Practice

摘要

Flats are designed differently to most other buildings with regard to fire safety, adopting a 'stay put' strategy rather than full evacuation. This dates back to 1962, when CP3 chapter Ⅳ, the first national code advocating a 'stay put' policy, was published. It involves designing each flat as a fire-tight compartment and relies on some form of smoke control to ensure that smoke entering common routes is ventilated to open air.