International Code Council, Society of Fire Protection Engineers and Springer Publishing announce new engineering guide on fire safety for very tall buildings

The International Code Council, the leading global source of model building codes and standards and building safety solutions, the Society of Fire Protection Engineers (SFPE), the world’s leading professional society for fire protection and fire safety engineering, and Springer Publishing, a leading global scientific and technical publisher, released a new engineering guide — Fire Safety for Very Tall Buildings — which provides information on the fire safety performance of tall, very tall and super tall buildings. The guide addresses the range of challenges specific to very tall buildings such as hazard risk, fire protection system reliability, emergency egress, smoke control, first responder considerations and many other important topics. It uses an integrated approach to fire protection and examines new and existing buildings.

“The population growth of many urban centers in numerous countries and the increase in the number of super-tall buildings being built have necessitated advances in fire protection engineering and associated technologies,” said Beth Tubbs, P.E., FSFPE, senior staff engineer at the International Code Council and incoming SFPE president. “The second edition of “Fire Safety for Very Tall Buildings” is an excellent product of the partnership between SFPE, the Code Council and Springer Publishing and provides critical guidance for engineers and fire safety professionals.”

As leaders in engineering a fire-safe world, SFPE provides rapid dissemination of the most recent and advanced work in fire protection engineering, fire science and the social/human dimensions of fire. Recently published books in the SFPE book series include “Fire Safety for Very Tall Buildings” and the 2021 “International Handbook of Structural Fire Engineering.” Added to the expertise of the Code Council in model codes, standards and building safety solutions, and Springer’s scientific and technology experience, the new publication provides a tool for all fire safety and design professionals all over the world.

“We know that very tall buildings impose unique fire protection challenges and require new engineering solutions above and beyond traditional methods,” stated SFPE Chief Executive Officer Nicole Boston, CAE. “This engineering guide provides fire safety engineers and fire protection professionals with specific and necessary engineering principles to overcome the challenges of fire and to protect very tall buildings, their occupants and first responders.”

The new 276-page guide is in various formats from the Code Council and SFPE, with the standard member price discounts to Code Council and SFPE members.

“Springer Nature is very pleased to publish the Fire Safety for Very Tall Buildings Engineering Guide, second edition, making this important work available in print and electronically through the extensive SpringerLink platform,” remarked Michael Luby, senior editor and publisher liaison at Springer. “This marks an important milestone in our strategic collaboration with the Society and its affiliates.”