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Brandskydd i flerbostadshus– en utvärdering av tekniska brandskyddssystem

Lundborg, Erik LU and Martinsson, Annie LU (2014) In LUTVDG/TVBB VBRM01 20142
Division of Fire Safety Engineering
Abstract
The aim of this report is to find cost-efficient fire safety solutions for saving lives due to fires in Swedish apartment buildings. This is done by evaluating existing systems through a cost-benefit analysis based on the value of a statistical life. The fire protection systems potential effects for different types of fires are evaluated based on a scenario analysis of the most common deaths due to fire. The report does not consider property damage within the cost-benefit analysis, as the focus of the report is life safety. For the general population the results show that only smoke alarms are cost-efficient. However, sprinklers and stove guards can be cost-efficient for elderly occupancies due to the elevated risk they are exposed to. If,... (More)
The aim of this report is to find cost-efficient fire safety solutions for saving lives due to fires in Swedish apartment buildings. This is done by evaluating existing systems through a cost-benefit analysis based on the value of a statistical life. The fire protection systems potential effects for different types of fires are evaluated based on a scenario analysis of the most common deaths due to fire. The report does not consider property damage within the cost-benefit analysis, as the focus of the report is life safety. For the general population the results show that only smoke alarms are cost-efficient. However, sprinklers and stove guards can be cost-efficient for elderly occupancies due to the elevated risk they are exposed to. If, in the future, the health and environmental hazards of fire retardant solutions are reduced, more onerous fire requirements on upholstered furnishing can be a legitimate alternative to increase life safety. Especially if targeted towards elderly occupancies. (Less)
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author
Lundborg, Erik LU and Martinsson, Annie LU
supervisor
organization
alternative title
Fire safety in apartment buildings – an evaluation of technical fire safety systems
course
VBRM01 20142
year
type
M2 - Bachelor Degree
subject
keywords
Residential fire, cost-benefit analysis, benefit-cost ratio, smoke alarm, stove guard, residential sprinkler system, portable fire extinguisher, passive fire safety systems, fire safety systems, apartment buildings, fire deaths, scenario analysis, value of a statistical life, value of statistical life years, bostadsbränder, kostnads-nyttoanalys, nytta-kostnadskvot, brandvarnare, spisvakt, boendesprinkler, handbrandsläckare, passiva system, brandskyddssystem, flerbostadshus, dödsbränder, scenarioanalys, värdet av statistiskt liv, värdet av statistiskt levnadsår
publication/series
LUTVDG/TVBB
report number
5471
ISSN
1402-3504
language
Swedish
id
5104254
date added to LUP
2015-02-24 11:57:53
date last changed
2015-02-24 11:57:53
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  abstract     = {{The aim of this report is to find cost-efficient fire safety solutions for saving lives due to fires in Swedish apartment buildings. This is done by evaluating existing systems through a cost-benefit analysis based on the value of a statistical life. The fire protection systems potential effects for different types of fires are evaluated based on a scenario analysis of the most common deaths due to fire. The report does not consider property damage within the cost-benefit analysis, as the focus of the report is life safety. For the general population the results show that only smoke alarms are cost-efficient. However, sprinklers and stove guards can be cost-efficient for elderly occupancies due to the elevated risk they are exposed to. If, in the future, the health and environmental hazards of fire retardant solutions are reduced, more onerous fire requirements on upholstered furnishing can be a legitimate alternative to increase life safety. Especially if targeted towards elderly occupancies.}},
  author       = {{Lundborg, Erik and Martinsson, Annie}},
  issn         = {{1402-3504}},
  language     = {{swe}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  series       = {{LUTVDG/TVBB}},
  title        = {{Brandskydd i flerbostadshus– en utvärdering av tekniska brandskyddssystem}},
  year         = {{2014}},
}