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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.
This book provides specific guidance for architects, planners, and
housing managers on designing to deter crime. While every estate
and neighbourhood has different problems which require unique
solutions, the process which leads to the solutions will be the
same. This book provides specific guidance for architects,
planners, and housing managers on designing to deter crime. While
every estate and neighbourhood has different problems which require
unique solutions, the process which leads to the solutions will be
the same.The first three chapters review the various theories of
crime prevention through design, and abstract from them a series of
six key principles which can be applied to all housing projects.
The remaining five chapters outline the practical application of
these principles in the assessment, design and construction
processes.The text of this book has been compiled and updated from
two educational packages produced by the Institute of Advanced
Architectural Studies and the Safe Neighbourhoods Unit. These were
Safe as Houses (1988) and Safer Neighbourhoods (1989). Videos
produced as part of those educational packages are available for
use with this book.
A consideration of the potential for reducing crime and improving
community safety through housing design. It offers architects and
planners an outline of the principles which should be used during
the process of assessment, design and construction. The author
contends that architects and planners should be designing to deter
crime. Although it may not be possible to create a residential
utopia, it should be possible to reduce the opportunities for crime
and increase people's sense of security. However, designers must
also be aware that attempted solutions to security problems do not
have one single simple consequence. In fact some "solutions" may
make matters worse. The use of "target-hardening" techniques such
as security grilles and door reinforcements can create a "fortress"
which may provoke more ingenious or violent attacks. At the same
time it can lead to an increase in the social isolation felt by the
residents and reduce the fragile community support networks which
are also such an important defence against crime. Architects and
planners, the authors upholds must aim for prevention rather than
containment.
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.
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