Case Study
The British Museum Fire safety, fire engineering techniques, evacuation
May 31, 2011 12:00 amThe British Museum occupies approximately one million square feet of Grade 1 Listed buildings in Bloomsbury, central London. The occupation is diverse and split between public display areas, departmental research and storage, administration and support services. LWF provided a fire safety report, undertook fire engineering techniques and constructed a computer-based evacuation model.
Key Facts:
Client: The British Museum Description of the Project: The British Museum is a museum of human history LWF Involvement: LWF were commissioned by The British Museum • Review the potential fire risk and fire load criteria • Provide analysis of Computational Fluid • Generate the computer model Simulation of • Establish the Museum’s intent for finalised fire • Prepare a detailed Fire Strategy and revise Fire • Liaison with the fire authority to gain conceptual |
For further information regarding this project or the services that LWF provide please contact: TEL: +44 (0)20 8668 8663 Email: p.gyer@lwf.co.u |