Benefits and Applications of Smoke Control and Barrier

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Smoke control systems are the well-designed systems that are used to reduce or prevent the further breakout and spread of the fire. The smoke control and barrier are designed in a way that it reduces the spread of smoke. Smoke does not only spread due to fire breakout. There are multiple reasons behind this including the electric short-circuiting. Apart from the fire installations, every building premise has nowadays well-defined smoke control systems installed in it.

When the fire breaks out, the most common reason why most of the people get into its clutches is the reduced visibility due to heavy smoke. Nowadays, installation of fire stopping and smoke control and barrier are mandatory to install in all residential and commercial buildings. There are many types of the control systems and are designed for specific purposes. You need to choose the smoke control and barrier according to your needs and building specification.

Various Applications of the Smoke Control and Barrier to Know

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• Residential Buildings: most prominently, engineered smoke control systems are the part of residential buildings. Buildings are designed with several stories and hence such a system is required that covers every part of the building. Among the different types of the smoke control and barrier, automatic opening vents are most commonly used in the residential buildings.



• Public Premises: there are great differences between the commercial buildings and public premises. Public premises include the places and buildings like shopping complexes, markets, or retail outlets. At the times of fire emergency, there is the vital role of such control systems. However, it is important to install a well engineered or sophisticated control system in such premises.



• Commercial Buildings: Commercial buildings are those spots where large number of people works under one roof like factories, shops and so on. It somehow is similar to the structure of the residential building.  But to cover the large commercial building, you need to install several ducts to extract smokes from your areas.

What are the Ventilation Techniques used in the Smoke Control and Barrier?

1. Smoke Ventilation Systems: These types of ventilation system are particularly suited in the regions like the roof, corridors, and smoke shafts and so on. These are highly beneficial at the times of fire emergency. It allows the people to inhale the heavy smoke. The appropriate ventilation system is important to extract the smoke from your area and you need to hire a proper installation service to design your smoke control system.


2. Natural ventilation systems: The most common type where we can find the natural ventilation system is the residential buildings. The smoke control systems are available in various varieties and have different requirements. With the natural ventilating system, it helps in evacuating the smoke quite easily. However, natural ventilation systems are only suitable for those buildings which are small. High buildings like apartments are not ideal for the natural ventilation and you need to install separate smoke control and barrier in your building.


3. Mechanical Ventilation Systems: When the natural ventilation system is not an effective solution, mechanical ventilation is preferred. These are highly suitable for those places in which natural airflow is not so good. Therefore, highly sophisticated and congested buildings have mechanical ventilation systems.
   
   Smoke control systems are nowadays installed in all types of buildings. These systems monitor the smoke station and at once send the signal in case of an emergency. In the earlier days, when these systems were not so advanced, lots of lives were sacrificed due to sudden fire breakout. Apart from this, basic guidance is given to the people regarding dos and don’ts. Protect your building against such serious consequences with necessary steps.