Assignment 3

Taibah university

College of engineering

Architectural engineering

EMERGENCY
LIGHTGING Case study

Student Name:
Maryam Kamal Jaber
4081189

Supervised by:
Dr. Eng. Wasim Lasker
 CONTENT
1 INTRODUCTION
2 EMERGENCY LILTING
3
CASE STUDY
4 CONCLUSION
5 REFERENCES
 INTRODUCTION
Architecture has been closely associated with
attention to the aesthetic aspect of buildings, in
addition to studying and distributing spaces well,
but some may overlook the greater role of
architecture, protection and safety. Attention to
emergency exits is one of the most important
safety methods that architecture focuses on. For
emergency exits to be highlighted and easy to
distinguish from the rest of the building
components, a special type of lighting was
provided to enable the building to meet fire
safety.
 What is
Emergency
Lighting?
It is the type of lighting that is available in case of
emergency even when there is no current. Natural
lighting is usually lost due to a fire. Emergency
lighting operates automatically to enable all
occupants to safely evacuate the building. They
are often designed and located by the architect.
 Types of emergency lighting

01
Escape route lighting
It is a type of emergency lighting system that illuminates escape routes
It is a type of to enable residents to
emergency
escape and evacuate quickly. It is found at the corridors, stairs and at
lighting the fire
system extinguisher box.
that
illuminates escape routes to
enable residents to escape
and evacuate quickly. It is
found at the corridors, stairs
and at the fire extinguisher
box.

Figure 1-1 Escape route Emergency light

 Types of emergency lighting

02
Open area / anti-panic
lighting
It is a type of emergency lighting system that illuminates escape routes to enable residents to
This type of lighting is
escape and evacuate
usually quickly. It is found at the corridors, stairs and at the fire extinguisher box.
used in public
buildings such as museums
and shopping centers. These
places are visited by many
people who do not know the
design of the building, and
therefore this lighting
guides people and
determines the ways and Figure 1-2 Aniti-Panic Emergency light
exits to escape.
Types of emergency lighting
Figure 1-3 high risk Emergency light
03
High risk task lighting
High risk task lighting is a
specific type of emergency
lighting provided to ensure
the safety of people involved
in a potentially dangerous
process or situation. It must
be sufficient to enable the
requisite shut-down
procedures to be
implemented. This type of
lighting will only apply
across a limited range of
scenarios.
 CASE
STUDY
St luke’s C of E primary school

General information

Type of Building : public building

,School.

Location: Wolverhampton in UK

Area : 2600𝑚2

Architect : Architype
EMERGENCY LIGHT AND
ESCAPE ROUTE Emergency Lights

Evacuted sign

Fire extanuishing sign

Ground floor Plan Shows emrgency lights
in addition to evacuted and
extangutishing signs .

▪ The plan shows the use escape route

lighting to illuminates exit .

▪ The emergency lights are mainly spread at

hallways.

▪ There is emergency lighting at the

emergency staircase.

Ground floor plan

 Figure 2-1 Emergency light location in classroom Figure 2-2 Emergency light location in Hall

Emergency Lights
Analysis
▪ There is at least 3 of emergency lights in the
large hall and two emergency exits, because
its area is large, and also so that children can
notice them faster.

▪ Emergency lighting and exits are made clear

and direct enough so that children can pay
attention to them.
Figure 2-3 Emergency light location
 Emergency Lights
Analysis
Figure 2-4 Emergency light location near to the stairs
▪ There is emergency lighting at the stairs to
clarify the difference in levels. As shown in the
pictures, there is more emergency exit with
guiding lighting to reduce congestion at one
exit and therefore to ensure the exit and
safety of the largest number of people.

Figure 2-5 Emergency light location near to the stairs

Conclusion
The main objectives of having emergency lighting when the main lighting system stops
can be summarized in the following points:
• Evacuate buildings easily without danger.
• Carrying out dangerous operations and ensuring their peaceful end.
• Reducing cases of fear and achieving conditions for visual comfort.
Finally, it should be noted that, each individual building will have its own particular
requirements when it comes to emergency illumination. Even within a building, the
needs will vary from one part to another.
REFFERNCES
01 Importance of Emergency Lights. (n.d.). prolite.in. Retrieved October 27, 2022,
from https://www.prolite.in/blog/importance-of-emergency-lights

02 An Introduction to Emergency Lighting and Fire Safety. (n.d.). Retrieved October 27, 2022,
from https://www.safelincs.co.uk/introduction-to-emergency-lighting/

03 St Luke’s C of E Primary School. (2014, July 9). Imagine School Design.

04 Barry, C. (2021, February 5). Why Emergency and Exit Lighting is Important in Fire Safety
Systems. Barry Bros Security. https://www.barrybros.com/2020/08/why-emergency-and-exit-
lighting-is-important-in-fire-safety-systems/