28 Mar

Posted at 02:14h in

Utilising lifts for evacuation The three storey library and community hub located at 182-186 St Georges Road, North Fitzroy is pushing the boundaries utilising lifts for evacuation and interconnecting three pubic levels containing large populations. The holistic fire safety strategy was based around protecting the building with an automatic fire sprinkler system which benefited the performance design...

28 Mar

Posted at 02:13h in

Evacuating a train station Built on the Ballarat line, between the existing Deer Park and Rockbank stations, Caroline Springs Station will improve the public transport options available to Melbourne's fast growing western region. Train stations present interesting challenges due to large transient populations, high (moving) fuel loads and a mixture of indoor and outdoor spaces. The fire engineering analysis for...