A BIM-Based Smart System for Fire Evacuation

Rania Wehbe and Isam Shahrour
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Rania Wehbe: Laboratoire de Génie Civil et Géo-Environnement, University Lille, IMT Lille Douai, JUNIA, ULR 4515-LGCgE, F-59000 Lille, France
Isam Shahrour: Laboratoire de Génie Civil et Géo-Environnement, University Lille, IMT Lille Douai, JUNIA, ULR 4515-LGCgE, F-59000 Lille, France

Future Internet, 2021, vol. 13, issue 9, 1-16

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.

Keywords: fire; BIM; Fire Dynamic Simulation (FDS); evacuation; building safety (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O3 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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