SYNOPSIS (Session 2)

This presentation is to introduce the amendments to the Uniform Building By-Laws that has been enacted in the state of Selangor. A similar version has been sent by the Ministry of Housing and Local Government to all the states and local authorities for adoption with amendments to suit each local authority’s requirements where necessary. The seminar will focus on the engineering aspects of the by-laws under Part 1A, Parts V to Part VIII.

SYNOPSIS (Session 3)

This presentation is to explain the requirements for submission to Jabatan Bomba, the information and documents to be included and details of the technical requirements to be complied with. The scope will include both the active and passive aspects of the submission. The common reasons for rejection will also be presented so that submitting engineers can avoid the mistakes and resubmissions minimized.

SYNOPSIS (Session 4)

As part of smoke control and management design, understanding of tenable conditions for human beings during a fire incident is vital as UBBL 1984 emphasize on Life Safety. Human Behaviour is a key factor lacking in modern fire safety design. For any fire safety design, e.g. sprinkler system, fire detection and alarm system, smoke control and management systems, clean agent fire suppression system, etc., failure to understand and incorporate human reaction and sustainability to heat and smoke may not achieve the design objective of life safety.  This paper will look at tenable conditions under fire condition and the impact of heat, smoke toxic gases on human. This paper will also look at lessons learnt from International fire incidents and the hazard and risks in modern fire incident compared to conventional fire incidents.

SYNOPSIS (Session 5)

The Seminar on OSC 3.0 dealing with improvement of the building permits application process over OSC 2.0 and the speaker will elaborate these process improvements.

The Seminar will first look at the engineer’s role; its duties and responsibilities in the issuance of Certificate Of Compliance and Completion (CCC). The speaker will also cover the relevant Acts governing the CCC which replaces Certificate of Fitness Occupation CFO). He will explain how and when CCC can be issued. There are twenty one forms to be filled (G1 to G21). Practical examples of common errors in the form filling will be demonstrated and explained. Active interaction from the floor during question time will be expected.

SYNOPSIS (Session 6)

Commissioning fire protection systems should be more than just testing the functionality of a specific fire protection system. This presentation will discuss how commissioning and integrated testing of fire protection systems can give overall benefits for projects. It should be conducted in a coordinated and systematic manner that will help validating the intended system design, performance criteria, proper installation and operation of these systems. A testing plan identifying comprehensive test scenarios should be developed so that all stakeholders understand what will be tested and coordination efforts can be facilitated. The various test scenarios can include an individual system test, an integrated system test verifying sequence of operation, or integrated tests between multiple systems.

SYNOPSIS (Session 7)

Fire Pump is the heart of the active fire protection systems; it delivers the water demand during the fire incident.   This topic will deliver the various Fire Protection system pump selection, pump curve characteristics in accordance with MS 1910 for sprinkler system and the latest draft MS Fire Pump Standard for others system, such as Wet Riser Pump, and Hydrant pump.  This topic also includes the fire pump performance test at site, test results analysis, and common problems arising, and suggested solutions for the problems being identified.

SYNOPSIS (Session 8)

Once a building is built and operational, the general perception is that everything is well and in place. Contrary to that, every system needs up keeping and maintenance. A fire protection system does not take care of itself. These systems are seldom appreciated until it is needed in an emergency or disaster. And when these essential systems do not work, it would not only result in property damage but possible injury and loss of life. Fire system audit is important to ensure that such systems are always ready as these are first line of fire protection, and probably the last in some instances. A proper audit is only possible if proper inspection, maintenance and testing records are kept. This session will touch on the difference before a record book and just contractor maintenance records; the latter being the norm in most instances.

SYNOPSIS (Session 9)

The use of jet fan system for car park ventilation has been widespread in European & Middle east countries since year 2005.  Locally, designers have considered it as a good alternative to conventional car park exhaust system since year 2006 due to its many advantages.  As application of jet fan system required new skills and knowledge in design / installation and thus, the British Standards Institution (BSI), the Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) and Jabatan Bomba & Penyelamat Malaysia (JBPM) have separately drafted guideline for application of jet fan system in year 2006, 2008 and 2010 respectively.  Initially, as most of the major manufacturers and system designers were originated from European countries, the BSI guideline, BS-7346-7:2006 was then considered to be the most comprehensive literature.  It was published in October 2006 which covered not only jet fans system but also the overall car park ventilation system including conventional ducting system and the more advance smoke & heat exhaust system (SHEVS).   It was revised in August 2013 that has included the many new developments of jet fan system of the past many years. This session will describe the background and development of jet fan system with reference to the various world standards and relevant comparison to Malaysian practice and authority guideline.  Some of the new development of BS 7346-4:2013 will be highlighted as more robust prescription to the design philosophy of jet fan system and overall car park ventilation system.  The speaker will present the pros and cons of jet fan system in real practical situation, based on his extended hands-on experience in commissioning and audit of physical systems.

SYNOPSIS (Session 10)

Smoke Control and management has been a contentious issue for professional engineers who are involved in underground car park design. Fire and Rescue Department Malaysia has temporary stop the impulse fan design for underground car park due to repeated failures during testing and commissioning in various projects. This paper has gathered the latest findings around the world in smoke control and management design concept and will shed lights on the appropriate design taking into consideration of full scale fire investigation results in underground car park fire as well as guidelines from impulse fan manufacturer. This paper will also look at the smoke behaviour, fire behaviour and the danger of smoke particles in relation to mass egress.

SYNOPSIS (Session 11)

Smoke is a major killer in almost all the fire incidents.  A good smoke management design is utmost important for the life safety of the occupants during evacuation under the fire scenario. There are various means of designing a smoke Management System which is also commonly termed as smoke control, smoke spill, smoke exhaust, smoke venting system, etc. Different methods of Smoke Management System have their own principles and applications and hence may achieve different objectives. The objectives should 1st be defined before proceeding with type of Smoke Management method and application. A public shopping complex or private office for example may have different designs in the applications of the Smoke Management System due to their different nature in the operations. The Malaysia By-Law emphasizes on the occupants’ life safety even in the Smoke Management System. Hence, in complying with the By-Law, the Smoke Management System should focus on the life safety aspect as its main objective.  Other objectives of smoke management system include fire fighters life safety, goods protection, and minimising of business interruptions, etc.

SYNOPSIS (Session 12)

Smoke Management System is both a huge and controversial topic.  It has been widely discussed and today, there are many studies, as well as successful application of different methodology, all with the primary if not sole aim to reduce smoke during a fire to facilitate escape, reduce probability for re-ignition as well as to improve safety for fire-fighters who are tasked with the unenviable position to enter a burning building. However, Smoke Management System has gone to a level of complexity that the basic intentions and consideration have many times been forgotten, if not overlooked. The objective of this Seminar is to identify the origination of the principles behind smoke control management, which, are the primary regulation and guidelines, as clearly depicted in our UBBL and UBBL referred regulatory documents.  It will also identify basic principles such as understanding fire rating of ducts as well as correct penetrations treatments.

SYNOPSIS (Session 13)

“In the early 1970’s, the CFD approach was used in aircraft industry. One of the early successes was the experimental NASA aircraft called HiMAT (Highly Maneuverable Aircraft Technology), which is a test of designing high speed fighter planes for next generations. In order to obtain useful data, the wind tunnel had to be redesigned for the testing of the wings near the speed of sound. The cost of redesigning would be hundred fifty thousand US Dollars and the project will be delayed. Whereas, the wings was redesigned with the help of computers for only six thousands US Dollars.” (Anderson, John D., JR, 1995).

That was one of the first “click” to Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) area or rather discovery of a new ocean. Since then CFD has evolved tremendously in almost all areas where fluid and heat transfer is a concern. CFD is a computational art of solving control volumes of any fluid flow domain defined. In order to do that the governing equations ought to be derived which describes a fluid flow. It can be said that physical property of any fluid motion are governed by three basic principles: Conservation of mass, Newton’s second law (F=ma), Conservation of energy. These three principles can be expressed in the form of basic equations, which are either integral equations or partial differential equations. Then, the CFD would be the technique of replacing the integral and differential equations with discretized algebraic forms, which then was solved to obtain answers in the form of numbers of the flow at discrete points in time or space or both. The problem further complicated with addition of turbulent state prediction, multi-phase fluid flow, combustion, heat transfer and so on. This part of the course will start with the technical introduction of CFD in brief. Then, a few building services applications would be shared in detail. This will include the natural ventilation, fire simulation, split air-condition outdoor unit heat transfer simulation examples will be presented for the benefit of the Building services community.