The challenge of upgrading is in finding a viable method to allow an old building, constructed with materials that would not be permissible under today’s building codes, actually meet a ‘current level of life safety’.

An example of this was a group of 4 storey, inner-city buildings that were constructed with wooden floors, wooden stairs and with no fire rating (e.g. no-segregation between apartments and common areas or between levels). To achieve a current level of life safety- equivalent to a current building which would be segregated and fire rated using concrete walls and floors; an automatic fire sprinkler system combined with smoke detection and occupant warning system was suggested as a method to reach current levels of life safety.

Simple upgrades could be minor, such as smoke alarms, portable fire extinguishers and emergency lights; however, complex ones could involve fire engineered solutions, sprinklers, hydrants, Emergency Warning and Intercommunication (EWIS) systems and the like.

2020 Fire Protection helps owners manage the fire upgrade process. Whether it be negotiating the most economical outcome or coordinating the installation; we are here to make your fire upgrade as headache free as possible.

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