Organised by
Building Services Technical Division, IEM


SYNOPSIS

"The smoke control system is a critical life safety system especially in the atrium application.  Atria are designed with voids opened through several floors whereby allowing smoke-spilling into the voids above without restrictions. This poses life safety issues if the smoke is not managed effectively.
In the modern architectural design, 5 to 8 storeys malls designed with atria have become very popular nowadays.  Damansara Atria Mall, Nu Sentral, Melawati Mall, etc., fall under this design category.

Without using "controlled-mode" smoke curtains, it is nearly impossible to manage the smoke exhaust system effectively....."


SPEAKER

Ir. Tan Chew ; Principal – Fire Safety Engineering Consultant, GP-Team Design Sdn Bhd.  Ir. Tan Chew has more than twenty year experiences in the Fire Safety Engineering design on smoke control system for factories, industrial buildings, hypermarkets, shopping complexes, atrium, power plants, tunnel and etc.  He worked very closely with CSIRO, Australia on Performance Based Designs required CFD simulations for smoke control system in industrial buildings, power plants, shopping complexes, hypermarkets, car parks, etc.  

Ir. Tan Chew graduated from University of London for his Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering during 1979 and Master of Science in Air Conditioning and Refrigeration the following year.  After working in the air conditioning and ventilation industry for about 3 years, he pursued his MBA in London City University in 1984. He is a Member of The Institution of Engineers, Malaysia (IEM) and a Registered Professional Engineer in the Board of Engineering Malaysia (BEM).  He is also a member of Society of Fire Protection Engineers, USA (SFPE), and a Member of The Institution of Fire Engineers, UK (IFE) Malaysian branch and a member of International Association for Fire Safety Science (IAFSS). Ir Tan Chew is actively involved in the SIRIM Technical Committee for Smoke Control (TCS) and SIRIM Technical Committee in Passive Fire Protection (TCP) including chairing of the working group in the TCS.