Fire from First Principle A design guide to international building fire safety

• Main Authors: Stollard, Paul 1956- (Author), Meacham, Brian J. (Author), Chow, WK (Author), Dong, X (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: New York, United States Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group 2014
• Edition: Fourth edition
• Subjects: Building, Fireproof; Safety factor in engineering; Building, Fireproof > United States; Building, Fireproof > China
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• Item Description: "Simultaneously published in the USA and Canada"--Title page verso.
• Physical Description: xiii, 192 pages illustrations 24 cm
• Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references (pages 172-175) and index
• ISBN: 9780415832618; 9780415832625 (paperback : alkaline paper)

Fire safety is a fundamental requirement of any building, and is of concern to several professions which contribute to the construction process. Following on from the success of the previous three editions, Paul Stollard has returned to update and expand this classic introduction to the theoretical basis of fire-safety engineering and risk assessment. Avoiding complex calculations and specifications, Fire From First Principles is written with architects, building control officers and other construction professionals without fire engineering backgrounds in mind. By tackling an overview of the factors which contribute to fire risk, and how building design can limit these, the reader will gain a fuller understanding of the science behind fire regulations, safe design, and construction solutions. All regulations content is fully updated, and has been expanded to cover the USA and China as well as the UK. Ideal for students of architecture and construction subjects, as well as practitioners from all built environment fields learning about fire safety for the first time.