The document provides details about the fire safety systems at the Indian Habitat Centre in New Delhi. It describes the fire pump room in the basement that houses four types of fire pumps to supply water in case of a fire. It also discusses the fire alarm system including smoke detectors and fire alarms on each floor. The document evaluates the building's exits, corridors, pressurization systems, sprinklers, and fire control room against National Building Code standards. It includes a questionnaire that assesses various fire safety aspects of the building.

1. CASE STUDY : INDIAN HABITAT
CENTRE
AND
NBC STANDARDS FOR BUSINESS
BUILDING

2. CONTENT
•BUSINESS BUILDING
•CASE STUDY : INTRODUCTION
-ABOUT IHC
•SITE PLANNING
•FIRE PUMP ROOM
-FIRE ALARM SYSTEM
a) SMOKE DETECTORS
b) FIRE ALARM
- CORRIDORS AND PASSAGEWAYS
- EXITS
- PRESSURISATION FAN
- BASEMENT
a) SPRINKLER
b) SMOKE OUTLET DUCTS
• FIRE CONTROL ROOM
• QUESTIONNAIRE
• SWOT ANALYSIS

3. BUSINESS BUILDING
THESE SHALL INCLUDE ANY BUILDING OR ANY PART OF A BUILDING
WHICH IS USED FOR TRANSACTION OF BUSINESS; FOR KEEPING OF
ACCOUNTS AND RECORDS AND SIMILAR PURPOSES, PROFESSIONAL
ESTABLISHMENTS, SERVICE FACILITIES, ETC.
CITY HALLS, TOWN HALLS, COURT HOUSES AND LIBRARIES SHALL
BE CLASSIFIED IN THIS GROUP SO FAR AS THE PRINCIPAL FUNCTION
OF THESE IS TRANSACTION OF PUBLIC BUSINESS AND KEEPING OF
BOOKS AND RECORDS.
NBC STANDARD

4. IHC- INDIAN HABITAT CENTRE
LOCATION- LODHI ROAD, DELHI
INDIAN HABITAT CENTRE IS A MULTIPURPOSE BUILDING IN NEW DELHI
INDIA. MIXING WORK, BUSINESS AND SOCIAL SPACES, THE INDIAN
HABITAT CENTRE IS INDIA’S MOST COMPREHENSIVE CONVENTION
CENTRE.
•THE WHOLE COMPLEX CONSISTS OF FIVE MAIN BUILDING BLOCKS WITH
AERIAL WALKWAYS INTERCONNECTING THE BUILDING BLOCKS.
•THESE BUILDING BLOCKS BEING SEPARATED MANAGE TO CREATE
INTERESTING COURTYARDS THAT ARE PARTIALLY OPEN TO THE
ELEMENTS.
•THERE ARE 2 BASEMENTS THAT HOUSE ALL THE PARKING AND SERVICES.
THE FIRST BASEMENT HAS ONLY PARKING WHILE THE SECOND HOUSES
PARKING AS WELL AS SERVICES AREA, MAINTENANCE ETC.

5. SITE PLANNING

8. •THE COMPLEX IS BUILT ON AN AREA OF 9 ACRES WITH A SUPER BUILT
UP AREA OF 97,000 SQ. MT. AND CAN BE ACCESSED THROUGH THREE
SIDES HAVING LODHI ROAD ON THE NORTHERN SIDE SEGREGATING
VEHICULAR AND PEDESTRAIN MOVEMENT.
• BASEMENT FLOORS ARE FOR PARKING AROUND 1000 CARS.

9. FIRE PUMP ROOM
LOCATION- BASEMENT 2

10. DESCRIPTION AUTO
STARTING
PRESSURE
CUT OFF PRESSURE
JOCKEY PUMP 5KG/CM SQU 7KG/CM SQU
SPRINKLER PUMP
(ELECTRICAL DRIVEN)
4KG/CM SQU MANUALLY CUT OFF
DG DRIVEN PUMP 3KG/CM SQU MANUALLY CUT OFF
HYDRANT PUMP
(ELECTRICAL DRIVEN)
25KG/CM SQU MANUALLY CUT OFF
IT CONSIST OF FOUR TYPES OF PUMPS WHICH SUPPLY WATER IN CASE OF
FIRE IN EACH FLOOR OF IHC (INDIAN HABITAT CENTRE)

11. JOCKEY PUMP
THIS PUMP
GENERATES
PRESSURE
SPRINKLER PUMP
DELIVERY
PIPE
SUCTION
PIPE
DG PUMP
HYDRANT PUMP
11’’
PLATFORM

12.  JOCKEY PUMP-MAINTAIN PRESSURE
20 HORSE POWER
 SPRINKLER PUMP-
 DG DRIVEN PUMP-
 HYDRANT PUMP- 75 HORSE POWER
•THESE PUMPS ARE TESTED EVERY MONDAY BY THE FIRETEAM OF IHC
ITSELF
.

13. •2 OVERHEAD TANKS OF 25000 LITRE CAPACITY EACH, MAKES AUTOMATIC
PRESSURE ON GROUND BECAUSE OF THE BUILDING HEIGHT.
•UNDERGROUND TANK OF 3,50,000 LITRE CAPACITY.
•FIRE RATED DOORS
- MATERIAL : WOOD PLUS THERE ARE WIRES USED IN THAT DOOR
THAT INCREASES THE BURNING POINT OF THE DOOR.
- DURATION : 4 HRS.
WIDTH- 2.2 M
HEIGHT- 2.5 M

14. THERE IS ONE MORE EXIT IN THE FIRE PUMP ROOM FOR THE ESCAPE OF
THE FIRE OFFICERS IN CASE OF FIRE IN THE FIRE PUMP ROOM. THIS EXIT
OPENS ON THE GROUND FLOOR.
ALSO THERE IS FIRE STORE ROOM IN THE FIRE PUMP ROOM AND ONE
EMPLOYEE REST ROOM.

15. •ONE FHC (FIRE HYDRANT CABINATE) ON EACH FLOOR
CONSIST OF THREE EXTINGUISHER
-WATER CO2-9 LITERS
-CO2-4.5 KG
-ABC-6KG
•REFILLING OF EXTINGUISHER ARE DONE
IN EVERY THREE YEAR.
• COMPANY : SAFEGUARD
CEASE FIRE

16. FIRE CONTROL PANEL
FIRE
SWITCH
SPEAKER

17. FIRE ALARM SYSTEM
ALL BUILDINGS OF 15M IN HEIGHT OR ABOVE SHALL BE EQUIPPED WITH
MANUALLY OPERATED ELECTRICAL FIRE ALARM(MOEFA)
MANUALLY OPERATED FIRE ALARM SYSTEM SHALL BE INSTALLED IN
BUILDING WITH ONE OR MORE CALL BOXES LOCATED AT EACH FLOOR.
NBC STANDARD

18. A FIRE ALARM SYSTEM
HAS A NUMBER OF
DEVICES WORKING
TOGETHER TO DETECT
AND WARN PEOPLE
THROUGH VISUAL AND
AUDIO APPLIANCES WHEN
SMOKE, FIRE, CARBON
MONOXIDE OR OTHER
EMERGENCIES ARE
PRESENT.
THERE ARE 3 FIRE
ALARMS ON EACH
FLOOR. 2 FIRE ALARMS IN
OFFICES AND 1 IN LIFT
LOBBY.
FIRE ALARM

19. SMOKE DETECTORS
THERE ARE SMOKE DETECTORS ON EACH FLOOR EXCEPT PARKING AREA
IN THE BASEMENTS.
DISTANCE BETWEEN SMOKE DETECTORS IS
APPROX 4 MTR.
NO. OF SMOKE DETECTORS IN THE BUILDING-
2869.
COMPANY :
-APOLLO
-XP

20. CORRIDORS AND PASSAGEWAYS
•WHEN STAIRWAYS DISCHARGE THROUGH CORRIDORS AND
PASSAGEWAYS,THE HEIGHT OF CORRIDORS AND PASSAGEWAYS SHALL
NOT BE LESS THAN 2.4MTR.
•ALL MEANS OF EXITS INCLUDING STAIRS,LIFTS ,LOBBIES AND
CORRIDORS SHALL BE ADEQUATELY VENTILATED.
NBC STANDARD

21. CORRIDORS AND PASSAGEWAYS
•WIDTH OF THE CORRIDOR IS 1.8
MTR.
•COMBUSTIBLE MATERIAL IN
INTERIOR FINISHES.
•SMOKE DETECTORS ARE
LOCATED AT INTERVALS OF 4M
DISTANCE.
•FLOOR FINISH- MARBLE, KOTA
STONE.

22. •AN EXIT MAY BE A DOORWAY,CORRIDOR ,PASSAGEWAY LEADING TO
INTERNAL STAIRCASE OR EXTERNAL STAIRCASE OR TO VERANDAH OR
TERRACE WHICH HAVE ACCESS TO A STREET OR ROOF OF BUILDING OR
TO REFUGEE AREA.
•LIFTS AND ESCALATORS SHALL NOT BE CONSIDERED AS EXITS.
•EXITS SHALL BE CLEARLY VISIBLE AND ROUTE TO REACH.
• THE EXITS SHALL BE CLEARLY MARKED AND SIGNS POSTED TO GUIDE
THE OCCUPANTS OF THE FLOOR CONCERNED.THE COLOR OF THE SIGN
EXITS SHOULD BE GREEN. THE SIGNS SHOULD BE PROPERLY
ILLUMINATED AND WIRED TO AN ELECTRICAL SOURCE OF SUPPLY.
EXITS
•ALL BULDINGS WHICH ARE 15M IN HEIGHT OR ABOVE HAVING AN
AREA OF 500 SQM ON EACH FLOOR SHALL HAVE MIN.TWO
STAIRCASE.THEY SHALL BE OF ENCLOSED TYPE,
•SHOULD BE CONSTRUCTED WITH NON COMBUSTIBLE MATERIAL
THROUGHOUT.
NBC STANDARD

23. •ONE FIRE EXIT ON EACH FLOOR
•2 LIFTS
•AGGREGATES ON CONCRETE (NON COMBUSTIBLE MATERIAL)
-SIGNAGES ARE THERE ON THE STAIRS
-NO PROPER LIGHTING
-NO ESCAPE LIGHTS

24. PRESSURIZATION OF STAIRCASE
PRESSURIZATION IS A METHOD ADOPTED FOR PROTECTED ESCAPE
ROUTES AGAINST SMOKE, ESPECIALLY IN HIGH RISE BUILDINGS.IN
PRESSURIZATION,AIR IS INJECTED IN STAIRCASES,LOBBIES OR
CORRIDORS TO RAISE THEIR PRESSURE SLIGHTLY ABOVE THE PRESSURE
IN ADJACENT PARTS OF BUILDING.AS A RESULT INGRESS OF SMOKE OR
TOXIC GASE IN TO ESCAPE CAN BE PREVENTED.
NBC STANDARD

25. •PRESSURISATION FAN IN STAIRS
•OPENING OF PRESSURISATION FAN ON
EACH FLOOR.
• GROUND- 6TH FLOOR
PRESSURISATION
FAN

26. AUTOMATIC SPRINKLERS
•AUTOMATIC SPRINKLERS SHALL BE INSTALLED IN BASEMENTS
USED AS CAR PARKS AND IF AREA EXCEEDS 200SQM
ANY ROOM OR OTHER COMPARTMENT OF BUILDING EXCEEDING
1125 SQM IN AREA
ON ALL FLOORS OF BUILDING IF HEIGHT OF BUILDING EXCEEDS 15M
BASEMENTS
• EACH BASEMENT SHALL BE SEPARATELY VENTILATED.A SYSTEM
OF AIR INLETS SHALL BE PROVIDED AT BASEMENT FLOOR AND
SMOKE OUTLETS AT BASEMENT CEILING LEVEL.
•THE STAIRCASE OF BASEMENTS SHALL BE OF ENCLOSED TYPE
HAVING FIRE RESISTANCE OF NOT LESS THAN 2H AND SITUATED AT
PERIPHERY OF BASEMENT TO BE ENTERED AT GROUND LEVEL
ONLY FROM OPEN AIR AND IN SUCH POSITIONS THAT SMOKE FROM
ANY FIRE IN BASEMENT SHALL NOT OBSTRUCT ANY EXIT SERVING
THE GROUND.
•IN MULTI STOREY BASEMENT ,INTAKE DUCTS MAY SERVE AT ALL
LEVELS BUT EACH BASEMENT LEVEL HAVE SEPARATE SMOKE
OUTLET DUCT.
NBC STANDARD

27. BASEMENT
FIRE ALARMS
DELIVERY
PUMP
150 MM
DIA.
300 MM DIA.
DELIVERY
PUMP

28. SPRINKLERS ON
BASEMENT
•THE SPRINKLERS ARE ON BASEMENT 1 AND BASEMENT 2
IN THE PARKING AREA.
•SPRINKLERS ARE PLACED AT 3 MTR. OF DISTANCE.
3 M
COMPANY-
OMAX

29. IN BOTH THE BASEMENTS THESE DUCTS
ARE USED TO SUCK THE WARM AIR IN THE
BASEMENT.
SMOKE OUTLET DUCTS
DUCT INSTALLED IN FIRE PUMP
ROOM FOR EXHAUST
DUCT IN PARKING

30. FIRE CONTROL
ROOM
LOCATION- GROUND FLOOR

31. FIRE CONTROL ROOM
•FOR ALL BUILDINGS 15M IN HEIGHT OR ABOVE ,THERE SHALL BE A
CONTROL ROOM ON THE ENTRANCE FLOOR OF THE BUILDING WITH
THE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM THAT IS SUITABLE PUBLIC
ADDRESS SYSTEM TO ALL FLOORS AND FACILITIES FOR
RECEIVING MESSAGE FROM DIFFERENT FLOORS
•DETAILS OF ALL FLOOR PLANS ALONG WITH DETAILS OF FIRE
FIGHTING EQUIPMENT AND INSTALLATION SHALL BE MAINTAINED
IN FIRE CONTROL ROOM
•THE FIRE CONTROL ROOM SHALL HAVE FACILITIES TO DETECT FIRE
ON ANY FLOOR THROUGH INDICATORS BOARD CONNECTION,FIRE
DETECTION AND ALARM SYSTEMSON ALL FLOORS
NBC STANDARD

33. •PUBLIC ADDRESSABLE SYSTEM
IN THE WHOLE BUILDING.
•THREE HOOTER ON EACH
FLOOR FOR ANNOUNCEMENT.
-NEITHER ANY FLOOR PLANS NOR ANY
EVACUATION PLAN WAS THERE.

34. QUESTIONNAIRE

35. Item Satisfactory Unsatisfactory Not Available
OUTSIDE/INSIDE BUILDING
1. Entry/Exit (If area is designed to be accessible)
 Are parking spaces signed?
 Are parking spaces accessible?
 Is route from parking spaces to bldg. in good
repair?
 Are ramps accessible and clear?
 Are ramps in good repair?
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OUTSIDE BUILDING
1. Stairs
 Are stairs according to IS codes?
 Are there broken treads/nosings?
 Do stairs have depressions due to wear?
 Are stairs slippery?
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2. Handrails
 Is there a handrail when there are four or more
risers?
 Will they withstand normal use?
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Item Satisfactory Unsatisfactory Not Available
INSIDE BUILDING
1. Walking surfaces
 Are they in good condition?
 Are there missing tiles, torn carpeting?
 Are they slippery?
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2. Stairs
 Are stairs according to IS codes?
 Are there broken treads/nosings?
 Do stairs have depressions due to wear?
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36. Item Satisfactory Unsatisfactory Not Available
3. Handrails
Is there a handrail when there are four or more
risers?
Will they withstand normal use?
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4. Guardrails
Are they at all floor openings?
Are they at least 900-1000mm high, secured,
with no balusters
missing?
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5. Lighting in corridors
Is there sufficient lighting?
Are fixtures in good condition?
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6. Lighting in stairwells
Is there sufficient lighting on all steps and
platforms?
Are fixtures in good condition?
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7. Lighting at exits
Are directions to exits posted on all floors?
Are exits regularly illuminated?
Are exit signs illuminated?
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8. Emergency lighting (battery
powered units)
 Are lights in working order?
 Are fixtures in good condition?
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9. Storage-corridors
 Are corridors being used for storage? 
10. Storage-stairwells
 Are stairwells being used for storage? 

37. 11. Sand buckets
 Are Sand buckets checked and refilled
regularly?
 Are there sufficient containers?
 Are they in good condition?
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12. Trash-accumulation
 Is trash being accumulated in exits, hallways or
stairwells?
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13. Fire Doors
 Are fire rated doors equipped with self-closing
devices, latching hardware?
 Are fire doors uninhibited by wedges or stops?
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14. Door hardware
 Is all hardware operable? 
15. Doors-exit
 Is access clear?
.
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16. Wall openings
 Are there holes in walls? 
17. Ceiling openings
 Are all ceiling tiles in place?
 Are there holes in ceiling?
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18. Fire extinguishers
 Are all fire extinguishers working and in place?
 Is access clear?
 Have they been inspected in the last month?
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38. 19. Fire alarm system
 Is there visible damage?
 Is the sprinkler riser area free of storage or
obstruction?
 Is combustible storage within 18" of ceiling in
sprinklered area?
 Are there any damaged or painted sprinkler
heads?
.
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20. Ventilation
 Is there good air movement?
 Local exhaust (i.e. hoods)
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21. General air quality
 Are strong or offensive odours present?
 Does irritation to eyes or mucus membranes
occur?
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22. General right-to-know
 Are posters obvious?
 Are unlabelled chemical containers present?
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23. Flammable/Combustible
liquids
 Are liquids in proper
containers?
 Are containers labelLed?
 Is there excessive storage of chemicals?
 Are liquid waste containers in secondary
containment?
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39. 1 FIRE SAFETY MEASURES
Whether the following requirements of Fire extinguishers,
hose real, down comer installations and capacity of water
storage tanks and fire pumps are provided as given below as
per Table 23, Part 4, National Building Code of India, 2005?
Yes No NA
2 Twelve fire buckets of 12 inches height and 10 inches deep
always filled half the number with water and half with sand
arranged to a stand should be provided and maintained
separately at kitchen room, library and auditorium areas,
YES
3 Twelve fire buckets of 12 inches height and 10 inches deep
always filled with dry sand arranged to stand should be provided
and maintained at laboratory area.
No
4* EMERGENCY AND ESCAPE LIGHTING
Whether the emergency lighting is powered from a source
independent of that supplying normal lighting? No
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*5 Whether the emergency lighting system is of adequate capacity
of continuous operation for minimum duration of 1 1/2 hour even
for smallest premises. As per clause 15.5 of I.S 14435:1997?
N.A
6* Whether the emergency lighting system is well maintained by
conducting periodical inspections and tests so as to ensure their
perfect serviceability at all times as per clause 15.6 of I.S
14435:1997?
N.A
7* Whether the escape lighting is capable of the following as per
clause 15.7 of I.S 14435:1997?
a) Indicating clearly under un-ambiguously the escape routes.
a) Providing adequate illumination along such routes to allow
safe movements.
a) Ensuring that fire alarm call point, fire fighting equipment
provided along the escape routes can be readily located
N.A
8* Whether all the main gates and the doorways of all classrooms

40. 9 ADVISORY FIRE SAFETY MEASURES
Whether the teaching and non-teaching staff or any of the able students
under went any first aid fire fighting training?
YES
10 Whether “FIRE DRILLS” are conducting involving all the concerned once in 3
months for an initial period of one year and subsequently once in 6 months? No
11 Whether the available first aid fire fighting appliances are well maintained by
conducting periodical inspections and tests to ensure perfect serviceability of
them?
Yes
12 Whether any record is being maintained to the above extent? No
13 Whether any special care towards the physically handicapped persons is
planned to help them during fire or similar emergencies No

41. SWOT ANALYSIS

42. STRENGTH
• DEFINED ENTRY/ EXIT OUTSIDE THE
BUILDING
• HANDRAILS/ GUARDRAILS IN GOOD
CONDITION
• ADEQUATE CORRIDOR LIGHTING
• FIRE EXTINGUISHERS IN PLACE
• ABSENCE OF FLAMMABLE LIQUIDS
• AVAILABLE FIRST AID.
• EXIT/ENTRY IN PARKING IS PROPER
• VENTILATION IN STAIRS AND
BASEMENTS AND ON ALL THE FLOORS
ARE PROPER
• PUBLIC ADDRESSABLE SYSTEM
WEAKNESS
• STAIRCASES NOT TOO GOOD IN
CONDITION
• MISSING/ SLIPPERY FLOOR TILES
• POORLY LIT EXITS
• UNCLEAR/ MISSING SIGNAGES
• NO EVACUATION PLAN
• ONLY ONE FIRE EXIT FOR EACH BLOCK
• NO ESCAPE LIGHTS
OPPORTUNITY
• FIRST AID AND FIRE TRAINING SESSIONS
• INTELLIGENT BUILDING – SMART
BUILDING, TELECOM SERVICES,
AUTOMATION SYSTEM
• INSTALLATION OF EMERGENCY
LIGHTING
• USAGE OF COMBUSTIBLE LIQUID
THREAT
• UNILLUMINATED SIGNS
• DIRECTIONS TO EXIT NOT PROVIDED
• NO EVACUATION PLANS
• NO FIRE DRILLS