Current fire safety regulations in historical buildings are generally limited to the number and dimension of exits and evacuation paths. This approach clearly clashes with preservation criteria because of the need of invasive layout modifications. On the contrary, a “behavioural design” approach could solve this conflict by proposing evacuation facilities based on effective human behaviours. This work proposes an innovative wayfinding system based on phtoluminescent continuous signs. Experiments in a significant real world scenario demonstrate the possibility to considerably decrease the evacuation timing without building layout modifications
Improving human safety in cultural heritage buildings: experiments on effectiveness of wayfinding systems in a theatre / Bernardini, G.; D’Orazio, M.; Quagliarini, E.. - In: TEMA. - ISSN 2421-4574. - ELETTRONICO. - 2:1(2016), pp. 57-67.
Improving human safety in cultural heritage buildings: experiments on effectiveness of wayfinding systems in a theatre
G. Bernardini;M. D’Orazio;E. Quagliarini
2016-01-01
Abstract
Current fire safety regulations in historical buildings are generally limited to the number and dimension of exits and evacuation paths. This approach clearly clashes with preservation criteria because of the need of invasive layout modifications. On the contrary, a “behavioural design” approach could solve this conflict by proposing evacuation facilities based on effective human behaviours. This work proposes an innovative wayfinding system based on phtoluminescent continuous signs. Experiments in a significant real world scenario demonstrate the possibility to considerably decrease the evacuation timing without building layout modificationsI documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.