ISBN 9781856175555

High-Rise Security and Fire Life Safety, 3e, is a comprehensive reference for managing security and fire life safety operations within high-rise buildings. It spells out the unique characteristics of skyscrapers from a security and fire life safety perspective, details the type of security and life safety systems commonly found in them, outlines how to conduct risk assessments, and explains security policies and procedures designed to protect life and property. Craighead also provides guidelines for managing security and life safety functions, including the development of response plans for building emergencies. This latest edition clearly separates out the different types of skyscrapers, from office buildings to hotels to condominiums to mixed-use buildings, and explains how different patterns of use and types of tenancy impact building security and life safety.

Table of contents

Author’s BiographyAcknowledgmentsPreface Foreword to the Third EditionForeword to the Second EditionForeword to the First EditionChapter 1: High-Rise Building Definition, Development, and UseChapter 2: Security and Fire Life Safety Uniqueness of High-Rise BuildingsChapter 3: Security and Fire Life Safety ThreatsChapter 4: Risk AssessmentsChapter 5: Building Security Systems and Equipment Chapter 6: Building Fire Life Safety Systems and EquipmentChapter 7: Management of the Security FunctionChapter 8: InvestigationsChapter 9: Office BuildingsChapter 10: Hotel BuildingsChapter 11: Residential and Apartment BuildingsChapter 12: Mixed-Use BuildingsChapter 13: Liaison with Law Enforcement and Fire AuthoritiesChapter 14: Laws, Codes, Standards, and GuidelinesEpilogueThe World’s Tallest BuildingsAcronymsAbbreviations and ConversionsIndex