safety codes in mixed use buildings

Guidelines of safety measures .

pedestrians safety
 Codes in pedestrians safety
To provide occupants and visitors with clear, safe access to areas within a mixes use development .

provide separate access

to public and private areas ,
allowing each area to
function independently
and provide security for
all occupants.
provide casual surveillance
of access ways, entries and
driveway .
provide adequate lighting
of access ways, entries and
driveway , lighting must be on
timer to reduce energy
consumption .
 Fire and Life Safety codes:
code requirements for fire safety measures that will provide the desired levels of safety.

Fire department access :

• Design buildings with uncomplicated layouts that enable firefighters
to locate an area quickly.

• Provide rapid access to various features such as fire department

connections (FDCs), fire command center,

• Accommodate the access of fire apparatus into and around the

building site

• Comply with local authorities having jurisdiction to accommodate the

access of fire apparatus into and around the building site and to
coordinate access control point layout.
 Fire and Life Safety codes:
code requirements for fire safety measures that will provide the desired levels of safety.

Life Safety:
• Exit access paths

• Exit remoteness

• Exit discharge

• Areas of refuge

• Door locking arrangements .

 Fire and Life Safety codes:
code requirements for fire safety measures that will provide the desired levels of safety.

Fire Detection and Notification System Requirements,:

• Detection .

• Mass Notification

• Survivability of systems

• Survivability of systems .
 Fire and Life Safety codes:
code requirements for fire safety measures that will provide the desired levels of safety.

Fire Suppression Requirements,:

• Water supply .

Type of automatic fire extinguishing system :

- Water-based fire extinguishing system

- Non-water-based fire extinguishing system

• Standpipes and fire department hose outlets

 CORE AND
ELEVATORS
safety
Parking codes
BASEMENT PARKING:
appropriate for residential
commercial and office and for
area around airport that
building
high control limit.
PODIUM PARKING:
for a medium and high density
residential area, plus office
complex.gl until level 4 are
used for parking area while
residential unit and office are
located
above the parking level.
Parking Must provide :
Parking Management:

Usually pre-manufactured booths with

transaction windows and deal trays are installed
at vehicular entrances/exits to manage entering
and exiting vehicles. A cooling system, like a
packaged terminal air conditioner (PTAC), is
usually incorporated to supply the booth
with outside air at a positive pressure relative
to surrounding parking areas .
Parking Must provide :
Signage and Way finding:

Signage should indicate all major internal

pedestrian access points as well as external
major roads and buildings. In basement parking,
pavement markings are reflective paint and
traffic control signage is usually reflective metal
with minimum 5" high letters. The Manual on
Uniform Traffic Control Devices for Streets and
Highways (ANSI D 6.1e) provides guidance on
pavement marking and signage..
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