Analysis of Fire Protection and Vertical Transportation Systems in Taylor's Lakeside University.

1. Building
Services 2
Presented by:
Ishka Rogbeer
Akshay Budia
Teoh Beng Way
Jenita Hurgobin

2. Location – Selangor
Educational Site
Divided into Block A, B, C, D & E
Reason why we choose Block C
The 2 Building Services System we choose to
analyse are:
The Fire Protection System
The Vertical Transportation System

4. What is meant by Vertical Transportation
System?
Types of Elevator System
System Used in Block C
Kone 3000s Monospace®
ElevatorSystems
Electric
Geared Drive
Gearless Drive
Hydraulic
Conventional
Holeless
Roped

5. Definition & Use
Example of Classification: Excellent, Above
Average, Average, Below Average
Factors affecting QoS of Elevator
Number of Passengers
Time of usage, i.e. flexible or unified
Type of building
Number of landings, & total height of building

6. Round-Trip Time (RTT)
The time in seconds taken by a single lift to travel from
ground floor to the top floor, including the probable number
of stops, and return to the ground floor.
Used to calculate the “interval” using the following formula:
The interval is then used to determine the QoS.

7. Calculations for Block C
Total Time Taken
(RTT) in seconds
No of Stops
Time Taken for Door to
Open & Close in seconds
Jenita 237 9 15
Beng Way 137 4 12
Akshay 60 0 11
Ishka 130 3 14
Average 141 4 13
Table 2.1: Data used to Calculate Round-Trip Time

8. From Table 2.1,
RTT with average 4 stops = 141s
Average door closing and opening time = 13s
Time taken from LG to Level 9 back to LG without
any stop = 60s
Calculations using above findings:
Time taken from LG to L9 = 60/2 = 30s
Speed of Lift = (11 x 3.6)/30 = 1.32m/s
Interval = 141/3 = 47s

9. QoS can now be determined using the following table:
Interval/s Quality of Service
25 - 35 Excellent for all type of buildings
35 - 45 Acceptable for offices/educational buildings
45 - 60 Acceptable for hotels/commercial buildings
60 - 90 Acceptable for condos/residential buildings
More than 90 Below average/Poor for all type of buildings
Table 2.2: Interval v/s Quality of Service
Interval = 47s, therefore QoS for Block C = ?

10. In practice, waiting time is three-quarter
the interval = 47 x ¾ ≈ 36 seconds
Current Capacity= 1360kg, 20 persons
Average RTT = 141s (2min 21s)
Total time to open + close = average 13s

12. Type of Installation
Quality of Service (QoS)
for Office Building
ASSUMED QoS for
Educational Building
1 lift for every 2 floors Excellent Above Average
1 lift for every 3 floors Above Average Average
1 lift for every 4 floors Average Below Average
1 lift for every 5 floors Below Average Poor
Table 2.3: Minimum number of lifts in Offices & Educational Building
Block C has 3 elevators operating for a total number
of 11 floors, i.e. 11/3 = 3.67 floors

14. Use same brand, i.e. KONE 3000s Monospace®
Change the following specifications only:
Lift Speed increases from 1.32m/s to 1.8m/s
Capacity increases from 1360kg to around 1600kg
(an additional 3 passengers per lift)
Door opening + closing total time decreases from
13s to 7s, by removing vocals.

15. KONE Travel Master 110
Carry a large number of people
Practically no waiting time
Reduce the amount of crowding
Can be placed in the same physical space as stairs

17. Passive & Active FPS
Passive FPS – Fire-resistant walls, doors & floors
Active requires the use of mechanical & electronic
devices, i.e. Manual Call Points, Smoke & Heat
Detectors, etc.
Main Active FPS in Block C:
Water Sprinklers
Carbon Dioxide Fixed Installation
FM 200 Fire Suppression System
Wet Chemical System

18. Water
FM 200
Wet Chemical
Carbon Dioxide
Sprinklers
Heat Detector
Smoke Detector
Alarm Bell
CO2 Discharge
Power Room
Jockey/Pressure-
Maintenance Pump
Duty Pump
Standby Pump
SPK tank
HR/WR Tank
Pump Room

19. Landing Valve &
Hosereel
Breeching Inlets CO2 Cylinders
Fire Switches Fire Hose
Sprinkler and Wet
Riser Control Valves

20. Description
UBBL
Requirement
Measured
Value 1
Result
1
Measured
Value 2
Result
2
Hydrant from Building ≥ 6m 5.0m  10.5m 
Hydrant to Breeching Outlet ≤ 30m 23.5m  31.0m 
Access Road Width ≥ 6m 7.15m  7.25m 
Manual Call Point from Floor 1.2m 1.43m  1.41m 
Between 2 Manual Call Points ≤ 30m 42.4m  41.9m 
Diameter of Hosereel ≥ 25mm 35mm  35mm 
Table 3.1: Comparison between UBBL Requirement and Actual Measured Values

21.  3.4.1 Set-up not according to UBBL
 Re-arrange components according to UBBL
Vending Machine
- Side View
Hidden Equipment
behind Vending Machine

22.  3.4.2 No Automatic shut-off for LPG System
 Install a LPG leak detector with automatic shut-off
 3.4.3 Water Sprinklers used in Library
 Replace with Aerosol-K system
 3.4.4 No Fire-Resistant Structure in Classrooms
 Use Fire-Rated Gypsum Dry Wall
 3.4.5 Water Leak in Sprinkler Jockey Pump
 Change and replace the damaged parts

23.  3.4.6 Smoke Detector Seal not removed
Figure 3.17: Sealed Smoke Detector on Level 4 Block C.
- This means that the device is not functioning and
would be unable to detect a fire.
Figure 3.18: Functioning Smoke Detector
- The orange seal has to be removed for it to function.
 Remove seal for it to function properly

24. The VTS indeed has some problems, whereas
the FPS had no real problems as such, but
only a few weaknesses.
Best solution to solve the VTS problems –
Improve the specifications of the current lift
Most important problem to be fixed in FPS –
Non-fire-resistant walls in classrooms