Evaluation of Passive Fire Safety Precautions in Sustainable Architecture: Turkey’s Regulation on Fire Protection Analysis


Yaman M.

Contemporary Issues in Architecture Ecology, Urban Environment, Experience, Yıldız Aksoy,Efe Duyan, Editör, DAKAM Publishing, İstanbul, ss.90-113, 2020

  • Yayın Türü: Kitapta Bölüm / Araştırma Kitabı
  • Basım Tarihi: 2020
  • Yayınevi: DAKAM Publishing
  • Basıldığı Şehir: İstanbul
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.90-113
  • Editörler: Yıldız Aksoy,Efe Duyan, Editör
  • Gazi Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

The energy crises that have been experienced due to the rapid increase in consumption in the process from the past to the present have prioritized sustainability. The fact that most of human life is carried out in buildings has made it necessary to question the theme of sustainability in architecture. Excessive energy consumption has increased the tendency to use renewable energy, and buildings that are self-sufficient and provide optimum comfort conditions have emerged, especially in line with passive principles. Sustainable building components have been created in line with different principles in building materials, building elements and building and are constantly being developed. In the creation of sustainable building components, it is necessary to ensure the safety of life and property for the building occupant, and to create optimum comfort conditions depending on the building physics. In ensuring the safety of life and property in buildings, fire, which may be a threat throughout the life cycle of the building, has been addressed, and the necessity of providing fire safety precautions in sustainable buildings has been emphasized. For this purpose, within the scope of the study, building components used in buildings within the scope of sustainable architecture were discussed and examined within the scope of fire safety precautions. Within the scope of building components, thermal insulation materials and recyclable materials in context of building materials; double skin facades, vegetative roof and facade systems, skylights and solar tubes, photovoltaic systems and wind turbines in context of building elements; building geometry and facade form and atrium in context of building are discussed. Within the scope of the investigations, a comprehensive literature review has been made and fire risk analysis has been presented in sustainable building components. In the study, passive fire safety precautions are emphasized to those affecting the architectural design and providing input to the project design process. From the regulation that sets out the requirements for passive fire safety precautions, the Turkey’s Regulation on Fire Protection (TRFP) was considered and analysed through sustainable architecture building systems. In order to contribute to the intelligibility of the subject in the Turkey’s Regulation on Fire Protection, visualizations were made in the relevant requirements and the evaluation of the regulation was made. As a result of the study, assessments were made to prevent the emergence and spread of fire caused by material use. It was focused on eliminating the risks that may cause fire and on the need to create design systems that can limit the spread of fire. It has been determined that there are no detailed explanations within the scope of sustainable architecture under the Turkey’s Regulation on Fire Protection. Deficiencies in fire regulation have been identified in the areas of vegetative roof and facade systems, photovoltaic systems and wind turbines, building form and facade geometry. Within the framework of sustainable architecture, the need for the development and elaboration of Turkey’s Regulation on Fire Protection has been clearly stated. The importance of informing and raising awareness of architects and engineers for fire safety precautions within the framework of sustainable architecture have been explained.