The Zephinie Escape Chute
Pioneering High Rise Vertical Evacuation since 1968
The ZEC Multiple-Entry
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MULTIPLE ACCESSES EVACUATION IN NEW BUILDING OR RETROFITTED IN EXISTING
BUILDING:
Evacuation takes place inside
the building. The chute is permanently available at each level. In accordance
with regulations in force, it is encased in a two hours fire-resistant
structure.
The installation may be fitted to all types of buildings where several levels
have to be simultaneously evacuated: Hotels, hospitals, office buildings,
department stores, etc....
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THE ZEC SAVES LIVES AND ALSO SAVES USEFUL AREAS.
A ZEC's installation immobilizes a minimum of
useful area.
A ZEC unit occupies only 12 sq./ft of floor space.
Installing a ZEC will entail only a minimum of work on the building.
This can be done either inside or outside any
existing building, without jeopardizing the aesthetics of the latter.
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The ZEC doesn't rely
only upon its fire resistant components, but utilizes the most sophisticated
heat convection shielding available, including casing and water cooling systems.
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PROTECTION
OF A ZEC
MULTI-ENTRY BASIC INSTALLATION:
1974-1975
ZEC-ME High-rise installation:
NFPA 101 code standard enclosed ZEC-ME installation
backed by the Husson wet cloth protection effect offering a superior protection
than required by any Fire Codes.
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1974-1975
ZEC-ME standard for high-rise building
Actually even more sophisticated installation are available.
1. Fire resistant doors.
2. Emergency exit lock.
3. Padded chute entrance.
4. Lighted emergency
5. Intercom wiring.
6. Emergency light wiring.
7. Fire detector wiring.
8. Air pressure duct.
9. Fire alarm wiring.
10. Dry standpipe
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Husson wet cloth protection
effect allows the ZEC to keep working in the event that an entrance door would
let in over heated air/gas penetrating the ZEC-Module,
kipped active the ZEC even in over 1000 C environment.
The Husson wet protection
use approximately only 20liters/m2/minute giving a redundant 2 hours protection
withstanding eventually flame contact.
The Husson-Zephinie wet protection also assure a not negligible degree of toxic
aerosol of poisonous gases protection acting like a water washed industrial
filter.
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For not specific anti-terrorist prevention the ZEC can be included in fire escape enclosed
stairways at the initial design stage of the building's construction focusing
the evacuation of the handicapped population.
However the best installation strategy remain the escape route diversification
independent of normal stairways.
The low cost allows eventually the dual protection.
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ZEC-ME-EX
The fire proof two hours standard modular ZEC-ME-EX can be retrofitted in
any king of buildings
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With the ZEC, in case of an
emergency, a handicapped or crippled person will be six to hundred times faster
removed than by conventional means.
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A ZEC unit occupies only 12 sq./ft of floor space.
Installing a ZEC will entail only a minimum of work on the building.
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The
ZEC-EM doesn't keep any space on the ground flood, when not in operation
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Torre Picasso
Madrid, Spain
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35 floors
high-rise building, Madrid, Spain is equipped with the ZEC since 1981
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Sixty
floors high-rise building in Seoul, Korea. was equipped with the ZEC-ME in 1987
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The
minimum fire proof two hours standard ZEC-ME-EX
modules are covered of reflective surfaces to minimize esthetic impact on
glass wall buildings.
The system never need to reach the ground, the two or three last
stories use a ZEC-SE chute. That offer a non intrusive guarantee and non
obstruction of the street public area
A 3.00 m X 1.00 m (10ft X 3ft) exterior structure can eventually include
up 5 ZEC-ME unites allowing 9,000<18,000 evacuations/hour
The system allows practically a double capacity than the 25<30 evacuation per
minute given as normal cadence of evacuation obtained in drill situation.
90 teenagers evacuation per minute as been obtained trough particular methods
of training and assisted ground reception.
Here we hare not talking about a project, but
on experience based on thousands of installations and millions of peoples
having used the ZEC.
The ZEC-Multi-Entry (ZEC-ME) system only can be shows by graphic image for a
better understanding
The ZEC-ME can be eventually installed associated with the stairways, and/or
disseminated strategically inside and outside in fixed structures to building
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The very small area occupied by the ZEC-ME offers the unique advantage of
Strategic Dissemination of escape routes located in the periphery of the
building to compensate the eventual neutralization of the main exit like the
have occurred in the WTC
The standard installation is based on International fire code two hours
protection
The system offers the possibility to evacuate non- ambulatory and
handicapped peoples at the same average speed than the global population.
A rescuer with the most elementary know how can carry a unconscious person
heavier than himself with a minimum of effort.
The system require a extreme minimum of physical effort, the position of
descent is a sitting like position
The system can works even smoky condition forbidding to use of stairways
The system can works even case of emergency lighting failure
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