A Fire Safety Assessment System for Existing Buildings

摘要

In Hong Kong, which is characterized by its tall, reinforced-concrete buildings with mul- tiple owners, most of the high-rise buildings constructed before the mid-1970s are dilap- idated. In order to address this problem, the Hong Kong Government intends to introduce mandatory safety assurance requirements with its so-called "Building Safety Inspection scheme," under which building owners would be required to appoint building profession- als to assess the safety level of their buildings and to recommend appropriate corrective actions. In order to ensure uniform standards and to recommend appropriate corrective actions.