Active fire safety measures in the heritage timber buildings in Malaysia
Malaysia has a significant amount of heritage timber buildings located in every part of the country. The buildings symbolised the origin of the country’s vernacular architectural style as well as the historical representation of the local community culture and its surrounding context. However, due t...
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| author | Salleh, Nurul Hamiruddin Mohtar, Mohd Alif Wajdi |
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| description | Malaysia has a significant amount of heritage timber buildings located in every part of the country. The buildings symbolised the origin of the country’s vernacular architectural style as well as the historical representation of the local community culture and its surrounding context. However, due to the combustible nature of timber, these heritage timber buildings are highly exposed to the risks of fire. Currently, there are no proper fire safety guidelines specifically for heritage buildings which can act as a good reference for the building owners or conservators in safeguarding the heritage buildings. The purpose of this study is to identify existing active fire safety measures in selected heritage timber buildings in Malaysia. The study was conducted through literature findings and observation of four selected heritage timber buildings. The study had identified that all four heritage timber buildings were equipped with very basic active fire safety measures. |
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| spelling | iium-804262021-02-23T09:35:25Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/80426/ Active fire safety measures in the heritage timber buildings in Malaysia Salleh, Nurul Hamiruddin Mohtar, Mohd Alif Wajdi NA Architecture NA105 Preservation and restoration of architecture monument Malaysia has a significant amount of heritage timber buildings located in every part of the country. The buildings symbolised the origin of the country’s vernacular architectural style as well as the historical representation of the local community culture and its surrounding context. However, due to the combustible nature of timber, these heritage timber buildings are highly exposed to the risks of fire. Currently, there are no proper fire safety guidelines specifically for heritage buildings which can act as a good reference for the building owners or conservators in safeguarding the heritage buildings. The purpose of this study is to identify existing active fire safety measures in selected heritage timber buildings in Malaysia. The study was conducted through literature findings and observation of four selected heritage timber buildings. The study had identified that all four heritage timber buildings were equipped with very basic active fire safety measures. Malaysian Institute of Planners (MIP) 2020-05-11 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/80426/1/80426_Active%20fire%20safety%20measures.pdf application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/80426/2/80426_Active%20fire%20safety%20measures_SCOPUS.pdf Salleh, Nurul Hamiruddin and Mohtar, Mohd Alif Wajdi (2020) Active fire safety measures in the heritage timber buildings in Malaysia. Planning Malaysia, 18 (2). pp. 37-46. ISSN 1675-6215 E-ISSN 0128-0945 http://www.planningmalaysia.org/index.php/pmj/article/view/741/553 http://dx.doi.org/10.21837/pm.v18i12.741 |
| spellingShingle | NA Architecture NA105 Preservation and restoration of architecture monument Salleh, Nurul Hamiruddin Mohtar, Mohd Alif Wajdi Active fire safety measures in the heritage timber buildings in Malaysia |
| title | Active fire safety measures in the heritage timber buildings in Malaysia |
| title_full | Active fire safety measures in the heritage timber buildings in Malaysia |
| title_fullStr | Active fire safety measures in the heritage timber buildings in Malaysia |
| title_full_unstemmed | Active fire safety measures in the heritage timber buildings in Malaysia |
| title_short | Active fire safety measures in the heritage timber buildings in Malaysia |
| title_sort | active fire safety measures in the heritage timber buildings in malaysia |
| topic | NA Architecture NA105 Preservation and restoration of architecture monument |
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