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...

Table of Contents:

• Background and Introduction
• Information Search
• Green Building / Site Elements & Attributes
• Attributes of Green Building or Site Which Could Impact Fire, Life Safety, Building or Fire Service Performance
• Hazard / Risk Assessment and Ranking
• Summary and Conclusions
• References
• Appendix.