FIRE SAFETY TIPS

FIRE SAFETY TIPS

Check Your Smoke Alarms

• Working smoke alarms reduce the chances of dying in a fire by nearly 50 percent. They are a critical first step for staying safe, but in order to be effective, they have to be working properly.
• For the best protection, install smoke alarms on every level of your home, outside every sleeping area and in each bedroom.
• Use Daylight Savings Time as a reminder to check your smoke alarms. Replace conventional batteries at least once a year, even if alarms are wired directly into your home’s electrical system.
• Consider installing a smoke alarm that has a 10-year battery.
• Smoke alarms expire after 10 years. So if your alarm is more than 10 years old, you should install a new one.

Create and Practice a Fire Escape Plan

• Create and practice a home fire escape plan with two ways out of every room.
• As part of your plan, designate one person to get infants and small children out safely. Have a back-up plan for young children just in case the primary person is overcome by smoke.
• Smoke is toxic. Teach children to “get low and go” if there is smoke when they are leaving the home.
• Practice feeling the door, doorknob and cracks around the door with the back of your hand to see if they are too hot. Help your children practice this step.
• Choose a place to meet outside that is a safe distance away from your home.

In an Emergency, Leave Home Immediately

• In the event of a fire, leave your home immediately. Once you’re out of the house, stay out.
• Wait to call 911 until after you are out of the home.

If You Live in an Apartment, Pull the Alarm

• If there is a fire and you don’t hear the building’s fire alarm, pull the nearest fire alarm “pull station” on your way out. 
• Know all of your building’s fire escape exits and use the stairs to get out. Don’t use the elevator.

If You’re Stuck Inside, Cover the Areas Where Smoke Might Come In

• If you cannot safely escape your home or apartment, keep smoke out of the room by covering vents and cracks around the door, and call 911 or your fire department as quickly as possible.
• Then signal for help at the window with a light-colored cloth or a flashlight.

Keep Flammable Materials in Safe Areas

• Remember to keep space heaters at least three feet away from anything that can burn, and always closely supervise children and pets when the heater is turned on.
• Make sure you turn space heaters off when you leave the room.
• If using gasoline-powered devices, store gasoline in a locked location where children cannot access it. Keep only small quantities in an approved container that has child safety features.

Don’t Over Plug

• To prevent possible fires, avoid plugging several appliance cords into the same electrical socket.

Stay Focused Around the Kitchen

• Use common sense in the kitchen. Limit distractions when cooking and don’t leave a hot oven or stovetop unattended.
• Keep anything that can catch fire, such as dish towels or wooden spoons, away from your stovetop.
• Have a fire extinguisher in the kitchen in case of emergency, and make sure you know how it works. You might be surprised that most people don’t know how to use one.

Install Barriers Such as Safety Gates Around Fireplaces, Ovens and Furnaces

• Make sure your fireplace is protected by a sturdy screen. Remember that glass screens can take a long time to cool down.
• If you are using a fireplace or wood stove, make sure you burn only seasoned hardwood such as oak, ash or maple.
• If small children live in or visit your home, use a safety gate around your fireplace or wood stove.

Blow Out Candles and Store Matches Out of Reach

• Keep candles at least 12 inches away from anything that can burn, and always blow them out when you leave the room or before you go to sleep.
• Make a habit of placing matches, gasoline and lighters in a safe place, out of children’s reach. Avoid novelty lighters or lighters that look like toys.
• Teach kids never to play with matches and lighters. Make a habit of placing these items up and away from young children.

Green Building Concept

Green Building Concept

Green building refers to both a structure and the using of processes that are environmentally responsible and resource-efficient throughout a building's life-cycle: from siting to design, construction, operation, maintenance, renovation, and demolition. In other words, green building design involves finding the balance between home building and the sustainable environment. This requires close cooperation of the design team, the architects, the engineers, and the client at all project stages. The Green Building practice expands and complements the classical building design concerns of economy, utility, durability, and comfort.


Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) is a set of rating systems for the design, construction, operation, and maintenance of green buildings which was Developed by the U.S. Green Building Council. Other certificates system that confirms the sustainability of buildings is the British BREEAM (Building Research Establishment Environmental Assessment Method) for buildings and large scale developments. Currently, World Green Building Council is conducting research on the effects of green buildings on the health and productivity of their users and is working with World Bank to promote Green Buildings in Emerging Markets through EDGE Market Transformation Program and certification.

Although new technologies are constantly being developed to complement current practices in creating greener structures, the common objective of green buildings is to reduce the overall impact of the built environment on human health and the natural environment by:

Efficiently using energy, water, and other resources
Protecting occupant health and improving employee productivity
Reducing waste, pollution and environmental degradation
A similar concept is natural building, which is usually on a smaller scale and tends to focus on the use of natural materials that are available locally. Other related topics include sustainable design and green architecture. Sustainability may be defined as meeting the needs of present generations without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their needs. Although some green building programs don't address the issue of the retrofitting existing homes, others do, especially through public schemes for energy efficient refurbishment. Green construction principles can easily be applied to retrofit work as well as new construction.

A 2009 report by the U.S. General Services Administration found 12 sustainable designed buildings that cost less to operate and have excellent energy performance. In addition, occupants were overall more satisfied with the building than those in typical commercial buildings.These are eco-friendly buildings.

Smart Classroom

Smart Classroom (Technology Enhanced Classrooms) designate those classrooms that have been augmented with a variety of technological tools that can enhance the learning environment. Most commonly, these classrooms will offer as enhancements: an Extron Touch-Panel Control System (attached to the instructor's desk); a PC; a Data Projector; a Samsung Document Camera; a DVD/VHS combo unit; and an incorporated audio system. Many rooms that include the aforementioned tools also come equipped with an interactive whiteboard or tablet powered by SMART technologies. Additionally, these rooms are outfitted with the necessary equipment that will allow for a laptop to be connected to the in-room system (to use Apple products, you will need to provide your own VGA interface adapter).

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