Sentences with phrase «give building occupants»

Not exact matches

Existing steel structures in buildings are usually coated with a fire - retardant layer to shield the bare metal from damage by fire and meet the fire protection standard of two hours — aimed at giving occupants enough time to evacuate the building.

O'Donnell said this information would prevent heat pumps being grossly undersized, but warned of the risk of comfort - taking — the phenomenon where building occupants take back the benefits of energy efficiency improvements by heating their home to higher temperatures — causing energy use to increase, given the low running cost.

LEED gives building owners and operators the tools they need to immediately improve both building performance and the bottom line while providing healthful indoor spaces for a building's occupants.

In fact, studies show that its dense fibres combined with fire resistant properties slow the spread of fire through a building, giving occupants more time to escape and firefighters more time to save the structure.

A key aim of the plan is to give owners and managers tools for protecting a building and its occupants from an attack.