Published Resources Details
Conference Paper
- Title
- Historic Places Trust Guidelines for the Fire Protection of Historic Buildings
- In
- Second Australasian Conference on Engineering Heritage, Auckland, 14-16 February, 2000: Proceedings
- Imprint
- Institution of Professional Engineers New Zealand, Auckland, New Zealand, 2000, pp. 75-80
- ISBN/ISSN
- 0980960352
- Url
- https://search.informit.org/doi/10.3316/informit.910035297398847
- Abstract
This paper presents a process to evaluate and implement fire requirements in historic buildings. The process is to; Assess Heritage Significance, Develop Fire Safety Objectives, Qualitatively Assess the Fire Risk, Fire Design to meet the BIA Acceptable Solutions, Fire Design as an Alternative Solution, Identify and Evaluate Fire Safety Options within a Conservation Context, Obtain Building Consent, Implement the Chosen Fire Design, Meet Compliance Schedule Requirements. The best approach is a team approach, with all parties involved at the outset. This team approach continues through to installation and making sure the installation contractor is aware of the goal and limitations of the project. The Robert McDougall Art Gallery in Christchurch is a purpose built art gallery that also has a heritage one classification. The Gallery was only provided with an automatic heat detection system, with manual call points and sounders. A significant fire protection upgrade to install fire separations, specialised smoke detection, an automatic sprinkler system and smoke exhaust capability was undertaken over approximately three years using this process.
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- Second Australasian Conference on Engineering Heritage, Auckland, 14-16 February, 2000: Proceedings edited by Lowe, P. G.; Hill, R .F. (Auckland, New Zealand: Institution of Professional Engineers New Zealand, 2000), 248 pp, https://search.informit.org/doi/book/10.3316/informit.0980960352. Details