When it comes to evacuating tall buildings in a fire, not everyone can take the stairs. Here’s what else high-rises need.
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The race to build the tallest timber building makes the news, but mid-rise construction is where using timber can make the biggest sustainability impact.
99% of people below the floors where the planes struck the twin towers evacuated successfully, although their journey was fraught with danger. Their stories have influenced today’s skyscraper designs.
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Principal Research Fellow, School of Engineering, RMIT University
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Professor in Digital Construction and Fire Engineering, Te Kunenga ki Pūrehuroa – Massey University
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Associate Professor and Principal Fellow in Urban Risk and Resilience, The University of Melbourne
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Lecturer in Structural Timber Engineering, The University of Queensland