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Fire Engineering

The document provides guidelines for fire engineering design documentation across multiple phases of a design project. It outlines typical inputs, deliverables, design processes, and commentary for concept, preliminary, developed, detailed, and construction design phases.

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Design Documentation Guidelines

Fire Engineering

Concept Design Phase


Design Process

Deliverables

Commentary

Inputs:

Drawings:

1. Ascertain client brief and to review/consider


applicable options.

Client brief and budget.


Client or building owner requirements for property
protection, business interruption, insurance, specific
building operational requirements.
Architectural sketch concept drawings (e.g., bulk and
location and typical floors). Include proposed occupancy
type and use.
Project program.
Site plan including details of any neighbouring property
boundaries.
Site subdivision requirements.

Sketch drawings (may comprise marked-up architectural


drawings) including firecell locations, escape routes, etc.

Establish design criteria for fire engineering design, i.e.,


either acceptable solution or alternative solution.
Develop fire safety brief including definition of fire
safety precautions, egress principles, and neighbouring
property protection.
Review applicable authority codes and standards.

DDG Fire Engineering

2. Discuss design options with client.

Specifications:

3. Agree roles and responsibilities.

N/A.

4. Concept and preliminary design phases are often


combined on smaller projects.

Reports:
Concept fire engineering design report.

Describe various design options where applicable.


Draft fire engineering design brief (if applicable).

5. No co-ordination completed at this stage.


6. For existing buildings, include a broad overview of
existing construction and existing fire protection
systems, identifying further work required in
future stages.
7. On large or complex projects the fire engineer
would prepare a fire engineering design brief
during this phase.

Design:
Review client requirements.

New Zealand Construction Industry Council August 2004

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Design Documentation Guidelines

Fire Engineering

Preliminary Design Phase


Design Process

Deliverables

Commentary

Inputs:

Drawings:

1. Discuss evacuation philosophy with client,


particularly if stage evacuation or evacuation to
another part of the building is to be considered.

Client approval of concept fire engineering (including draft


fire engineering design brief if applicable).
Design programme.
Client approved architectural drawings.

Specifications:

Reports:

Client approved structural drawings.


Assess Fire Service New Zealand requirements under
Building Code clause C.3.3.9.
For existing buildings, list further investigative
work required.

Layout drawings locating firecells, fire ratings and escape routes,


evacuation zones (if applicable).

Outline specification of fire engineered features not covered by other


designers.

Preliminary fire engineering design report based on the client


approved concept design.
Updated fire engineering design brief (if applicable).

Design:
Develop fire engineering concepts and identify special
requirements.
Confirm escape route requirements and dimensions.
Egress analysis including required egress time and available
egress time (if applicable).
Review structural design and advise on fire rating
requirements.
Define interface requirements with other services.
Identify smoke control measures required (if applicable).
Meet with the New Zealand Fire Service in conjunction with
the evacuation scheme provider to explain the project,
discuss the fire safety provisions provided for fire service
use under the New Zealand Building Code clause C3.3.9,
and for the evacuation scheme provider to outline the
proposed draft evacuation scheme.
DDG Fire Engineering

2. Preliminary fire report is a performance based


document specifying features and design
requirements that other consultants need to include
in their design and documentation.
3. Preliminary fire report is not suitable for building
consent. It typically will not include justification for
building code compliance (done at developed design).
Not all fire engineering design detail required by
other parties will be complete at this phase.
4. Fire engineered features that may need an outline
specification include protection of structure,
measures to control fire or smoke spread, complex
interfaces with other building systems including
building operational requirements, escape route
features and wayfinding.

New Zealand Construction Industry Council August 2004

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Design Documentation Guidelines

Fire Engineering

Developed Design Phase


Design Process
Inputs:
Client approval of preliminary fire engineering design.
Client approved architectural drawings.
Client approved structural drawings.
Fire protection preliminary design.
Building services preliminary design.
Client to advise specific type and location of storage areas.

Design:
Fire severity analysis.
Analysis of structural behaviour in fire (if applicable).
Radiation to boundary calculations.
Smoke production and extract calculations (if applicable).
Detailed egress analysis (if applicable).

DDG Fire Engineering

Deliverables

Commentary

Drawings:

1. The fire engineering design would typically be at


least 80 percent complete at developed design phase.

Drawings showing fire ratings, locations of firecells, fire


separations, egress routes and sizes, fire doors, locations for exit
signs, etc.
Sections as necessary to show fire ratings.

Specifications:

N/A.

2. Marked up architectural drawings may be


appropriate for small jobs. However, on large
projects it is envisaged that CAD drawings would be
produced. CAD drawings assist with interdiscipline
co-ordination and allow easy update of fire plans
when changes occur to the architectural drawings.

Reports:
Updated fire engineering design report.

Confirmation from New Zealand Fire Service that the fire safety
provisions provided for their use, meet their requirements as per
New Zealand Building Code clause C.3.3.9.
Fire Service to also advise the evacuation scheme provider that
the draft evacuation scheme is acceptable or suggest changes
that need to be made to the draft scheme.

New Zealand Construction Industry Council August 2004

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Design Documentation Guidelines

Fire Engineering

Detailed Design Phase


Design Process

Deliverables

Commentary

Inputs:

Drawings:

1. Detailed design documents to provide a sufficient


level of detail to define the design requirements of
the fire engineering. (Refer to developed design
phase commentary, note 2 with regard to fire
safety drawing production).

Client approval of developed fire engineering design.


Client approved architectural drawings.
Client approved structural drawings.
Client approved fire protection and building services
developed design reports.

Specifications:
Detailed specification of fire engineered features not covered by
other designers.

Fire engineering design report, suitable for building consent.

2. Co-ordination by other designers.


3. Assumes building consent is lodged after completion
of this phase.

Calculations:
Fire engineering design calculations and supporting
documentation to accompany the drawings and design report
submitted with the building consent application. Documentation
to verify compliance with the building code and client
design brief.

DDG Fire Engineering

Reports:

Design:
Refine design based on updated architectural and
structural design.

All fire safety drawings defining fire engineering requirements


including plans and sections.

New Zealand Construction Industry Council August 2004

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Design Documentation Guidelines

Fire Engineering

Construction Design Phase


Design Process

Deliverables

Commentary

Inputs:

Drawings:

1. Report and drawings are required to incorporate


building consent issues and outcomes from design
coordination into the for construction fire
engineering design.

For construction design phase, drawings for architectural,


structural, and other services.
Construction programme.
Building consent commentary and conditions.

Fire engineering detailed design drawings updated and issued


for construction.
Reports:
Fire engineering design report, as issued for building consent,
issued for construction.

Design:
Minor revisions and so on are to take account of
queries raised by the territorial authority during the
consent process.

DDG Fire Engineering

New Zealand Construction Industry Council August 2004

2. Specific timing of the for construction milestone will


be project specific. Agreement with all parties will be
required on projects in which a constructor also has
design responsibility or where investigative work is
required during the construction phase for alteration
of existing buildings.

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