FIRE SAFETY IN HERITAGE BUILDINGS

An academic research on Fire Safety and Protection Measures in Heritage Buildings with Special Consideration on Museum Buildings in Malaysia was conducted by Nurul Hamiruddin Salleh from 2007 until 2011 for his PhD. thesis in Building Conservation at Universiti Sains Malaysia, Penang. The methodologies selected in the study are divided into three main methods. The first method involves literature review, where both heritage buildings and fire safety literatures were reviewed in order to identify key issues and recent research that relate or has significance to the research topic. The second method involves the collection of primary data through onsite observations, interviews and questionnaires into 37 heritage buildings that used as museums in 9 states throughout Malaysia. Out of the 37 heritage buildings, three of them were selected as case studies under specific selection criteria as an approach to audit and to examine directly the fire safety and protection measures in the herita...

BIL. NAMA TAPAK 1 Kota Kuala Kedah, Kedah 2 Batu Bertulis Cherok Tukon, Pulau Pinang 3 Kota Cornwallis, Pulau Pinang 4 Menara Jam Besar, Georgetown, Pulau Pinang 5 Bangunan Municipal (Dewan Bandaran P.Pinang), Pulau Pinang 6 Bangunan Lembaga Muzium Negeri Pulau Pinang, Georgetown 7. Makam Sheikh Omar, Georgetown, Pulau Pinang 8. Masjid Kapitan Keling, Pulau Pinang 9. Masjid Melayu Lebuh Acheh, Georgetown, Pulau Pinang 10. Gereja St. George, Georgetown, Pulau Pinang 11. Mahkamah Tinggi Pulau Pinang, Georgetown 12. Kota Belanda, Lumut, Perak 13. Kota Long Jaafar, Bukit Gantang, Perak 14. Makam Sultan Muzaffar Shah II, Bota, Perak 15. Makam Sultan Muzaffar Shah III, Bota, Perak 16. Makam Al-Marhum Raja Alang Iskandar (Marhum Teja), Teja, Perak ...

2007 No Building Name 1 Bangunan Parlimen, Kuala Lumpur 2 Istana Negara, Kuala Lumpur 3 Tapak Tiang Bendera Malaya dinaikkan pertama kali, Dataran Merdeka, Kuala Lumpur 4 Bangunan Sultan Abdul Samad, Kuala Lumpur 5 Bangunan Dewan Bandaraya & Panggung Bandaraya, Kuala Lumpur 6 Bangunan Stesen Keretapi, Kuala Lumpur 7 Bangunan Ibu Pejabat Keretapi Tanah Melayu, Kuala Lumpur 8 Bangunan Pejabat Pos Besar (GPO), Kuala Lumpur 9 Bangunan Jabatan Kerja Raya (PWD), Kuala Lumpur 10 Bangunan Residensi, Kuala Lumpur 11 Masjid Negara dan Makam Pahlawan, Kuala Lumpur 12 Carcosa Seri Negara, Kuala Lumpur 13 Tugu Negara, Kuala Lumpur 14 Batu Caves, Selangor 15 St. George's Church, Pulau Pinang 16 Dewan Perhimpunan Cina, Selangor 2009 No Building Name 1 Maktab Melayu Kual...