Avaliação de risco de incêndio: aplicação do método de Gretener à biblioteca central da UFPE: um estudo de caso

Abstract

This article aimed to verify the level of fire risk in the Central Library of UFPE, through the application of Gretener’s method. The research was adopted as a case study, and included a survey of data on the constructive characteristics of the building, the stored material, its population, and the analysis of the architectural design. The results showed that BC is currently at an insufficient level of fire safety. Through the simulation of new scenarios, changes in performance were made with improvements in the coefficients of the method; it was found that only changes in the preparation of people to combat the accident would not allow significant gain in the safety factor, whereas strict compliance with the legislation dealing with the adequacy of the firefighting project makes it possible to reach an acceptable level, However, in the scenario in which the mutual assistance of aspects related to meeting legal requirements and preparing people to respond to emergencies was sought, there was an expressive increase in the factor. It is concluded that the application of Gretener’s method proved to be adequate to the evaluation of buildings that keep valuable collections to academia and science and have intense circulation of floating population in its facilities, for its comprehensive characteristic, to prioritize preventive actions and to value the adoption of integrated solutions.