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Study of fire safety measures for an existing sports facility in accordance with current building regulations

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Treballs Finals de Grau d'Enginyeria Química, Facultat de Química, Universitat de Barcelona, Curs: 2024-2025, Tutores: Maria Pilar Marco Buj, Nuria López Vinent

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This study has assessed the fire safety measures of a sports facility constructed in phases
over three decades, with the first phase built in 1984 and the last in 2002.
The primary objective is to ensure the protection of users of the facility and to minimize the
risk associated with a potential fire. To achieve this, it has been analyzed whether the facility
complies with the fire safety regulations applicable in Barcelona, namely: “El Real Decreto
314/2006 (1), de 17 de marzo, por el que se aprueba el Código Técnico de la Edificación (CTE)”
and the " l’Ordenança(2) Reguladora de Condicions de Protecció (ORCPI/08)".
To carry out this study, all available information on the building has been gathered, both
from the Contemporary Archive of Barcelona City Council (3) and the archive of the Barcelona
Sports Institute, in addition to the information provided by the sports center manager.
The documents and plans have been reviewed to identify the construction systems,
materials used, and installations implemented, as well as the regulations applied at each stage
of construction. Subsequently, various inspections have been carried out on the facility to verify
whether the actual construction coincided with what was described in the projects.
A comprehensive assessment of compliance with fire safety regulations was conducted,
identifying several areas of non-compliance. One of the most significant deficiencies is the lack
of fire compartmentation between the sports hall and the corridor leading to the fitness studios,
specifically at two points: the connecting door and a window located on the same wall.
As a corrective measure, it is proposed to replace the door and window with ones that offer
superior thermal insulation and fire resistance. According to the price database of the Catalan
Institute for Construction Technology (ITEC)(4), the approximate cost of this intervention would
be €22,230. 57 including VAT.
Another significant non-compliance it has been identified is that the existing fire protection
installations do not cover the entire area of the center. When measuring the distances that the
fire hydrants, extinguishers, and call points should cover according to the plans, it has been found that approximately 8 fire hydrants, 20 extinguishers, and 7 call points are missing.
Additionally, all detectors have expired and need to be replaced. This corrective measure would
have an approximate cost in the market, according to the ITEC price database, of € 47,489.17
including VAT.
In conclusion, despite being constructed in different phases, the sports facility exhibits an
acceptable level of fire safety in terms of passive protection. This includes compartmentation,
fire resistance and stability of the structure, as well as the adequate number and arrangement of
exits and evacuation routes.
However, the active fire protection systems need to be significantly improved. Actions to
correct the identified deficiencies in compartmentation and to expand the active fire protection
systems will ensure an optimal level of safety for the center’s users and full compliance with
current regulations.

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Treballs Finals de Grau (TFG) - Enginyeria Química

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Study of fire safety measures for an existing sports facility in accordance with current building regulations