Three fire fighters die in a 10-story high-rise apartment building - New York.

1999 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
New York ◽  
Apartment Building ◽  
Fire Fighters ◽  
High Rise

FALLS AS CHILDHOOD ACCIDENTS: AN INCREASING URBAN RISK

PEDIATRICS ◽  
1971 ◽  
Vol 47 (5) ◽  
pp. 886-892
Author(s):  
R. L. Sieben ◽  
J. D. Leavitt ◽  
J. H. French
Keyword(s):  
New York ◽  
Retrospective Study ◽  
Health Hazard ◽  
Hospitalized Patients ◽  
Older Children ◽  
South Bronx ◽  
High Rise ◽  
Childhood Accidents ◽  
Urban Risk ◽  
Hospital Affiliation

Falls from heights accounted for 20% of accidental deaths of children in New York City during 1966, and 67% of the children were under 5 years of age. A retrospective study of falls involving more than 10 feet during 1966 to 1968 at a single Bronx hospital affiliation disclosed that 55 children were hospitalized from this cause. Five of these hospitalized patients died, and two were found to have significant residua. This retrospective study of hospitalized patients indicates that falls from heights were a health hazard mainly for preschool males during the warmer summer months in the high rise slums of the south Bronx. Preschool children fell exclusively from windows and fire escapes, with little regard for height. Older children fell from dangerous play areas of lesser height. The need for routine installation of effective window guards is obvious.

scholarly journals Feasibility study of the insulation of the enclosing walls of high-rise buildings

2018 ◽  
Vol 245 ◽  
pp. 06006 ◽  
Author(s):  
Olga Gamayunova ◽  
Mikhail Petrichenko ◽  
Tatyana Musorina ◽  
Eliza Gumerova
Keyword(s):  
Feasibility Study ◽  
Thermal Insulation ◽  
Payback Period ◽  
Operating Costs ◽  
Optimum Thickness ◽  
Heating Period ◽  
Apartment Building ◽  
Capital Costs ◽  
High Rise ◽  
Additional Layer

On the example of a typical residential multi-apartment building, a feasibility study was carried out on the choice of energy-saving measures for the thermal insulation of facades. The decision to increase the energy efficiency of the building was made on the basis of calculating the loss of thermal energy through the external walls. Based on the parameters of the heating period, capital costs for additional thermal insulation of facades and calculated values of operating costs for heating, the optimum thickness of the additional layer of insulation is determined, in which the payback period assumes a minimum value.

Characteristics of Cimex lectularius (Hemiptera: Cimicidae), Infestation and Dispersal in a High-Rise Apartment Building

2010 ◽  
Vol 103 (1) ◽  
pp. 172-177 ◽  
Author(s):  
Changlu Wang ◽  
Kurt Saltzmann ◽  
Eva Chin ◽  
Gary W. Bennett ◽  
Timothy Gibb
Keyword(s):  
Cimex Lectularius ◽  
Apartment Building ◽  
High Rise

A Study on the Evaluation of Wind Power Amount Using Air Flow Analysis Results by High-Rise Apartment Building Disposition in the City Center

2013 ◽  
Vol 823 ◽  
pp. 522-527
Author(s):  
Ki Pyo You ◽  
Young Moon Kim ◽  
Jang Youl You
Keyword(s):  
Power Generation ◽  
Wind Power ◽  
Flow Analysis ◽  
Wind Power Generation ◽  
High Wind ◽  
Apartment Building ◽  
City Center ◽  
High Rise ◽  
Efficient Power ◽  
The City

High-rise buildings in the city center construction has been with diversify disposition. As there is high wind on top of high-rise buildings, wind turbines are often installs on top of high-rise buildings. However, we can expect efficient power generation only by installing when the turbine in the place of heavy wind. In this article, it tries to evaluate wind power generation by performing airflow analysis around the roof according to the disposition of high-rise buildings.

Natural ventilation of light well in high-rise apartment building

2003 ◽  
Vol 35 (4) ◽  
pp. 427-434 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hisashi Kotani ◽  
Ryuji Satoh ◽  
Toshio Yamanaka
Keyword(s):  
Natural Ventilation ◽  
Apartment Building ◽  
High Rise

SUPER-SLENDER RESIDENTIAL SKYSCRAPERS IN NEW YORK AS A NEW DIRECTION IN HIGH-RISE BUILDINGS TYPOLOGY

2016 ◽  
Vol 6 (4) ◽  
pp. 85-91 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elena M. GENERALOVA ◽  
Viktor P. GENERALOV
Keyword(s):  
New York ◽  
Local Features ◽  
High Rise ◽  
Legal Standards ◽  
Different Types

The paper deals with the problem of modern high-rise buildings classification. It is noted that high-rise construction in world flourishes particularly in aspect of typological diversity enhancing. In these latter days different types of skyscrapers are appeared according to local features. By the example of New York we can see how legal standards reflect on character and form of high-rise buildings. The triggers of super-slender and luxury residential skyscrapers of Manhattan are analyzed. This buildings type features concerning their functional, planning, structural, technological, architectural and other characteristics are revealed.

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