_ttnews%5btt_news%5d=36022&cHash=062910

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