The establishment of operational fire safety regulations at GLOBALFOUNDRIES in Dresden, a provider of manufacturing and technology services for semiconductor products, represented a challenge due to the large cleanroom area of around 52,000 m². This article focuses on the permissible particle emissions which represent the framework conditions for designing all processes for the maintenance and inspection of the fire protection facilities.

The architect Thomas Ziegler from Munich reports on the latest developments and challenges in the area of fire protection in school construction. He also discusses the new construction of a high school that is the first school in Munich to follow a concept of open learning environments.

Alongside video monitoring, data transmission via IP networks is also increasingly finding its way into other areas of safety technology. As well as being more efficient, it also brings with it a series of new opportunities in the fields of multi-sensor technology, remote services and mobile applications.

Fabric fire protection solutions offer effective protection against the uncontrolled spread of fire and smoke. At the same time, they enable a great degree of flexibility in their installation and design – not least because of the range of available variants which has now grown more and more diverse. 

In order to achieve the highest level of safety in a tunnel, potential dangers need to be identified as early as possible. Integrated technical solutions assist in this process: Video and radar systems combined with fire protection and evacuation systems guarantee the seamless detection of incidents and a rapid reaction. A leading example of a well-protected tunnel is the recently opened Gotthard Base Tunnel in the Alpes.

Evacuation simulations are an advanced option for performance based building design enabling a deeper insight into your buildings crowd capacity: These simulations are capable of highlighting pedestrian traffic bottlenecks and ensuring safe escape routes in case of an emergency.

This article describes the applications and impact of Building Information Modelling (BIM) with special focus on passive and active fire protection as well as firefighting.

The pressures that led to the proliferation of dangerous industrial buildings in Bangladesh are present in developing countries around the world. During the past three years, Arup Fire has worked with a number of different clients to address fire safety issues from different perspectives, assisting different clients and action groups at surveying factories for Fire safety within a government initiative in Bangladesh.

FeuerTRUTZ International 2.2016 has been published in July 2016 and is available online. This issue contains the following topics: Fire Prevention and Fighting on Board the ISS, Special Fire Protection Solutions and Anticipation of the Emergence of a Fire.