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Fire Protection in Historic Buildings: Principles & Case Studies

Learn about the consequences of fires in historic buildings and discover prevention measures and precautions during construction. Explore case studies and best practices for sensitively inserting fire precautions into historic fabric.

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Fire Protection in Historic Buildings: Principles & Case Studies

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  1. Fire Protection in Historic BuildingsSome principles & Case StudiesDawson StelfoxConsarc Conservation, ArchitectsConsarc Design Group Ltd.

  2. LossThe consequences of firePreventionPrecautions during ConstructionResilienceSensitively inserting fire precautions into historic fabric.

  3. Loss Parliament Buildings Stormont 1995 Fire Commons Chamber burnt out –extensive smoke damage elsewhere

  4. BEFORE FIRE

  5. BURNT OUT

  6. BURNT OUT

  7. The Senate chamber-original space unaffected by the fire

  8. The Great Hall Smoke damage only – sensitively cleaned but no loss of historic fabric – not even the original paint

  9. The Long Gallery – a new space, with contemporary interior in a classical style

  10. Sifting through debris Artefact Store Salvage Rectified Photographic survey 1:1 to 1:10 scale detail drawings 3D relationship of elements recorded

  11. RESTORED

  12. Prevention Fire precautions during construction

  13. Hot Works Awareness of Risk Permits Precautions

  14. Hot Works • Awareness of Risk • Permits • Precautions • Plan off site operations where possible and design out hot work where feasible • Methodology includes review and monitoring post work. • Restrictions such as • no hot work after 3pm • No hot work on Fridays • No hot work in last months of project • Dedicated fire watch team

  15. Construction fire precautions – primary purpose is protection of workers

  16. Temporary Fire Safety measures

  17. Construction phase temporary fire partitions to compartment the building – primary purpose asset protection

  18. Resilience – Sensitively inserting fire precautions into historic fabric

  19. Castle Leslie –transforming a family home to public hotel

  20. Ashford Castle – achieving fire safety standards whilst retaining character

  21. Fire performance of fabric wall linings – individual testing

  22. Detection Early detection can minimise damage – VESDA aspiration systems give early warning and precise fire location

  23. Issues – penetrations through partitions voids behind door linings

  24. Issues – performance of panelled doors –how to assess and improve? gaps behind architraves

  25. Record of fires travelling fast through attic voids – favourite routes for services distribution and collection of waste material Partitioning of Attic voids –Rockwool fire blanket system- breathable and reversible

  26. Fire Protection in Historic BuildingsConclusionsDawson StelfoxConsarc Conservation, ArchitectsConsarc Design Group Ltd.

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