A Cost-Benefit Analysis of Fire Protection Systems Designed to Protect Against Exterior Arson Fires in Schools
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Summary, in English
Fires in school buildings caused by arson are a major problem in Sweden. The costs of these fires
are disproportionately high compared to the costs of fires in buildings in general, and it has been
shown that fires that start outside of the building in connection with an exterior wall, so called
exterior fires are especially problematic. However, technical systems can be used to mitigate the
consequences of arson fires in school buildings. In this paper a cost-benefit analysis is used to
calculate cost-benefit ratios for four technical systems used to detect these types of fires.
are disproportionately high compared to the costs of fires in buildings in general, and it has been
shown that fires that start outside of the building in connection with an exterior wall, so called
exterior fires are especially problematic. However, technical systems can be used to mitigate the
consequences of arson fires in school buildings. In this paper a cost-benefit analysis is used to
calculate cost-benefit ratios for four technical systems used to detect these types of fires.
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Publishing year
2012
Language
English
Publication/Series
9th International Conference on Performance-Based Codes and Fire Safety Design Methods
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Document type
Conference paper
Publisher
Society of Fire Protection Engineers
Topic
- Other Civil Engineering
- Building Technologies
Conference name
9th International Conference on Performance-Based Codes and Fire Safety Design Methods
Conference date
2012-06-20
Conference place
Hong Kong, China
Status
Published