Fire Safety Challenges of Green Buildings

• Main Authors: Meacham, Brian (Author), Poole, Brandon (Author), Echeverria, Juan (Author), Cheng, Raymond (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY : Springer New York : Imprint: Springer, 2012.
• Series: SpringerBriefs in Fire,
• Subjects: Energy.; Renewable energy resources.; Computer science.; Civil engineering.; Renewable energy sources.; Alternate energy sources.; Green energy industries.; Renewable and Green Energy.; Civil Engineering.; Computer Science, general.

Environmental concerns and advances in architectural technologies have lead to a greater number of green buildings or buildings with green, eco-friendly elements. However, from a practical standpoint, there is no incident reporting system in the world that tracks data on fire incidents in green buil...