This weeks research was dedicated towards an understanding of what the new Freedom Tower has to see if there are any obvious areas to make improvements. This is going to be a more difficult approach because of how recently the tower was constructed.
Safety[1]
-Dedicated firefighter staircase
-Structural redundancy
-Fireproofing
-Biological/Chemical filters
-Concrete sprinkler protection
-All life support/escape systems are inside of a concrete core 3-feet thick in some areas
-Emergency communication cables.
[2]
Structure
-200ft x 200ft square base
-145ft x 145ft square top
-Stainless steel panels that switch open to allow wind for cooling
-method of “progressive collapse”
[3]
Fire improvements
-Steel connectors that redirect the path of higher floors loads down through other members
-Sprinkler supply lines have impact resistant core
-2 interconnected standpipes
-Wider staircases and building separate stairs for firefighters
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