Smoke Control

IFC have extensive experience in designing cost effective bespoke smoke control systems within all building and occupancy types. Please contact us so that we can customise a suitable smoke control system, packaged to meet your needs and expectations.

Atria design is typical of many of the problems facing a designer. There is no absolute solution for atria, it is a question of determining the objectives to be achieved and designing the atria strategy around them. In helping draft the BS 5588 Guide to Atria Design IFC staff have a unique understanding of the underlying philosophy.

What Is Smoke Control?

Simplistically smoke control can be defined as;

“measures to control the spread of smoke and hot gases due to combustion during a fire within a building”.

 

Howard P Morgan BSc PhD CPhys MInstP CEng FIFireE MBEng

When Would We Use Smoke Control?

To meet prescriptive codified requirements as indicated within BS 5588 Parts 1, 4, 5, 7, 10 and 11, or as part of a fire engineered solution.

What Are The Main Objectives?

Typically the objectives could be defined as;

  • To maintain tenable conditions for escape purposes.
  • To aid firefighting operations.
  • For the protection of property.
  • For the protection of business and insurance purposes.