Department for Communities and Local Government, (2019) Provision of smoke outlets. In: Approved Document B: Fire Safety - Volume 1: Dwellings. 2019 ed. Section 16: Venting of heat and smoke from basements – flats, 1 (16.2). RIBA Publishing Publication, London, p. 106. ISBN 9781859469156
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Each basement space should have one or more smoke outlets.
Where this is not practicable (for example, the plan area is deep and the amount of external wall is restricted by adjoining buildings), the perimeter basement spaces may be vented, with other spaces vented indirectly by opening connecting doors. This does not apply for places of special fire hazard (see paragraph 16.7).
If a basement is compartmented, each compartment should have one or more smoke outlets, rather than indirect venting.
A basement storey or compartment containing rooms with doors or windows does not need smoke outlets.
| Item Type: | Book Section |
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| Additional Information: | mml-maui-text-analytics-keywords |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | basement, place of special fire hazard, basement storey, perimeter (of a building), perimeter (of a building), should, fire compartment, window, external wall |
| Subjects: | Section 16: Venting of heat and smoke from basements – flats B5: Access and facilities for the fire service Building standards |
| Date Deposited: | 28 Feb 2020 20:29 |
| Last Modified: | 29 Sep 2022 21:02 |
| URI: | https://buildvoc.co.uk/id/eprint/829 |
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