{"product_id":"high-rise-buildings-understanding-the-vertical-challenges-9781593705800","title":"High-Rise Buildings: Understanding the Vertical Challenges","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAuthors Jerry Tracy, Jack J. Murphy and James J. Murtagh invite fire chiefs, fire officers, firefighters, fire protection engineers, building management and the greater fire community to explore \u003cem\u003eHigh-Rise Buildings: Understanding the Vertical Challenges\u003c\/em\u003e as a foundation for coordination and control of high-rise building operations.\u003cp\u003eFeatures:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLearn about cognitive command from many invaluable high-rise fire case histories.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eManage and respond to all-hazards events within the high-rise environment for generations to come.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA guideline and reference for fire professionals, building owners and system engineers, the building construction community, property managers.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePreface\u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduction\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePART I: Understanding the Vertical Challenges\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e1 The vertical challenges\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e2 Building\/fire codes--Impacting tall buildings\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e3 Building construction\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e4 Fire protection systems\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e5 Building systems\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e6 Other building systems\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e7 If these walls could talk\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePART II: Command and firefighting unit responses\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e8 Command, management, and administration of high-rise fires and emergencies\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e9 Firefighter fire unit response\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e10 The vertical challenge and occupancy types\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePART III: Erecting a skyscraper and looking ahead to new designs and techniques\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e11 The ever-changing skyline: The evolution to building a skyscraper\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e12 Looking ahead to new tall building designs and techniques\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eList of abbreviations\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIndex\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAbout the authors\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Fire Engineering Books \u0026 Videos,a Division of PennWell Corporation","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52151317299543,"sku":"9781593705800","price":86.4,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/high-rise-buildings-understanding-the-vertical-challenges-9781593705800","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}