Sensitivity and Uncertainty Analyses of Human and Organizational Risks in Fire Safety Systems for High-Rise Residential Buildings with Probabilistic T-H-O-Risk Methodology

Tan, Samson; Weinert, Darryl; Joseph, Paul; Moinuddin, Khalid

doi:10.3390/app11062590

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“…(2021) undertook a preliminary study on urban haze-fog dispersion in HRRBs. Meanwhile, Tan et al. (2021) designed a method that bridges the knowledge gaps in existing probabilistic risk analysis (PRA) methods for HRRBs.…”

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Sustainability concepts in global high-rise residential buildings: a scientometric and systematic review

Lam,

Chan,

Olawumi

et al. 2023

SASBE

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PurposeSustainability has been the subject of several scientific investigations. Many researchers in the construction industry have also examined a range of sustainability-related studies. However, few studies have thoroughly reviewed implementing sustainability concepts in high-rise residential buildings (HRRBs).Design/methodology/approachBy adopting scientometrics and systematic review (SR), this study seeks to map out recent sustainability trends and concepts in the design, development and operation of HRRBs worldwide and in Hong Kong. With a focus on bibliographic records from the Web of Science (WoS) database, 1,395 journal articles from 2013 to 2022 were analysed. Furthermore, thirteen studies were systematically reviewed.FindingsThe SR indicated that sustainable practices in developing Hong Kong's HRRBs emphasised zero-carbon buildings, reduced energy usage and energy-efficient retrofitting. Likewise, terms such as BIM, urban density, life cycle assessment and system dynamics are strongly connected with clusters that include “residential buildings”, “high-rise buildings” and “high-rise residential buildings”. The study identified significant themes in establishing HRRBs by combining sustainable practices, emphasising urban governance and policy management, building performance and thermal comfort, energy and design optimisation, occupant behaviour and sensitivity analysis. Core sustainability ideas have improved resource management, air quality management and knowledge of user behaviour in HRRBs.Originality/valueThe study allows researchers and practitioners to explore future research directions in the built environment per the application of sustainable concepts in the development of HRRBs from design, construction and post-construction phases.

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Section: Research Findings: Scientometric Analysismentioning

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Sustainability concepts in global high-rise residential buildings: a scientometric and systematic review

Lam,

Chan,

Olawumi

et al. 2023

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“…AHP is one of the most common multi-criteria decision analysis techniques to support decision-making during difficult and uncertain situations [27][28][29]. Shapira and Simcha [30] investigated the safety factors affecting tower cranes during their operation based on the knowledge of experts.…”

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Development of Fire Safety Assessment Model for Buildings Using Analytic Hierarchy Process

Alfalah,

Al-Shalwi,

Elshaboury

et al. 2023

Applied Sciences

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Fires pose significant risks, encompassing loss of life, destruction of property, and substantial adverse impacts on the economy. Therefore, the prioritization of fire safety in building structures must be embraced by all relevant stakeholders, including building owners, authorities, and the general public. However, traditional fire safety assessment methods can be laborious and challenging, impeding the identification of potential fire hazards and the selection of optimal fire safety measures. To this end, this research study offers an analytic hierarchy process for assessing building fire safety. Two case studies are presented to support this model’s outperformance compared with conventional assessment techniques. The proposed method yields hazard ratings of 5.3 and 4.3 along with safety ratings of 5.5 and 5.9 for the two case studies. Additionally, the proposed model yields comprehensible, well-documented, and comparable results. Therefore, it serves as a valuable decision-making tool for evaluating fire hazards and enhancing the efficiency of building structures. As a result, decision-makers can identify current and future fire protection and prevention requirements with greater ease and precision, making the decision-making process more effective.

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“…While statistical data is generally scarce, it will be useful to have a correlation to aid the quick determination of fire ignition frequency for QPRA. The generalized Barrois model developed by Rahikainen et al [1,[4][5][6] based on fire statistics from Finland is commonly adopted by fire researchers [7][8][9][10][11][12]. However, it has been shown in some studies that the Barrois model tends to underestimate fire ignition when applied to various contexts [13,14].…”

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The Ignition Frequency of Structural Fires in Australia from 2012 to 2019

Tan

Moinuddin

Joseph

2023

Fire

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Appropriate estimates of ignition frequency derived from fire statistics are crucial for quantifying fire risks, given that ignition frequency underpins all probabilistic fire risk assessments for buildings. The generalized Barrois model has been utilized to evaluate ignition frequencies for different buildings in Finland. The Barrois model provides a good prediction of the trend of the ignition frequency; however, it can underestimate the ignition frequency depending on the building type. In this study, an analysis of the Australian fire statistical data from 2012 to 2019 was performed and compared with studies from Finland. A new coefficient is proposed to improve the Barrois model for a better fit for buildings in Australia. Several categories, such as hotels and hospitals, which were absent in previous studies, have been included as separate categories in this study. Office and retail spaces in Finland have an ignition frequency one order of magnitude lower than in Australia. On the other hand, other buildings (retail and apartments in particular) are much more prone to fire ignition in Australia than in Finland. The improved generalized Barrois model based on the Australian fire statistical data will be useful for determining ignition frequency for risk quantification in the Australian context.

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Sensitivity and Uncertainty Analyses of Human and Organizational Risks in Fire Safety Systems for High-Rise Residential Buildings with Probabilistic T-H-O-Risk Methodology

Cited by 4 publications

References 38 publications

Sustainability concepts in global high-rise residential buildings: a scientometric and systematic review

Sustainability concepts in global high-rise residential buildings: a scientometric and systematic review

Development of Fire Safety Assessment Model for Buildings Using Analytic Hierarchy Process

The Ignition Frequency of Structural Fires in Australia from 2012 to 2019

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