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DOCUMENT – III
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS
Volume 4.6 – Appendix F
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TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION
INDEX

VOLUME 1

DIVISION 01 – GENERAL REQUIREMENTS (UNDER SEPARATE COVER)

VOLUME 2

DIVISION 02 - 21

VOLUME 3

DIVISION 22 - 33

VOLUME 4 – APPENDICES

4.1 APPENDIX A – GEOTECHNICAL INVESTIGATION REPORT AQ3

4.2 APPENDIX B – GEOTECHNICAL INVESTIGATION REPORT AQ4
4.3 APPENDIX C – WIND REPORT
4.4 APPENDIX D – ACOUSTIC REPORT
4.5 APPENDIX E – VERTICAL TRANSPORTATION REPORT
4.6 APPENDIX F – FIRE & LIFE SAFETY REPORT
4.7 APPENDIX G – INTERIOR FIT-OUT WORK SPECIFICATIONS
4.8 APPENDIX H – LANDSCAPE SPECIFICATIONS

END OF INDEX

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Abraj Quartier Project

1 Introduction*******************************... 2
2 Applicable Codes and Standards**************............................. 2
3 Occupancy Classification***..**************............................. 3
4 Construction Classification and Fire Resistance Rating***********.. 3
5 Interior Finishes*****************************... 4
Prepared for: 6 Smoke Control *****************************...5
7 Means of Egress*****************************...5
KEO International Consultants 8 Fire Protection and Detection Systems*******************. 8
9 Fire Command Centre and fireman’s lift******************.. 10
Mr. Debanjan Bhattacharya 10 Fire Pump Room and Hydrant **********************.. 11
Project Manager 11 Civil Defense Access .**************************.. 11

Issued 20 November 2014

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Aon Fire Protection Engineering (Aon FPE) has been retained by KEO International Consultants to
Executive Summary prepare this Fire Protection/ Life Safety code summary report for the Abraj Quartier precinct located
Abraj Quartier consists of one basement level, three common podium levels with parking and assembly within Pearl Island Development in Doha, Qatar.
uses and 4 residential towers on top.
The report highlights the building construction, fire protection and life safety approaches and
This report details the fire safety strategy to be adopted for the building, demonstrating the code requirements for the Abraj Quartier project stage to satisfy the requirements of the authority having
compliance achieved under QCD FSS and NFPA guidelines. jurisdiction (AHJ), which is Qatar Civil Defense (QCD).

This report addresses life safety issues only; it does not address property protection, business continuity
or any other fire safety issues not contained within the applicable guidance.
1.1 Project Description
Abraj Quartier consists of one basement parking level, three common podium levels with parking and
On the basis of the provisions outlined within this report, it is concluded that Abraj Quartier will meet the
assembly uses and 35 levels of residential units. In total, Abraj Quartier (hereafter referred to as “the
following requirements:
building”) is 40 stories above grade. The approximate site area is 58,000 sqm.
The height of highest occupied floor exceeds 23 m (LSC) above the ground level, which implied
compliance to high-rise building requirements; The height of highest occupied floor exceeds 23 m (LSC) above the ground level, which implied
Construction type is Type I (332); compliance to high-rise building requirements. Note that for a building to be categorized as high rise
For construction Type I (332), the number of levels of assembling levels above ground are not under QCD FSS, it needs to be more than 28m high.
restricted (LSC Table 12.1.6) and a spa, gym and pool area will be accommodated on Level 3;
The upper residential levels are a combination of:
A separated-mixed occupancy approach is used for the building;
The primary means of egress for the building is via 10 egress stairs, which serve basement and
podium levels primarily. The upper levels (towers) are served by smokeproof enclosures, where Beach front villas
each tower is served by two separated smokeproof enclosures and they will be pressurized; Town houses
Occupants within the four residential towers enter all exit staircases through a smoke stop lobby Four 40-story residential towers
and they will be pressurized;
The common podium levels contain assembly uses, such as fitness center (spa and gym) and a pool
The stairs are 1,200mm wide and are of sufficient capacity to serve each level of the project; area.
Each floor of the building is provided with a minimum of two exits. The number of means of
egress is sufficient to comply with the travel distance requirements;
Refuge floor is located on Level 19 in each tower, sized to accommodate 1,937 persons and 1.2 Fire protection and life safety features
separated by 2 hour fire resistance rating from the remainder of the building;
Corridors serving residential occupancies have a fire resistance rating of not less than ½ hour The project has the following fire protection and life safety (FPLS) features, which are explained in the
and corridors serving assembly or storage occupancies do not have any fire resistance rating; following sections of this report:
Residential units are separated by fire barriers with fire resistance rating of not less than ½ hour;
The building will be protected by automatic sprinkler system throughout; Table 1. Fire protection and life safety features
All portions of the car park are mechanically ventilated by a system capable of providing 10 ACH
in fire mode; Section of
Fire pump room is mechanically ventilated by a system capable of providing 10 ACH in fire FPLS Features this report
mode;
Generator room is mechanically ventilated by a system capable of providing 10 ACH in fire Fire-resistive construction Section 4
mode; Smoke control/venting systems Section 6
Site access road are provided within a travel distance of 45m from every point on projected plan Means of Egress Section 7
area; Automatic Sprinkler Systems Section 8.1
A dedicated 1-hr fire resistance rating fire command center is provided on all towers at ground
floor level; Standpipe Systems Section 8.2
Two firefighting lifts serve all habitable floors of the building; Fire extinguishers Section 8.3
Fire Detection and Alarm Systems Section 8.4
Emergency command and control center Section 9
1 Introduction Location and distribution of the private fire hydrants and the fire department
Section 10
connection points
Civil defense response and accessibility to the site Section 11

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The authority having jurisdiction (AHJ) is Qatar Civil Defense (QCD), which have full mandate to arbitrate
any interpretation of the codes, or even request features above and beyond the prescriptive guidance
during the approval process.
3 Occupancy Classification
The occupancies included in Abraj Quartier Project are classified according with the NFPA 5000 and
LSC as follows:
2 Applicable Codes and Standards
Table 3. Building Occupancies

This report is based upon the 2012 edition of the NFPA 5000 Building Code, the 2012 edition of NFPA Hazard Classification
Description of Use Occupancy Classification
101 Life Safety Code (LSC) and QCD – Fire Safety Standards (QCD FSS) guidelines revised in 2011. [Note 1]
The QCD FSS and guidelines define the local requirements for this project.
Residential New Apartments Occupancy Ordinary Hazard
NFPA 5000 is the base building code used to establish building construction type, fire-resistance ratings, Townhouses LSC Chapter 30 LSC 30.1.5
interior finishes, allowable height and area and other primary fire resistive construction and Life Safety New Lodging or Rooming House Ordinary Hazard
Villas
features. LSC Chapter 26 LSC 26.1.5
New Business Occupancy Ordinary Hazard
LSC is applied to address specific life safety issues not addressed by NFPA 5000 or to identify Office areas
LSC Chapter 38 LSC 38.1.5
alternative approaches of solving life safety issues.
New Assembly Occupancy Ordinary Hazard
Restaurant LSC 12.1.5
Local QCD guidelines are applied to incorporate minimum fire and life safety standards and also local LSC Chapter 12
civil defense access requirements and other items not addressed in the other codes as required in Qatar. New Assembly Occupancy Ordinary Hazard
Gym, Spa LSC 12.1.5
LSC Chapter 12
NFPA Standards listed in LSC, NFPA 5000, or as required by QCD will be used as references for design New Assembly Occupancy Low Hazard
of fire and life safety systems and fire resistive construction. Pool Area LSC 12.1.5
LSC Chapter 12
Plant Rooms, Service Areas and Ordinary Hazard
The Fire Strategy will be submitted to QCD for approval. Storage
Utilities LSC 42.1.5
LSC Chapter 42
This code summary document provides the basis for an expanded fire strategy, which is required for fire Parking
strategy drawings that will be developed as the design progresses and submitted to QCD for approval. OCCUPANC
Note 1. Life safety occupancy classification is concerned with determining the overall hazard to
The following codes and standards have been used to develop the Fire Strategy: occupants in a building for purposes of implementing an adequate means of egress system as defined in
NFPA 5000: 6.3.2 and LSC 6.2, which differs from NFPA 13 classification system that is concerned with
Table 2. Design codes and fire protection standards defining the hazard for the purposes of an automatic sprinkler system. Therefore, the following
classifications are based on the nature of each use to ensure an accurate evaluation of the hazard to
Codes and Standards Edition occupants.
E SAFETY CODE NFPA 5000
Qatar Civil Defense Fire Safety Standards 2012
NFPA 5000, Building Construction and Safety Code 2012
NFPA 10, Standard for Portable Fire Extinguishers 2013
4 Construction Classification and Fire Resistance Ratings
NFPA 13, Standard for the Installation of Sprinkler Systems 2013 NFPA 5000 is used to establish the minimum fire resistive requirements for the building. The building
NFPA 14, Standard for the Installation of Standpipe and Hose Systems 2013 construction type and the fire resistance ratings are directly dependent on the height, area and
occupancy classifications, and presence or lack thereof of automatic sprinkler systems.
NFPA 20, Standard for the Installation of Stationary Pumps for Fire Protection 2013
NFPA 24, Standard for the Installation of Private Service Mains and Their
Appurtenances
2013 4.1 Occupancy Approach
NFPA 25, Standard for the Inspection, Testing, and Maintenance of Water-Based Abraj Quartier buildings contain multiple occupancy classifications ranging from assembly areas to
2011
Fire Protection Systems residential apartments and villas.
NFPA 72, National Fire Alarm and Signaling Code 2013
NFPA 101, Life Safety Code (LSC) 2012 The building uses a separated-mixed occupancy approach. A separated occupancy approach classifies
each major portion of the building independently and separates each from other occupancies by fire
NFPA 110, Standard for Emergency and Standby Power Systems 2013
resistance barriers according to NFPA 5000.
NFPA 2001, Standard on Clean Agent Fire Extinguishing Systems 2012

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The following table summarizes the fire separation (Hours) requirements of the residential occupancies Table 5. Height and Area Calculations for Type I (332) construction
in accordance with NFPA 5000: Table 6.2.4.1(a) and (b):
Requirements/Details Values
Table 4. Fire Separation Requirements Residential
Assembly Residential Storage Business Floor Area (Most Restrictive Use)
Occupancy Maximum Allowable Floor Area Unlimited
(Apartment)
Assembly NR 1 hour FRR 2 hour FRR 1 hour FRR Actual Maximum Floor Area 19,398sqm
Residential 1 hour FRR NR 2 hour FRR 1 hour FRR Building Height
(Apartment) Total Building Height Allowed UL
Storage 2 hour FRR 2 hour FRR NR 1 hour FRR Actual Building Height 151 m
Business 1 hour FRR 1 hour FRR 1 hour FRR NR

Note 1. NR – Not Required 4.3 Structural Fire Resistance

Note 2. The Table above assumes that all portions of all buildings are protected throughout by automatic Structural elements meet the fire resistance ratings determined by NFPA 5000: Table 7.2.1.1 for
sprinklers and all the notes and the conditions of NFPA 5000: Table 6.2.4.1 (a) and (b) are applicable to building elements and Table 7.3.2.1 for the fire-resistance rating requirements for exterior walls based
this table. on fire separation distance, whichever was greater.

Note 3. Fire doors and fire shutter assemblies meet the same hourly ratings of the separating fire The following is a summary of the Abraj Quartier fire resistance ratings provisions in accordance with
barriers. NFPA 5000: Table 7.2.1.1.

Any spaces considered incidental use areas are described in Section 4.4 of this report.
Table 6. Building Elements for Type I (332)
7.3.1 Car Park Required1 Fire Provided Fire
Building Element Resistance Rating Resistance Rating
The car park is separated from the residential towers, villas and townhouses by fire resisting
construction. Structural Frame 3 Hours 3 Hours
Supporting a roof only 2 Hour 2 Hour
NFPA 5000: Table 6.2.4.1(b) and NFPA 88A: 5.2 recommends places of assembly and residential, Bearing Walls (exterior) 3 Hours 3 Hours
which includes the four towers, townhouses and villas, to be separated from enclosed parking area by
Supporting a roof only 3 Hour 3 Hour
walls, partitions, floors, or floor-ceiling assemblies having a fire resistance rating of not less than 2
hours. Nonbearing Walls (exterior) See Section 4.5 None
Bearing Walls (interior) 3 Hours 3 Hours
The separation the car park and all residential areas, as well as the structure of the car park itself, is Supporting a roof only 2 Hour 2 Hour
provided with 2 hours fire resisting construction, in accordance with NFPA 5000 and NFPA 88A. Nonbearing Walls (interior) None None
Floor construction 2 Hours 2 Hours
Roof Construction 1 1/2 Hour 1 1/2 Hour
4.2 Construction Type
Shafts2
The construction type dictates the requirements for the fire resistance rating of various structural Connecting 4 stories or more 2 Hours 2 Hours
elements, shafts, partitions and other building elements, which is discussed in section 4.3. Connecting 3 stories or less 1 Hour 1 Hour

The construction type for the building is based on the most restrictive Use Group for separated mixed Note. Penthouses exceeding one-third of roof area are considered a story in accordance with NFPA
use buildings and selected based on allowable height and area (per story) limitations indicated in NFPA 5000 3.3.480.
5000: Table 7.4.1.

The minimum construction for Residential Towers is Type I (332).

The followings table contains the height and area requirements for a building of Type I (332)
construction In accordance with NFPA 5000. 1
NFPA 5000: Table 7.2.1.1
2
NFPA 5000 8.12.1.5
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4.4 Accessory / Incidental Use Areas

An area is considered accessory to the main use of a space where the area devoted to the accessory
occupancy does not occupy more than 25% of the area of the building area of the floor in which it is
located in accordance with NFPA 5000: 6.2.1.5. Accessory use areas are exempt from the requirements
for mixed occupancy buildings or areas and are classified in accordance with the main use group of the
portion of the building in which the specific occupancy area is located.

For the residential towers (classified as apartment occupancy), NFPA 5000: Table 25.3.3.2.2 specify
the incidental use areas required to be separated from other areas by fire barriers and /or protected by
fire suppression systems as reproduced in the following table:

Table 7. Required Fire Resistance Rating for Incidental Use Areas

Required Fire Resistance Code Reference NFPA 30: 1.5.3 acknowledges installations made in accordance with NFPA 37 are considered to be in
Building Element Rating with a suppression compliance with NFPA 30.
system
In accordance with LSC 7.10.2, the exhaust system installation for the generator room shall be such that
NFPA 5000: Table it is gastight, and terminates in such a manner that the toxic exhaust fumes CANNOT re-enter the
Storage Rooms 1 Hour
25.3.3.2.2 building or structure. Hence, any kind of interior building location of the exhaust is not permitted.
NFPA 5000: Table Exhausting within the car park is not code compliant.
Trash Collection Room 1 Hour
25.3.3.2.2
Electrical Vaults (over 600V) 1 Hour NFPA 70: 450.42 4.5 Exposure Protection
Dry-type transformer (over 112 ½ kVA) 1 hour NFPA 70: 450.21
In addition to the fire resistance rating requirements based upon construction type, exterior walls are also
EPS 2 hours NFPA 110: 7.2.1.1 governed based upon their fire separation distance (FSD), use group and presence/absence of
Electrical closets 1 hour NFPA 70 automatic sprinkler protection throughout in compliance with NFPA 5000: Table 7.3.2.1.
Fire Pump Room 1 hour NFPA 20 Table 5.12.1.1
Generator room NFPA 5000: 11.2.3.12 NFPA 5000 permits 100% of a building elevation to have unprotected openings when it is sprinkler
protected and separated by 6 m or more to an adjoining building, or property line.
Transfer switch equipment 1 hour
Standby panelboard Building locations on the site are shown to have a building separation of more than 6 m, therefore a fire
resistive rating is not required; as summarized in the table below:
4.4.1 Generator Room
Table 8. Fire Ratings for External Walls
NFPA 5000: 6.4.2.14 requires that buildings housing combustion engines to be constructed in Horizontal Separation (m) Required Fire Resistance Rating
accordance with NFPA 37. The building accommodates a generator room, which is located at ground
floor level within the parking area, close to the vehicle entry/exit gate to outside. 0 to 1.5m 1 Hour
More than 1.5m to 3m 1 Hour
The aggregate total volume of diesel for the generator room is to exceed 5,000 liters. It is anticipated two More than 3m to 9m None
tanks of 36,000 liters capacity. The following requirements in accordance with NFPA 37: 6.3.2.2 applied: More than 9m None

Note. The fire separation distance is measured horizontally to an imaginary line between the two
buildings on the project that is designated for the purpose of determining exterior wall requirements.

The maximum area of unprotected or protected openings permitted in an exterior wall in any story may
not exceed the values set forth in NFPA 5000: Table 7.3.5(a) and Table 7.3.5(b).

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4.6 Fire resistance rated construction Minimum Flame Smoke

Component Required Spread Development
Fire resistance rating of building elements, components or assemblies was determined in accordance Classification Index Index
with the test procedures set forth in ASTM E 119 or UL 263. Exit Enclosures/Passageways C 76-200 0-450
Fire barriers providing the required fire resistance rated construction were installed in the following areas: Corridors C 76-200 0-450
Rooms/Enclosed Spaces C 76-200 0-450
• Separation between residential units (LSC 30.3.7.2)
• Residential corridors (LSC 30.3.6.1.2)
• Exit enclosures and shaft enclosures (Section 4.3 Table 7 of this report) 6 Smoke Control
• Special use rooms (Section 4.4 Table 8 of this report)
The building contains no atria and floor by floor smoke control is not required in compliance with NFPA
5000 and QCD FSS.
5 Interior Finishes Basement level contains an occupant load in excess of 100 persons, thus smoke control system is
required in accordance with LSC 11.7.4.4.
Interior finish includes all wall, ceiling and floor finishes, wainscoting and paneling or other finish applied
structurally or for acoustical treatment, insulation, decoration or similar purposes. Abraj Quartier is defined as a high-rise building with the highest occupied floor more than 28 m above
the lowest level of QCD access. QCD FSS recommends the following smoke control requirements:
Compliant with NFPA 5000: Chapter 10, all materials used for interior finish and trim are classified in
accordance with test results of NFPA 255 or ASTM E 84 for their flame-spread and smoke developed
Table 12. Minimum Smoke Control Requirements
ratings.
Component Minimum Requirement
In accordance with NFPA 5000: 10.3.2, products required to be tested in accordance with ASTM E84 or
ANSI/ UL 723 are grouped in three classes. Pressurization System
Exit staircase
25Pa
The interior finish materials for different parts of the project is grouped in the following classes in Smoke-Stop Lobby 10 ACH & 12.5Pa
accordance with their flame spread and smoke developed indexes (described above) as summarized in
Fire Fighting Lobby 10 ACH & 12.5Pa
the following tables:
Basement Level NFPA 92
Table 9. Wall and Ceiling Finish for Restaurant, Gym and Swimming Pool (Assembly Areas) Independent System
Car Park
10ACH
Minimum Flame Smoke Fire Pump Room 10ACH
Component Required Spread Development
Classification Index Index Generator Room 10ACH

Exit Enclosures/Passageways B 26-75 0-450

Corridors B 26-75 0-450 6.1 Exit Staircase
Rooms/Enclosed Spaces C 76-200 0-450
For Abraj Quartier, the exit stair enclosures are smoke proof enclosures and they will be pressurized.
NFPA 5000: 3.3.193.2 defines “smoke proof enclosure is an enclosure designed to limit the movement
Table 10. Wall and Ceiling Finish for Office (Business Areas), and Residential (Apartment Areas) of products of combustion produced during a fire”.
Minimum Flame Smoke QCD FSS requires the pressurization system to be capable of maintaining a minimum air flow of not less
Component Required Spread Development than 1m/s across 3-doors open simultaneously and to maintain a minimum of 25 Pascal pressure
Classification Index Index difference across the other remaining close doors.
Exit Enclosures/Passageways B 26-75 0-450 The pressurization system will have injection points distributed throughout the shaft such that they are
not more than 11m apart and not less than one injection point for every three floors, as follows:
Corridors C 76-200 0-450
Rooms/Enclosed Spaces C 76-200 0-450 Single injection point stair pressurization system for maximum of 5 levels / storey building
including basement/s or up to 30.5 m in staircase height.
In addition, the exit staircases meet the following requirements in compliance with NFPA 5000: 11.2.3.9:
Table 11. Wall and Ceiling Finish for Plant Rooms, Service Areas, and Utilities (Storage Areas)

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Pressure difference across doors does not exceed that which allows the door to begin to be
opened by a force of 133 N.
All exit staircases, built as smoke proof enclosures, are enclosed continuously by 2-hr fire resistance
rated barriers from the highest point to the point of exit discharge, with the lobby considered a part of
smoke proof enclosure as well in accordance with NFPA 5000: 11.2.3.3.1.
6.2 Smoke Stop Lobby
For Abraj Quartier, occupants within the four residential towers enter all exit staircases through a smoke
stop lobby.
QCD FSS requires a design pressure difference across the barrier of not less than 12.5 Pa, capable of
maintaining these pressure differences between the lobby and adjoining spaces and a minimum of 10
ACH.
7 Means of Egress
Means of Egress includes the design and functionality exits, exit capacity, exit signs, occupant load, and
travel distance. All life safety elements comply with LSC.
The primary means of egress for the building is via 9 egress stairs (See Appendix A), which serve
basement and podium levels primarily. The upper levels are served by smokeproof enclosures, where
each tower is served by two smokeproof enclosures. The stairs are 1,200mm wide and are of sufficient
capacity to serve each level of the project.
7.1 Occupant Load
Each area of the Abraj Quartier Project is assigned an occupant load based upon its area and usage as
identified by LSC: Table 7.3.1.2.

6.3 Parking Structures The occupant load factors used applied primarily to the gross square footage of the spaces, which refers
to the floor area within the inside perimeter of the outside walls of the building under construction with no
Parking structure is constructed in accordance with QCD FSS and NFPA 88A. Currently, an automatic deduction for hallways, stairs, closets, thickness of interior walls or other features (LSC 3.3.17.2.1).
sprinkler system has been included as part of the design of the car park, in accordance with QCD FSS
and NFPA 5000. Table 13a. Occupant Load Towers 3 and 4
All portions of the car park are mechanically ventilated by a system capable of providing a minimum of
300L/min per sqm of floor area during hours of normal and fire mode ventilation to be minimum @ Area Occupant Load
10ACH. 86 persons (Plant Rooms)
Basement Level
QCD FSS requires the velocity of air within escape routes and ramps not to exceed 5 m/s with the 1,008 persons (Parking)
smoke control system must be independent to any other ventilating system. First Floor 508 persons (Parking)
Any adjacent occupied enclosure will be provided with supply air to maintain it at a higher pressure than 443 persons (Parking)
the car park. Second Floor 110 persons (Townhouses)
Make-up airflow rate will be at least 85 % of the calculated exhaust airflow rate for normal operation and 68 persons (Plant Rooms)
fire mode condition. Extraction points will be arrange so that 50% of the outlets are at high level and 50% 107 persons (Spa)
at low level and no part of the basement and podium car park areas shall be more than 12m from the Third Floor 28 persons (Gym)
smoke extraction points. 245 persons (Restaurant)
4th to18th Floor 104 persons (Towers)
6.4 Pump room 42 persons (Plant Rooms)
19th Floor
QCD FSS requires a minimum ventilation rate of 10ACH during fire mode. Room can be ventilated or air- Refuge Floor
conditioned during the fire pump is stand-by. 20th Floor 100 Persons (Towers)
21st to 29th Floor 94 Persons (Towers)
6.4 Generator room 30th Floor 92 Persons (Towers)
QCD FSS requires a minimum ventilation rate of 10ACH during fire mode or as per manufacturer 31st to 38th Floor 88 Persons (Towers)
recommendation. Room can be ventilated or air-conditioned during the generator is stand-by. 39th Floor 30 Persons (Plant Rooms)
NFPA 5000: 11.9.2.4 requires emergency generators providing power to all electrical life safety Table 13b. Occupant Load Towers 5 and 6
equipment to be installed, tested, and maintained in accordance with NFPA 110.
NFPA 110: 7.10.2 requires the exhaust system installation to be gastight and terminate in such a manner Area Occupant Load
that the toxic exhaust fumes cannot re-enter the building or structure. The proposed system will 80 persons (Plant Rooms)
terminate outside the building. Basement Level
985 persons (Parking)
The exhaust system equipment and installation, including piping, muffler, and related accessories, will be First Floor 666 persons (Parking)
in accordance with NFPA37.
483 persons (Parking)
Second Floor
123 persons (Townhouses)

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Area Occupant Load Minimum Provided

Floor Level Requirement
68 persons (Plant Rooms) Occupancy
107 persons (Spa) 107 persons (Spa – 990sqm)
28 persons (Gym) 28 persons (Gym – 128sqm)
Third Floor
245 persons (Restaurant) 245 persons (Restaurant – 343sqm)
266 persons (Townhouses) Third Floor 435 persons (pool – 696sqm + deck – 3 4
80 persons (Towers) 400sqm)
4th to18th Floor Occupancy greater than 500 (up to 1,000
230 persons (Townhouses)
42 persons (Plant Rooms) occupants)
19th Floor 2x 104 persons (Towers)
Refuge Floor 4th to18th Floor 2 4+3
th
20 Floor 100 Persons (Towers) Occupancy up to 500
21st to 29th Floor 94 Persons (Towers) 2x 42 persons (Plant Rooms)
19th Floor Refuge Floor 2 4
30th Floor 92 Persons (Towers)
Occupancy up to 500
31st to 38th Floor 88 Persons (Towers)
2x 100 Persons (Towers)
39th Floor 30 Persons (Plant Rooms) 20th Floor 2 4
Occupancy up to 500
21st to 29th 2x 94 Persons (Towers)
2 4
These calculated occupant loads were then used to determine the minimum required size of the building Floor Occupancy up to 500
egress elements as described in section 7.2. 2x 92 Persons (Towers)
30th Floor 2 4
Occupancy up to 500
31st to 38th 2x 88 Persons (Towers)
2 4
Floor Occupancy up to 500
7.2 Number of Exits
2x 30 Persons (Plant Rooms)
39th Floor 2 4
Occupancy up to 500
The following table outlines the required number of exits for every balcony, mezzanine, story, or portion
thereof in accordance with LSC: 7.4.1 and occupancy load per section 7.1. In addition, the number of
means of egress is sufficient to comply with the travel distance requirements (Section 7.4 of this report). Table 14b. Minimum Number of Separated Exits (Towers 5 & 6)

Minimum Provided
Table 14a. Minimum Number of Separated Exits (Towers 3 & 4) Floor Level Requirement
Occupancy
Minimum Provided 80 persons (Plant Rooms)
Floor Level Requirement Basement 985 persons (Parking) 4 9
Occupancy
86 persons (Plant Rooms) Occupancy greater than 1,000
Basement 1,008 persons (Parking) 4 9 666 persons (Parking)
First Floor Occupancy greater than 500 (up to 1,000 3 4
Occupancy greater than 1,000
occupants)
34 persons (Plant Rooms)
483 persons (Parking)
466 persons (Parking)
Second Floor 123 persons (Townhouses) 3 4
Ground Floor 604 persons (Assembly) 4 17
68 persons (Plant Rooms)
73 persons (Residential)
266 persons (Townhouses)
Occupancy greater than 1,000
107 persons (Spa – 990sqm)
508 persons (Parking)
28 persons (Gym – 128sqm)
First Floor Occupancy greater than 500 (up to 1,000 3 4
Third Floor 245 persons (Restaurant – 343sqm) 3 4
occupants)
443 persons (Parking) 435 persons (pool – 696sqm + deck –
400sqm)
Second Floor 110 persons (Townhouses) 3 4
Occupancy greater than 500 (up to 1,000
68 persons (Plant Rooms)

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Minimum Provided A single exit for mechanical equipment rooms on Level 7 of townhouses is permitted and in compliance
Floor Level Requirement with LSC: 7.12.1& 7.12.2, with travel distance not exceeding the common path of travel limitations of 30
Occupancy
meters and given that the mechanical rooms are protected by sprinklers and not containing fuel-fired
occupants)
equipment.
2x 80 persons (Towers)
th th
4 to18 Floor 230 persons (Townhouses) 2 4+3 7.3 Egress Components
Occupancy up to 500
2x 42 persons (Plant Rooms) The following requirements for egress components are listed below:
th
19 Floor Refuge Floor 2 4
Occupancy up to 500 7.3.1 Corridors
2x 100 Persons (Towers)
20th Floor 2 4 Corridors serving residential occupancies are code compliant with a fire resistance rating of not less than
Occupancy up to 500 ½ hour in accordance with LSC 30.3.6.1.2. Corridors serving assembly or storage occupancies are not
21st to 29th 2x 94 Persons (Towers) required to be fire resistance rating in compliance with LSC 12.3.6 and 42.3.6.
2 4
Floor Occupancy up to 500
2x 92 Persons (Towers) Corridors used for means of egress are compliant and maintain a minimum clear unobstructed width in
30th Floor 2 4 accordance with LSC: 7.3.4.1, as follows:
Occupancy up to 500
31st to 38th 2x 88 Persons (Towers)
Table 15. Minimum corridor clear unobstructed width
2 4
Floor Occupancy up to 500
2x 30 Persons (Plant Rooms) Occupancy Minimum Requirement
39th Floor 2 4
Occupancy up to 500 All occupancies 915mm
Unless:
1,120mm
Each floor of the building is provided with a minimum of two exits. The number of means of egress is When serving more than 50 occupants
sufficient to comply with the travel distance requirements (Section 7.4 of this report).

All exits are remotely located from each other and arranged and constructed to minimize the possibility
that more than one has the potential to be blocked by any one fire or other emergency condition, as
explained below:
Exits on the residential towers were located at a distance from one another not less than one-
third of the maximum overall diagonal dimension of the area, measured in a straight line between
the nearest edge of the exit doors or exit access doors.
On parking and podium levels, at least two of the required exits doors were arranged to comply
with the minimum separation distance requirement.
All corridors meet the egress width requirements calculated according to occupant load that utilizes the
corridor for exit access divided by the required number of exits to which the corridor connects.
7.3.2 Door Assemblies
Every door and every principal entrance serving as an exit was designed and constructed so that the
path of egress travel is obvious and direct.
All doors comply with the following requirements of the LSC as summarized in the table below:

Table 16. Door Assemblies

7.2.1 Exit Discharge
LSC
Where a building is sprinkler protected, it is acceptable for 50% of exits, to discharge through the level of Component Requirement
Reference
exit discharge. The remaining 50% of exits must discharge directly to outside or through a protected exit
passageway. 810mm
Minimum clear width 7.2.1.2.3.2
Each residential tower is served by two exits, one discharge through the level of exit discharge and the
second one through a protected exit passageway. Normally unoccupied room (i.e. plant, electrical or Maximum required clear 5mm per person
mechanical rooms) at ground floor level do not open into both exit passageways. width capacity
Positive Latching 7.2.1.6.2 (2), (6),
Hardware
Listed and labelled (7), and (8).
7.2.2 Single Exits In the direction of egress travel when:
Door Opening Swing Serving a room or an area with an 7.2.1.4.2
occupant load of 50 or more people;

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LSC Component Requirement LSC Reference

Component Requirement
Reference Minimum clear width (total cumulative occupant 1,120 mm
Table 7.2.2.2.1.2 (B)
Serving as an exit enclosure door, load less than 2,000 persons)
regardless of occupant load. Maximum required clear width capacity 7.6mm per person
Serving a high hazard contents area, Minimum riser height 100 mm Table 7.2.2.2.1.1 (a)
regardless of occupant load Maximum riser height 180 mm Table 7.2.2.2.1.1 (a)
Minimum door opening Minimum Tread depth 280 mm Table 7.2.2.2.1.1 (a)
forces 2,285 mm
Minimum Headroom
to release the latch 67 N 2,030 mm
Minimum Headroom:
to set the door in 133 N 7.2.1.4.5 with projections from ceiling Table 7.2.2.2.1.1 (a)
motion
at stairs
to open the door to the 67 N
Maximum projections: 6.3mm
minimum required
If change in elevation is between 6.3– • 1 to 2
width
13mm • Ramp or stair
If change in elevation exceeds 13mm
7.3.3 Ramps Maximum Height between landings 3,660 mm Table 7.2.2.2.1.1 (a)
Maximum tread and landing slope 21 mm (1 in 48)
Ramps are permitted as part of means of egress subject to compliance with construction requirements
in accordance with LSC. Exit stair width should be measured between the central handrail or wall, and the outer wall surface. All
stairs have handrails on both sides. Handrails are allowed to project into the stair by a maximum of
All ramps will comply with the following specifications of the LSC: 7.2.5.2(a) otherwise referenced in 114mm.
Table 17:
The width of the stairs and landings do not decrease in width along the direction of egress travel.
Table 17. Ramps All inside stairs serving as an exit are enclosed and protected with the required fire rated construction as
described in Section 4 of this report.
Component Requirement LSC Reference
Fire rated construction extends vertically from the ground to a point 3,050mm above the topmost landing
Minimum clear width 1,120 mm Table 7.2.5.2 (a)
of the stairs or to the roofline, whichever is lower.
A handrail required along both sides of the ramp 7.2.5.4.2
when run is greater than 150 mm
Maximum projections at or below handrail height on 114 mm
7.3.5 Handrails
each side
Maximum slope 1 in 12 (8.3%) Table 7.2.5.2(a) Handrails are provided on each side of stairs and ramps in accordance with the dimensional criteria
Maximum cross slope 1 in 48 (2%) Table 7.2.5.2 (a) shown below and comply with the following requirements of the LSC:
Maximum rise of a single ramp run 760mm Table 7.2.5.2 (a)
Maximum slope of landings 1 in 48 (2%) Table 7.2.5.2 (a) Table 19. Handrails
Minimum width of landing in the direction of travel 1,220 mm 7.2.5.3.2
Maximum length of landing in direction of travel 1,525 mm Component Requirement LSC Reference
Minimum handrail height 865 mm [Note] 7.2.2.4.4.1
Maximum handrail height 965 mm [Note] 7.2.2.4.4.4
7.3.4 Exit Stairs Minimum clearance between handrail and the 57 mm
7.2.2.4.4.5
wall to which it is fastened
All exit stairs comply with the following requirements of the LSC: Minimum handrail diameter 32 mm 7.2.2.4.4.6 (1)
Maximum handrail diameter 51 mm 7.2.2.4.4.6 (1)
Table 18. Exit Stairs Minimum guard height 1,065 mm 7.2.2.4.5.2
Maximum open guard width 100 mm 7.2.2.4.5.3
Component Requirement LSC Reference

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Note. Above the surface of the tread, measured vertically to the top of the rail from the leading edge of Dead End Common Path of Travel Distance
the tread. If handrail and guard are the same, they must be 1,065mm (minimum height of guard). Exiting Component Corridors Travel Requirement
Requirement Requirement
In addition to the handrail requirement on each side of the stair, handrails are provided within 760mm of Business 15m 30m 91m
all portions of the required exit width. Assembly
> 50 people 6.1m 6.1m 76m
< 50 people 6.1m 23m 76m
7.3.6 Refuge floors Mercantile 15m 30m 76m
Refuge floors are provided for buildings exceeding 30 stories and comply with LSC Chapter 7. The four Mechanical
30m 30m 122m
towers will accommodate the refuge floor on Level 19. Storage
Apartment 15m 15m
The following table outlines compliance with the minimum requirements in accordance with QCD FSS. within apartment 38m
apartment door to exit 61m
Table 20. Refuge Floors
Villa No requirements
Refuge floors Minimum Requirement
The four towers will accommodate the refuge floor on Level 19, at an 7.5 Exit Signage
Number
interval of not more than 20 storeys
Exit Signage should be provided in accordance with NFPA 5000: 11.10. Exit signs are required to be
Masonry
Construction illuminated at all times.
2 hours fire resistance rating
Suppression system Automatic Sprinkler System is provided Exit signs must be positioned above exits doors and above doors which lead to an exit. Directional exit
A sign depicting “REFUGE FLOOR” will be displayed inside the signs must be positioned where the direction of horizontal egress changes, to indicate the direction of
staircase and on the wall immediately outside the staircase at the flow either up or down a stair.
Exit Signage refuge floor
The sign of lettering size not less 50mm is displayed at a height of
1500mm above the landing/finished floor level.
Firefighting Lobby Two-way voice communication system

Holding Area
Area 50% of the gross floor area of the refuge floor
A minimum of 581 sqm in each tower to accommodate 1937 persons,
Capacity – Towers 3, 4, 5 and
6 that represents half the total occupant load of all storeys above and
below the refuge floor, based on 0.3m² per person
Compartmentation 2 hours fire resistance rating
Link with other occupied
By a smoke-stop corridor
areas
Ventilation Mechanically ventilated
Throughout
Emergency Lighting Where signs are located above
Connected to secondary power supply
doors, the bottom edge of the
exit sign will be a maximum of
7.4 Exit Access Travel Distance, Common Path of Travel, and Dead- 2,030mm above the top of the
end Conditions, with Automatic Sprinklers. door opening in accordance with
NFPA 5000: 11.10.1.7.
The following table illustrates the travel distance, common path of travel and dead-end requirements in
accordance with LSC: Table A.7.6:

Table 21. Egress Components

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Note: There are many cases where the need for exit signage is debatable. In such instances however, a
conservative approach must been taken and exit signage provided.
All fire exit signs must be suitably illuminated with the sign being legible in both normal and emergency
modes. Emergency lighting, powered by a central battery supply, will be provided throughout all
necessary areas of the building.
The generator is located in a room at ground floor level separated from the remainder of the parking
area and building by 1-hour fire resistance–rated separation in accordance with NFPA 5000: 11.2.3.12.
Wiring for power and control is to be located and properly protected to ensure a minimum 2 hours of
operation in the event of a fire. The transfer switch equipment and the standby panel board is located in
a room having a minimum 1-hour fire resistance–rated separation from the remainder of the building and
normal electrical equipment.

In accordance with NFPA 5000: 11.10.6.3, fire exit sign that it is not independently lit, and which relies
upon light from another source for illumination, must receive at least 54 lux on the surface of the fire exit
8 Fire Protection and Detection Systems
sign, with a contrast ratio of not less than 0.5. If this cannot be achieved, the sign must be internally
illuminated. 8.1 Automatic Sprinkler / Suppression System
In accordance with NFPA 5000: 11.10.7.1, internally illuminated fire exit signs (i.e. those with a Abraj Quartier is protected by automatic sprinkler system throughout in accordance with LSC 30.3.5.1
dedicated light source within) must be designed in accordance with UL 924. Exit illumination should be and LSC 26.3.6.2.
provided on external escape routes.
Following are the fire suppression requirements for various areas of the project:
7.6 Illumination of Means of Egress
Exit illumination should be provided on external escape routes in accordance with NFPA 5000: 11.8.

Emergency lighting, powered by a central battery supply, will be provided throughout all necessary Table 22. Automatic Sprinkler System requirements
areas of the building. Means of egress are required to be illuminated at all times the building space
served by the means of egress is occupied in the following areas: Occupancy Minimum Requirement
Along exit corridors, egress path, lobbies and exit staircases
Over area if there are no explicit paths leading to corridor, lobbies and exits. Residential Towers (all areas The residential buildings (both the towers) classified as apartment
Mechanical rooms: emergency command center, generator rooms, fire pump rooms. within the residential tower, buildings per NFPA are confirmed as a high-rise building. They are
including other occupancies required to be protected throughout by automatic sprinkler system
Emergency illumination will be provided for not less than 90 minutes in the event of failure of normal within the high rise towers) as in accordance with LSC 30.3.5.1.
lighting. NFPA 5000: 11.9.2.2 requires new emergency lighting system to be at least Type 10, Class The villas are classified as lodging or rooming house occupancy
1.5T, Level 1, in accordance with NFPA 110. per NFPA. They are required to be protected throughout by
automatic sprinkler system in accordance with LSC 26.3.6.2.
The emergency lighting system is arranged to provide the required illumination automatically in the Villas (all areas within the
event of any interruption of normal lighting due to any of the following: villas) EXCEPTION: The villas where every sleeping room has a
Failure of a public utility or other electrical power supply. door opening directly to the outside of the building at
Opening of a circuit breaker for use ground level, or has a door opening directly to the outside
Manual acts including accidental opening of a switch controlling normal lighting facilities. leading to an exterior stairway.
The office areas are classified as business occupancy per NFPA. If
Emergency generators providing power to all electrical life safety equipment are to be installed, tested, the business occupancies are a part of the high rise residential
and maintained in accordance with NFPA 110. Battery operated luminaries shall be listed and approved. towers, they need to be protected throughout by automatic
sprinkler system in accordance with LSC 38.4.2, and 11.8
Standby power supplies are to be provided for all electrical life safety equipment and the standby power All Office Areas
system and connected to the following: EXCEPTION: For business occupancies (office areas) that
Electric fire pump(s) including those used to refill the fire water tanks; are NOT a part of the high rise residential tower, portable
Emergency command centre equipment and lighting; fire extinguisher ONLY needs to be provided in accordance
Not less than one elevator serving all floors, with standby power transferable to any elevator; with LSC 38.3.5.
Smoke extraction systems as described in Section 6 The restaurant, gym and pool areas are classified as assembly
Detection, alarm and communications systems; occupancy per NFPA. All these areas need to be equipped
Emergency lighting system. All Assembly Areas throughout by an automatic sprinkler system in accordance with
(Restaurant, Gym and LSC 12.3.5.2.
There are various requirements for the performance of the emergency power system. For each aspect Swimming Pool) In addition, all restaurants, gym, and pool areas that are a part of
of the performance requirement the most onerous condition should be taken in accordance with Article the high rise residential towers need to be protected throughout by
701 of NFPA 70 and NFPA 110. means of automatic sprinkler system in accordance with LSC

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12.4.2, and 11.8.
These areas are classified as storage occupancy per NFPA. For all
All Service Areas, Plant these areas that are a part of the high rise residential towers, they
Rooms, and Utilities need to be protected throughout by an automatic sprinkler system
in accordance with LSC 42.2, and 11.8.
The automatic sprinkler systems will be designed, installed, maintained and supervised in accordance
with the most stringent requirements in NFPA 13. The water demand for automatic sprinkler system shall
be hydraulically calculated in accordance with NFPA 13: Figure 11.2.3.1.1 based on hazard group
classification referenced in NFPA 13: Chapter 22. Hose demand shall be added to the calculated
sprinkler water demand if the hoses are connected to the same water demand in accordance with NFPA
13: 11.1.6.2.
Selection of sprinklers shall be based on the temperature ratings and sprinkler orifice size set forth in
NFPA 13: Table 6.2.5.1 and Table 6.2.3.1, respectively. Protection by sprinklers based on spacing and
protection area for sprinklers including the installation position depending on the sprinkler type and the
water demand requirements for sprinklers shall be based on the installation requirements referenced in
NFPA 13: Chapter 8. The maximum floor area on any single floor to be protected by a single sprinkler
riser shall be in accordance with NFPA 13: 8.2.
The automatic sprinkler system will be provided with listed alarm check valve consisting of the necessary
alarm devices such that any flow from a single automatic sprinkler of the smallest orifice size installed on
the system will result in an audible alarm within 5 minutes after the flow and until the flow stops as
referenced in NFPA 13: 6.9.1 and 6.9.2.
Components of the Alarm check valve shall be in accordance with NFPA 13: 6.9.3 including a listed
mechanical or electrical alarm, horn, or siren devices. Specifications and listing of pipes fitting, supports,
and hangars shall be installed in the automatic sprinkler system in accordance with the requirements of
NFPA 13: 6.3, 6.4, 6.5, 6.6, and 6.7.
In accordance with NFPA 5000: Section 55.5.1:
1. Any room or space where the application of water constitutes a serious life or safety hazard
2. Any room or space where sprinklers are considered undesirable because of the nature of
contents, when approved by QCD
These rooms or spaces can be equipped with non-water based, automatic suppression system
throughout.
Elevator machine rooms will be provided with automatic sprinklers, elevator hoistways will be provided
with side wall sprinklers in the elevator pit.
In accordance with NFPA 13: 8.15.5.5, Sprinklers are not required at the top of elevator hoistways when
the hoistway is for passenger elevators and is noncombustible with the car enclosure meeting the
requirements of ASME A17.1.
In accordance with NFPA 13 8.15.3.2, sprinklers are required at the top of stairway and under the first
accessible landing above the bottom of the shaft.
Sprinklers will not be required in electrical equipment rooms in accordance with NFPA 13: 8.15.10.3
when all the following conditions are met:
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The room is dedicated to electrical equipment only
Only dry-type electrical equipment is used.
Equipment is installed in a 2-hour fire-rated enclosure including protection for penetrations.
No combustible storage is permitted to be stored in the room.
All ceiling voids/ spaces exceeding 400 mm depth containing combustible material shall be protected by
automatic sprinklers throughout in accordance with QCD requirements (QCD FSS No 6.4).
8.2 Standpipe System
Abraj Quartier will be protected by a standpipe system, designed and installed in accordance with NFPA
14 and QCD requirements for Standpipe Systems (described in FSS No. 6.2.).
In accordance with QCD FSS No 6.2, dry rising main is provided for all floors beyond 10 m and within 28
m above ground floor level and Wet Rising Main shall be provided for building having a habitable height
exceeding 28 m.
Table 23. Standpipe System requirements
Occupancy Minimum Requirement
Residential Towers Wet Rising Mains
Villas
Dry Rising Mains
Townhouse
The distribution and positioning of the wet rising mains shall be as follows (in accordance with QCD FSS
No 6.2):
Number and distribution of mains: All parts of any floor in the development should be within 38 m
from a landing valve, and the distance measured should also include any distance up and down
a stairway.
Position of the rising mains and associated landing valves: The first priority should be given for
rising main and landing valves to be located within the smoke stop lobby, and if smoke stop
lobby is not provided, the position should be in the common area and within a protected shaft,
immediately outside the exit staircase, or inside the exit staircase where there is no common
area or smoke stop lobby.
Location of Breeching Inlet: The inlet of the rising main shall be located:
a. On an external wall or boundary of a building and within 18 m of the adjacent fire access
road
b. As close as possible to the rising main they serve with any connecting pipe between the inlet
and the vertical run of the rising main kept to a minimum and given a fall towards the drain
valve
c. In a conspicuous position visible and accessible to fire fighters
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8.3 Portable Fire Extinguishers Occupancy Minimum Requirement

Manual and Automatic fire alarm slystem initiated by:
Residential Towers (all areas
manual fire alarm,
Abraj Quartier is protected throughout with portable fire extinguishers, as follows: within the residential tower,
including other occupancies automatic detection, and
1. All areas within the high rise residential towers, in accordance with NFPA 5000: 25.3.5.10. within the high rise towers) extinguishing system operation
2. All areas in the assembly occupancy areas – gym, restaurant, meeting rooms, and swimming Townhouse in accordance with NFPA 5000: 33.3.1.2, 55.2.1.4, and
pool areas, in accordance with NFPA 5000: 16.3.5.3 55.2.2.
3. All office areas in accordance with NFPA 5000: 28.3.5.1. Manual and Automatic fire alarm system initiated by:
Villas (all areas within the manual means or
The extinguishers must be installed in accordance with NFPA10 in accordance with NFPA 5000: 55.6. villas) by alarm initiation via sprinkler system initiation.
Manual fire alarm initiation and activation of the occupant
The QCD requires the fire extinguishers to be QCD approved and either LPC or Kite mark (LSI) certified, Gym, Swimming Pool, and
notification system, initiation of fire alarm system by sprinkler flow
UL Listed or VdS or FM approved (QCD FSS No 1.1). Fire extinguishers must be in clear view within the Restaurants (all assembly
also needs to be provided in accordance with NFPA 5000:
appropriate rooms. areas)
16.3.4.2, and 16.3.4.3.
Service Area, Plant rooms, and Manual fire alarm system and automatic fire detection system
Restaurant kitchen fixed fire extinguishing systems must be installed for all cooking equipment and Utilities (QCD FSS 6.03, Table 6.3A).
appliances in accordance with NFPA 17A, and NFPA 96, using wet chemical water assisted type
systems.
The design requirements in accordance with NFPA 5000 and QCD FSS will be expanded in the
subsequent design phases.
8.4 Fire Blankets

Each kitchen or pantry in Abraj Quartier is provided with a fire blanket in accordance with QCD.
8.5 Kitchen Hoods
Each commercial kitchen exhaust hood and duct systems shall have a Type I hood protected with an
approved fire extinguishing system.
Automatic fire extinguishing system for kitchen hoods shall be automatically actuated and provided with
additional manual mean of actuation. The manual actuation device shall be located at or near means of
egress a minimum of 3 m and a maximum of 6 m from the kitchen exhaust in accordance with NFPA 96:
10.5.1.1 and between 1,067 mm and 1,219 mm above the floor.
Upon activation of any fire-extinguishing system for a cooking operation, all sources of fuel and electrical
power that produce heat to all equipment requiring protection by that system shall automatically shut off
in accordance with NFPA 96: 10.4.1. Shutoff devices shall require manual reset.
Type of extinguishing agents will be a wet chemical suppression system.
8.6 Fire Detection and Alarm Systems
A fire alarm system will be installed where required in Abraj Quartier. Design and installation of fire
detection and fire alarm systems shall be in accordance with NFPA 72.
NFPA 5000 and QCD (QCD FSS 6.03, Table 6.3A) have regulations on provision of manual and
automatic fire alarm systems in accordance with the occupancy type as described below:
Table 24. Fire Detection and Alarm System requirements
Occupancy Minimum Requirement
9 Fire Command Center (Emergency Command Center) and
Fireman’s Lift
9.1 Fire Command Center
The fire command center will be required as the building is classified as a high-rise building in
accordance with section NFPA 5000 and the requirements of QCD (QCD FSS No 8.2.3) and should
contain all the features provided in LSC:11.8.6.2 and minimum requirements complying with QCD (FSS
No 8.2.3).
Therefore, the residential towers being classified as high rise buildings will need a fire command center.
In accordance with LSC: 11.8.6.2, the fire command center shall contain the following:
Table 25. Fire Command Centre
Minimum Requirement
1 Voice fire alarm system panels and controls
2 Two-way communication system with QCD
3 Fire Alarm System annunciator panels
Elevator floor location and operation annunciator,
4 elevator fire recall switch and elevator emergency selector switch (es) in accordance with ASME
17.1/ CSA B44, Safety Code foe Elevators and Escalators.
5 Sprinkler Valve and water flow annunciator
6 Emergency generator status indicators
7 Fire Pump status indicators

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8 Telephone for QCD use
In accordance with QCD (FSS 8.2.3, Sec 2.0), the location of Fire Command Center is at ground floor
level in each tower lobby, adjacent to the firefighting lobby, with safe access from outside.
In accordance with QCD FSS No. 8.3, the Fire Command Center shall not have less than 2 hr FRR
separation from other parts of the building and shall have a free working space of at least 6 sqm. The
FCC shall be provided with emergency lighting in accordance with NFPA 101, Section 7.9. Air
conditioning and mechanical ventilation (ACMV) for the fire command center shall be provided with
secondary power supply and shall have ductworks independent of any ductwork serving other parts of
the residential towers.
9.2 Fireman’s Lift
QCD FSS No 6.6.3 provides the local requirements of fireman’s lifts.
As the residential towers exceed a habitable height of 23 m above grade level, fireman’s lift is a
requirement for each these building components in the project.
The following are the requirements of fireman’s lift included in QCD FSS No 6.6.3:
Table 26. Fireman’s Lift
Minimum Requirement
Fireman’s lift is contained in a separate protected shaft or a common protected shaft
1 containing other lifts subject to such other lifts being served at each story by a firefighting
lobby.
Fireman’s lift shall have access to every habitable floor above or below the designated floor and
2 shall be adjacent and accessible to an exit staircase and be approached by a firefighting lobby at
each story.
Fireman’s lift shall be provided with an operational feature that would enable firemen to cancel
3 pump must comply with guidelines of NFPA 20.
first or earlier call which has been inadvertently made to the fire lift during an emergency.
Fireman’s lift shall also be provided with an operational feature at the ground floor to
4
recall the lift back to this level after the fire fighter uses it.
5 A lift mainly intended for the transport of goods shall NOT be designated as a fireman’s lift.
The power supply to the lift shall be connected to a sub-main circuit exclusive to the lift and shall
be independent of any other main or sub-main circuit. The power cable serving the lift installation
6 must be provided with a separate and dedicated ventilation system, and it must draw fresh air directly
shall be routed through an area of negligible fire risk. The building also needs to have the
provision of standby generating plant for special emergency operations of fireman’s lift.
NFPA 5000 has more stringent requirements for fireman’s lift in high rise buildings (residential towers) in
comparison to QCD FSS.
In accordance with Section 54.12.1.1, NFPA 5000, a minimum of two (2) elevators each having a
minimum 1588 kg capacity serving every story (floor) within the hotel buildings and serviced apartment
building shall be provided as a fireman’s elevator.
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9.3 Fireman’s Lobby
The following are the requirements of fireman’s lift included in QCD FSS:
Table 27. Fireman’s Lift Lobby QCD FSS requirements
Minimum Requirement
1 A firefighting lobby is required at each story.
2 It shall have a minimum of 1-hr FRR.
3 It shall have pressurization to a minimum of 10 air changes per hour during fire mode.
Note. If a smoke stop lobby serves as a fire fighting lobby, the dimension shall not be less than 6 sq.m,
with no dimension smaller than 2 m.
The following are the requirements of fireman’s lift included in NFPA 5000: 54.12.2:
Table 28. Fireman’s Lift Lobby NFPA 5000 requirements
Minimum Requirement
Each fireman’s lift shall open into fireman’s lift lobby
1 Where the lift has two entrances onto a floor, only one entrance shall be required to have
a lobby.
2 The lobby shall have direct access to an exit stair enclosure.
The lobby shall be enclosed with a smoke barrier having a minimum 1-hour fire resistance
3
rating.
4 Enclosed fireman’s lift lobby SHALL NOT be required at the level of exit discharge.
10 Fire Pump Room and Hydrant
The fire pumps installed for use shall follow the guidelines of QCD per QCD FSS No 1.1, Item 3. The fire
pump sizing shall follow the calculation guidelines laid down by NFPA 13. The installation of the fire
QCD FSS No. 6.7 gives the minimum capacity, flow meter, pump performance curve, and fire pump
room requirements for the project.
The fire pump must be enclosed in their own dedicated pump room having a 2 hour fire resistance rated
enclosure. If the pump room is located inside any of the buildings (indoor location), then the pump room
from outside the building. The exhaust fans providing ventilation must be rated to 250 degree Celsius for
a period of 2 hours.
Safe direct access must be provided for the fire pump room. The location of the fire pump room must be
agreed with QCD at the DC1 Stage.
The private fire hydrants are a requirement as indicated by QCD. The number of hydrants, type, flow
rate, pipe size, working pressure and water capacity is as specified by QCD (FSS No 4.4). The water
supply network shall be designed in accordance with provisions of NFPA 24.
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A dedicated fire water tank shall be provided and shall be sized based on the hydraulic demand of the The following are the requirements for access/ operable opening for residential towers, townhouses, and
supplied water-based fire suppression systems. all other buildings in the project having a habitable height of more than 10 m:

Table 30. Access openings

11 Civil Defense Access
QCD has laid down several guidelines on fire engines, access roads, and access/ operable openings. Minimum Requirement
Access opening shall be spaced not more than 20m apart measured along the external wall from
The following are the requirements for access road/ fire engine hard standing on this project: 1
centre to centre of all access openings.
Access shall include unobstructed external wall openings, windows, balcony doors, glazed wall
Table 29. Road network
panels or access panels. Windows, doors, wall panels or access panels must be readily operable
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from the inside and outside, unless fitted with breakable glazing. Inside and outside of access
Description Requirement
openings shall be unobstructed at all times during the occupancy of the building.
Unobstructed vertical height clearance, which includes gates An external wall which face the fire engine hard standing and is windowless or a blank wall shall
4.5m minimum 3
and bridges be provided with access opening at each storey.
Unobstructed road width, which includes any access gates 4m minimum Access opening shall be note less than 850mm wide by 1000mm high with sill height of not more
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Minimum stationery load 24-ton fire apparatus than 1100mm and height not less than 1800mm above the inside floor level.
Road grade 1:8 maximum Panels to access openings shall be posted with either a red or orange triangle of equal sides
6 m by 15 m (minimum 150mm on each side), which can be upright or inverted, on the external side of the wall
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and with wordings “Fire Fighting Access – Do Not Obstruct” of at least 25mm height on the
with longer side parallel to façade of
internal side.
the building
Note. For all buildings exceeding a
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Minimum Fire engine hard standing habitable height of 10 m, the length
of fire engine hard standing shall be
defined by means of the perimeter
of the building and the gross floor
area of the largest floor of the
building.
Minimum Stationery load by hard standing 45-ton fire apparatus
Fire Engine Access Road travel distance from every point on
45 m
projected plan area
Dead-end 46m maximum
Turning radius to facilitate maneuverability
Clearance radius 12m maximum
Outer radius 11m maximum
Inner radius 7m maximum
Unobstructed distance to any fire hydrants 50m minimum
Distance from near edge to the building [note] 2m minimum and 10m maximum

Note. The road shall extend to within 15m of at least one exterior door that can be opened from the
outside and provides access to the interior of the building in compliance with NFPA 1: 18.2.3.2.1.

All corners of fire engine hard standing shall be marked, with contrasting color to the ground surfaces or
finishes. Sign post displaying ‘Fire Engine Access –Keep Clear’ shall be provided at the entrance of the
internal road. Size of lettering shall not be less than 50mm.

Buildings and construction in Abraj Quartier regardless of occupancy, having a habitable height of 10 m
or less, shall be exempted from the requirements to provide access openings.

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Appendix A – Egress Capacity

Stair 1 Stair 2 Stair 3 Stair 4 Stair 5 Stair 6 Stair 7 Stair 8 Stair 9

Tower 3 & 4 Tower 3 Tower 3 Podium Basement Podium Podium Tower 4 Tower 4 Podium

Width Provided 1,200mm 1,200mm 1,200mm 1,200mm 1,200mm 1,200mm 1,200mm 1,200mm 1,200mm
Stair Capacity 158 persons 158 persons 158 persons 158 persons 158 persons 158 persons 158 persons 158 persons 158 persons

Level No of Actual Occupants

Basement Level 122 persons 122 persons 122 persons 122 persons 122 persons 122 persons 122 persons 122 persons 122 persons
First Floor 43 persons 42persons 85 persons N/A 85 persons 85 persons 42 persons 43 persons 85 persons
Second Floor 17 persons 17 persons 140 persons N/A 111 persons 155 persons 17 persons 17 persons 147 persons
Third Floor 190 persons 190 persons 204 persons N/A 204 persons 204 persons 190 persons 190 persons 204 persons
4th to18th Floor 52 persons 52 persons N/A N/A N/A N/A 52 persons 52 persons N/A
19th Floor 21 persons 21 persons N/A N/A N/A N/A 21 persons 21 persons N/A
20th Floor 50 persons 50 persons N/A N/A N/A N/A 50 persons 50 persons N/A
21st to 29th Floor 47 persons 47 persons N/A N/A N/A N/A 47 persons 47 persons N/A
30th Floor 46 persons 46 persons N/A N/A N/A N/A 46 persons 46 persons N/A
31st to 38th Floor 44 persons 44 persons N/A N/A N/A N/A 44 persons 44 persons N/A
39th Floor 15 persons 15 persons N/A N/A N/A N/A 15 persons 15 persons N/A

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Stair 1 Stair 2 Stair 3 Stair 4 Stair 5 Stair 6 Stair 7 Stair 8 Stair 9

Tower 5 & 6 Tower 3 Tower 3 Podium Basement Podium Podium Tower 4 Tower 4 Podium

Width Provided 1,200mm 1,200mm 1,200mm 1,200mm 1,200mm 1,200mm 1,200mm 1,200mm 1,200mm
Stair Capacity 158 persons 158 persons 158 persons 158 persons 158 persons 158 persons 158 persons 158 persons 158 persons

Level No of Actual Occupants

Basement Level 118 persons 118 persons 118 persons 118 persons 118 persons 118 persons 118 persons 118 persons 118 persons
First Floor 84 persons 84persons 84persons N/A 84 persons 84 persons 84 persons 84 persons 84 persons
Second Floor 85 persons 85 persons 85 persons N/A 85 persons 85 persons 85 persons 85 persons 85 persons
Third Floor 124 persons 124 persons 124persons N/A 124 persons 124 persons 124 persons 124 persons 124 persons
4th to18th Floor 52 persons 52 persons N/A N/A N/A N/A 52 persons 52 persons N/A
19th Floor 21 persons 21 persons N/A N/A N/A N/A 21 persons 21 persons N/A
20th Floor 50 persons 50 persons N/A N/A N/A N/A 50 persons 50 persons N/A
21st to 29th Floor 47 persons 47 persons N/A N/A N/A N/A 47 persons 47 persons N/A
30th Floor 46 persons 46 persons N/A N/A N/A N/A 46 persons 46 persons N/A
31st to 38th Floor 44 persons 44 persons N/A N/A N/A N/A 44 persons 44 persons N/A
39th Floor 15 persons 15 persons N/A N/A N/A N/A 15 persons 15 persons N/A

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