Issue
What is a Smoke Control System supposed to do? (TCON 231, Designing a Smoke Control System)
Environment
- Smoke Control System
- Buildings Management System
Cause
In the event of a fire, the most immediate danger is most often the smoke. Building controls can play a big part in a fire safety system by manipulating building pressures to control the migration of smoke and give inhabitants valuable extra time to escape.
Resolution
A Smoke Control System should meet one or more of the following Objectives:
- Maintain a tenable environment along the evacuation routes
- Control and reduce the migration of smoke from the fire zone into other areas
- Reduce deaths and injuries from smoke
- Reduce property loss from smoke damage
- Aid the effort of fire-fighters
