Basics Fire Safety

Fire safety is an important part of building design. It consists of measures to prevent fires from starting, to facilitate the rescue of individuals in a burning building, and to help firefighters contain a blaze. Both statutory provisions and building codes lay down strict fire safety regulations for commercial and residential construction. The main task for architects when it comes to fire safety is to apply the principles and methods of fire prevention at the outset of the design process. The book explains the general concepts and fundamental issues of fire safety in building design beyond the particulars of local building regulations. Fire safety as an integral part of building planning Practical emphasis for architects Fundamental principles applicable across diverse national and regional codes

Open labs provide spaces for interaction across organizational boundaries. They create a huge potential to advance innovation processes. Making use of this potential, however, is not an easy task. It requires diligence, sophistication and perseverance from everyone involved in the implementation and the management of the lab.

This book brings together contributions from leading experts in engineering, design, strategy, foresight and marketing research as well as policy makers and practitioners from an open lab. It explores from different perspectives how open labs can be used to facilitate innovation and what needs to be done to make the operation of an open lab successful. The topics addressed in the book include: interaction patterns and mediation in open labs, innovation technology, resource management, ecosystem and platform design, cultural translation, productivity, multi-channel communication, and more.

The first part of the book is dedicated to the study of JOSEPHS ®, an open lab in Germany. It gives insight in the practical challenges of running an open lab and its role in the local business ecosystem. The other parts of the book discuss the phenomenon of open labs in general and its significance in different contexts all around the world.

Die Berücksichtigung von Brandschutzbelangen ist ein wichtiger Teil der Gebäudeplanung. Sie umfasst sowohl vorbeugende Maßnahmen, die die Entstehung eines Brandes verhindern können, als auch Vorkehrungen, die im Falle eines Brandes die Rettung der Menschen aus einem Gebäude und das Eindämmen des Brandes durch die Feuerwehr ermöglichen. Der Brandschutz ist stark durch rechtliche Vorgaben geprägt, er ist auch ein wesentlicher im Baugenehmigungsverfahren. Für die Arbeit von Architekten ist es jedoch vor allem wichtig, die Hintergründe und Denkweisen des vorbeugenden Brandschutzes zu verstehen, um diesen in ihre Planung von Anfang an integrieren zu können. Basics Brandschutz vermittelt dieses Wissen unabhängig von Vorschriften und erläutert die grundlegenden Zusammenhänge in der Brandschutzplanung. Contents Foreword Introduction Causes of fire Preventive fire protection Structural measures Plant technology Design of rescue routes Organizational measures Defensive fire protection measures In Conclusion Appendix