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Articles International Fire Protection: Jamaica

Jamaica is experiencing increased investment in the real estate sector due to, amongst other things, its geostrategic location and its proximity to the USA. The fire protection challenges faced by those involved in the building sector are explained here using the example of this emerging country.

Articles Smart City Perspectives: Rethinking Security and Life Safety Solutions

Our world is getting smarter at an accelerating pace. The Internet of Things (IoT) is already noticeably affecting how we go about our everyday activities. This has far-reaching implications also for commercial buildings. Networking isn’t going to stop at our front doors! More and more communities are already adopting "smart city" approaches. But what does "smart" actually mean? How do ordinary buildings become smart buildings? And how will security and life safety, and especially related solutions, change over time?

Articles Fire Protection looks to distant Galaxies

The European Extremely Large Telescope (E-ELT) planned by the European Southern Observatory (ESO) is set to become the largest telescope in the world from 2024. The designers faced new challenges due to the lack of fire defences in the Atacama Desert (Chile). This article focuses on evacuation calculations, emergency routes and flow behaviour.

Articles Human Behaviour in Smoke

People often underestimate the risks posed by smoke. They do not evacuate rooms or locations filled with heavy smoke or do not do so with the required speed, or they even consciously choose to go through the smoke. This article explains why many people behave in this manner.

Articles Polyurethanes in Fire Protection

Polyurethanes (PU) are plastics, usually manufactured from petroleum-derived raw materials, and therefore combustible materials. Nevertheless, their use in fire protection applications is on the rise. Combustible fire protection: Can this work, and how can it be achieved? A short overview of fundamentals, requirements and applications.

Articles Transgressions in Fire Protection – User Behaviour

The owner invests, the designer designs, the tester tests, the authorities approve and the contractor builds – and the user? As the last participant in the construction value added chain, the user does not always use everything as intended, planned and constructed. This article highlights some of the problems and discusses user concerns that are often not fully taken into account.

Articles Enhanced Building Safety using modern Door Communication

Automatic doors generally fulfil various functions in building construction. This article will focus on how they can be controlled and monitored centrally and what possibilities are offered by modern building automation that incorporates all different disciplines.

Articles Fire Protection 4.0 – Opportunities and Risks due to Digitalisation

Digitalisation – with its multitude of implications – represents one of the most radical changes in the cultural history of humankind. There is hardly any area of life that it does not impact. Profound and at the same time rapid changes are taking place in many economic sectors. What developments stand out in the area of preventive fire protection? And what opportunities and risks do they provide for planners, manufacturers and installers?

Articles Events for Preventive Fire Protection Professionals in 2019

Here you can find a list of events on preventive fire protection in 2019 and 2020.

Articles Elbe ­Philharmonic Hall in Hamburg: Nothing disturbs the Acoustics in the Great Hall

Air sampling smoke detectors disappear into the ‘white skin’ and form part of the comprehensive fire protection concept at the Elbe Philharmonic Hall in Hamburg.