by Shane Henson — July 11, 2012—Building architects and engineers wanting to gain more insight on smoke control may benefit from reading Handbook of Smoke Control Engineering, co-published by four major associations devoted to fire prevention and public safety: the International Code Council (ICC), ASHRAE, the National Fire Protection Association, and the Society of Fire Protection Engineers.
According to the organizations, the new book incorporates the latest research and advances in smoke control practice into 24 chapters with more than 500 pages of in-depth guidance. Topics in the handbook include controls, fire and smoke control in transport tunnels, and full-scale fire testing. Systems discussed in the handbook include those for stairwell pressurization, elevator pressurization, zoned smoke control, and atrium smoke control.
For those getting started with the computer models CONTAM and CFAST, there are simplified instructions with examples. As the first smoke control book with climatic data, users will have easy-to-use weather data specifically for smoke control design for locations in the United States, Canada and throughout the world, say the organizations.
Providing information needed for the analysis of design fires, including considerations of sprinklers, shielded fires and transient fuels, this handbook is particularly useful for practicing engineers, architects, code officials, researchers and students.
