MATEC Web of Conferences
Volume 46, 2016
2nd International Seminar for Fire Safety of
Facades
Samuele Sassi, Paolo Setti, Mauro Madeddu (FSC ENGINEERING SRL), Giuseppe Amaro ( GAe Engineering), Lamberto Mazziotti, Giuseppe Paduano, Piergiacomo Cancelliere (Ministry of Interior)
Abstract
Fire safety of high-rise building facades is a complex problem, therefore the use of prescriptive fire codes could not be sufficient to ensure a proper building fire safety level. In new high rise buildings the fire safety of
facades can be taken into account by means of performance based fire design that can help in the selection of the best technological solutions and material choices. This article deals with a case study done on the Piedmont Region Headquarters (TORRE REGIONE PIEMONTE) which is one of the highest office buildings in Italy. The “Torre Regione Piemonte” is located in Turin and has 45 storey and a total height of 183,61 m. The building is characterized by the closed enclosure called “Grand Space” which is continuous for almost the entire height of the building and contains volumes such as offices/meeting rooms named as “Satellites”. In order to fulfil Italian fire safety requirements, the “Torre Regione Piemonte” building has been assessed using the performance base design and fire safety engineering approach. This paper deals with the design process selection of the most
representative fire scenarios focusing on the fire resistance performance requirements of structural and
glazed elements of the facades. Furthermore, all the simulation, calculations and performance fire resistant
requirements of the high rise building have been supported by specific laboratory tests and experimental results, that are reported and discussed within paper.
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