A Path toward Safer Heritage Buildings through Excellent Fire Prevention and Control System in Malaysia
Fire prevention & control system by Fire Rescue Department Malaysia states that protection in the aspects of fire prevention, control and extinguishment for a certain area based on the availability of risks in that area. It is a practice of mitigating the unwanted effects of fires. Besides t...
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| author | Othuman Mydin, Md Azree Khaw, Yen Yen |
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| description | Fire prevention & control system by Fire Rescue Department Malaysia
states that protection in the aspects of fire prevention, control and extinguishment
for a certain area based on the availability of risks in that
area. It is a practice of mitigating the unwanted effects of fires. Besides
that, a fire safety system also includes the study of the behaviour,
compartmentalisation, suppression and investigation of fire and its related
emergencies. In protecting and preserving the historic fabric of
the heritage structure there are some major differences which is a challenge
for the architect and fire protection engineer in the application of
general fire protection principles. The challenge in protecting heritage
structure is to maintain their historical fabric while providing a reasonable
level of safety for their occupants and contents. In order to avoid
harming the building’s historic character, the architect and engineer will
need to have the sensitivity and ingenuity approaches to provide fire
prevention and protection measures that do not damage the historic
fabric of the building. This paper focuses on path toward safer heritage
buildings through excellent fire prevention and control system in
Malaysia. |
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| spelling | usm.eprints-380922017-12-22T07:47:42Z http://eprints.usm.my/38092/ A Path toward Safer Heritage Buildings through Excellent Fire Prevention and Control System in Malaysia Othuman Mydin, Md Azree Khaw, Yen Yen TH1-9745 Building construction Fire prevention & control system by Fire Rescue Department Malaysia states that protection in the aspects of fire prevention, control and extinguishment for a certain area based on the availability of risks in that area. It is a practice of mitigating the unwanted effects of fires. Besides that, a fire safety system also includes the study of the behaviour, compartmentalisation, suppression and investigation of fire and its related emergencies. In protecting and preserving the historic fabric of the heritage structure there are some major differences which is a challenge for the architect and fire protection engineer in the application of general fire protection principles. The challenge in protecting heritage structure is to maintain their historical fabric while providing a reasonable level of safety for their occupants and contents. In order to avoid harming the building’s historic character, the architect and engineer will need to have the sensitivity and ingenuity approaches to provide fire prevention and protection measures that do not damage the historic fabric of the building. This paper focuses on path toward safer heritage buildings through excellent fire prevention and control system in Malaysia. Eftimie Murgu University of Resita 2014 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://eprints.usm.my/38092/1/A_Path_toward_Safer_Heritage_Buildings_through.pdf Othuman Mydin, Md Azree and Khaw, Yen Yen (2014) A Path toward Safer Heritage Buildings through Excellent Fire Prevention and Control System in Malaysia. Analele Universitatii "Eftimie Murgu" Resita Fascicola de Inginerie, 21 (1). pp. 231-242. ISSN 1453-7397 http://eds.b.ebscohost.com/eds/detail/detail?vid=0&sid=17a255fd-170e-428b-a5ac-b4026ab7b7ea%40sessionmgr101&bdata=JnNpdGU9ZWRzLWxpdmU%3d#AN=118950229&db=a9h |
| spellingShingle | TH1-9745 Building construction Othuman Mydin, Md Azree Khaw, Yen Yen A Path toward Safer Heritage Buildings through Excellent Fire Prevention and Control System in Malaysia |
| title | A Path toward Safer Heritage Buildings through Excellent Fire Prevention and Control System in Malaysia |
| title_full | A Path toward Safer Heritage Buildings through Excellent Fire Prevention and Control System in Malaysia |
| title_fullStr | A Path toward Safer Heritage Buildings through Excellent Fire Prevention and Control System in Malaysia |
| title_full_unstemmed | A Path toward Safer Heritage Buildings through Excellent Fire Prevention and Control System in Malaysia |
| title_short | A Path toward Safer Heritage Buildings through Excellent Fire Prevention and Control System in Malaysia |
| title_sort | path toward safer heritage buildings through excellent fire prevention and control system in malaysia |
| topic | TH1-9745 Building construction |
| url | http://eprints.usm.my/38092/1/A_Path_toward_Safer_Heritage_Buildings_through.pdf |
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