Abstract
Building fires constitute a significant threat that affects property, the environment, and human health. The management of this risk requires an efficient fire evacuation system for buildings’ occupants. Therefore, a smart fire evacuation system that combines building information modeling (BIM) and smart technologies is proposed. The system provides the following capacities: (i) early fire detection; (ii) the evaluation of environmental data; (iii) the identification of the best evacuation path; and (iv) information for occupants about the best evacuation routes. The system was implemented in a research building at Lille University in France. The results show the system’s capacities and benefits, particularly for the identification of the best evacuation paths.
Highlights
In this article we present and discuss a smart system for fire evacuation management that is inspired by the smart building concept
building information modeling (BIM) is used to: (i) model the building and the fire system; (ii) visualize events and parameters related to the evacuation of the building’s occupants during a fire in real time; and (iii) identify the optimal evacuation paths. The latter is based on software for fire evacuation paths and Machine Learning (ML)
This study presented a comprehensive management system for fire evacuation that can (i) detect fire early; (ii) collect and analyze the environmental data provided by sensors; (iii) locate occupants; and (iv) provide users with the optimal evacuation paths
Summary
Publisher’s Note: MDPI stays neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations. Wang et al (2014) [22] developed a BIM-based virtual environment to improve the management of emergencies in buildings They focused on real-time two-way information flow and occupants’ evacuation. Mirahadi et al (2019) [17] developed a BIM-based simulation framework that combines FDS and ABS It permits the simulation of a fire’s spread and evacuation scenarios for several building layouts. Previous research did not develop a comprehensive solution for the evacuation of a building’s occupants during a fire To fill this gap, in this article we present and discuss a smart system for fire evacuation management that is inspired by the smart building concept.
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