The sustainable building and fire protection industries have differing interests and ideals that present challenges in new building construction. We interviewed fire protection and sustainability experts to explore different incentives for fire safety and sustainability, and found most experts supported a more holistic approach to building design. We recommended that FPA Australia increase its communication with the sustainable building industry and promote awareness about sustainability to the fire protection industry by adopting a definition of sustainability suited to fire protection.

• This report represents the work of one or more WPI undergraduate students submitted to the faculty as evidence of completion of a degree requirement. WPI routinely publishes these reports on its website without editorial or peer review.

Creator

• Oliver, Erik S
• Lee, Nathaniel Broadbent
• Carter, Michael Andrew
• Post, Molly Kessler

Subject

• Environment
• Security
• Sustainability
• Energy
• Well-Being

Publisher

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Identifier

• E-project-052611-110711

Stichwort

• Sustainable development--Environmental aspects
• Fire protection engineering
• Fire prevention
• Sustainability

Advisor

• Vaz, Rick
• Demetry, Chrysanthe

Year

• 2011

Center

• Melbourne, Australia Project Center - IQP

Sponsor

• Fire Protection Association Australia

Date created

• 2011-05-26

Ort

• Melbourne

Resource type

• Interactive Qualifying Project

Rights statement

• In Copyright

Zuletzt geändert

• 2021-02-03