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Design of Occupant Egress Systems for Tall Buildings

April 19, 2004
Author(s)
Erica D. Kuligowski, Richard W. Bukowski
This paper presents an overview of current work and a discussion of the features of protected elevator systems that can provide safe and reliable operation both for fire service access and for occupant egress during fires. These features include water

Elevators for Occupant Evacuation and Fire Department Access

October 23, 2003
Author(s)
Erica D. Kuligowski
This paper will present a study of the potential for elevators to reduce occupant egress time and fire department access time for fires in tall buildings. Potential reductions in egress and access times will be compared for some specific cases where times