As per NBC 2016 Table-7, Minimal Requirement of MOEFA And Automatic Fire Detection For Residential Apartment:
Above 15mtr-Manual Fire Alarm(MOEFA)- Required
Above 60mtr-Automatic Fire Detection- Required
Note 1: MOEFA System shall also include talk-back system and public address system for the occupancies given in the table for (d) (1) (3) under A-5, (a)(1) (4) and (a) (2) under C-1, and (a) (2) i under D-1 to D-5, in all building 15m and above in height, except for A-3 occupancies where these shall be provided for building of height 24m and above. These shall also be provided in car parking areas more than 300m and in multi-level car parking irrespective of their areas.
Note 2: Automatic detection and alarm system is not required to be provided in car parking area. Such detection system shall however be required in other areas of car parking such as electrical rooms, cabins and other areas.
Airlight offers comprehensive, cost effective, NBC 2016 complied Residential apartment complex following fire safety associated system:
Manually operated electronic fire alarms: ( MOEFA )If someone sees a fire, they can press a button to start a voice alarm. This is a message that says where the fire is.
The control panel serves as a centralized hub, collecting real-time temperature and smoke density data from both smoke and thermal sensors for automatic fire detection. Users have the flexibility to define smoke alarm and temperature alarm levels tailored to the specific protected area’s requirements. When fire detected, the display showcases the current temperature and smoke level and trigger voice alarm, enabling swift and informed decision-making.
Example of a voice alarm: “Attention please, fire alarm reported from automatic smoke detector of seventh floor electrical room, .” This helps both the people inside and the security or support personnel to rush to take appropriate action.
To enhance preparedness, a pre-alarm feature is accessible, though confined to the control panel itself. This offers an early alert, aiding in assessment before a full alarm is triggered. Additionally, the system incorporates contamination monitoring for smoke detectors, providing indications and alerts via the control panel when sensor contamination exceeds acceptable levels.
The control panel is equipped with comprehensive voice notification features that encompass all warning and guidance needs. This system facilitates voice-based alerts for various emergency scenarios, including fire warnings, fire drill instructions, and fire evacuation messages.
In the event of a fire detection, the control panel automatically generates voice alarms that specify the detected fire’s location and the corresponding zone. No pre-recorded voice files are necessary for this process.
For zone-specific fire drill instructions, users can create text-based guidance statements. These statements can be inputted into the designated zone-wise fire drill statement box. The control panel then converts these textual instructions into voice messages, which are relayed through the targeted speakers. This approach eliminates the need for safety experts to oversee fire drills.
Likewise, users can prepare text-based fire evacuation guidance statements for each zone. These statements can be entered into the zone-wise fire evacuation statement box. The control panel transforms these texts into voice messages, which are then broadcasted through the relevant speakers. This means that fire evacuation messaging can be effectively executed using available personnel during emergencies.
In essence, the voice alarm messaging system simplifies emergency communication by providing customizable and automated voice notifications for fire-related scenarios, enhancing overall safety procedures.
Airlight’s Addressable Public Address System offers precise announcements with unique speaker addresses. The control panel features a handheld microphone and touchscreen display. For location-specific announcements, a dedicated page within the control panel displays control icons for each speaker. This allows users to efficiently deliver targeted messages by selecting the corresponding icon for their desired location, accommodating both zonal and comprehensive announcements.
Airlight’s Addressable Talkback Speaker System offers precise communication with unique speaker addresses. Each Talkback speaker includes a call button, microphone, and speaker components. The control panel features a handheld microphone, speaker, and an intuitive touchscreen display.
Initiating communication with the control panel operator is straightforward. Users activate the Talkback speaker by pressing the call button. Upon activation, the control panel seamlessly transitions to the Talkback page, accompanied by a distinctive ringing tone and a visual indicator of the caller’s location. The operator promptly acknowledges the call, establishing a clear channel for communication between the caller and the user.
The control panel integrates a dedicated Talkback page for efficient communication. When the operator needs to communicate with a specific Talkback speaker in a designated area, they can effortlessly activate it using the control panel’s targeted icon. This streamlined process ensures efficient and effective communication.
Airlight’s Automatic Fire Emergency Lighting system provides a reliable backup when primary power sources are compromised due to fires or critical incidents. Each light is uniquely addressed and operates via a loop-powered system, ensuring precise control. These lights can be configured to activate automatically in response to fire alarm triggers. Customization options accommodate site-specific needs, including fire zones and designated escape routes.
Furthermore, the control panel features a dedicated lighting control page, empowering users to activate individual lights, lights within specific zones, or all lights seamlessly. This enhances adaptability and ease of use during emergency situations.
Fire drills are essential for acquainting both operators and occupants with the intricacies of the fire safety system. To serve this purpose effectively, a dedicated page has been crafted exclusively for conducting fire drills. This unique page empowers users to activate it, subsequently providing the capability to trigger specific zones or floors for the drill.
Customizable standard voice instructions can be configured, fine-tuned to the specific target zones. This feature ensures that when a fire drill is initiated for particular target zones, the occupants in other zones can continue undisturbed, enabling focused and efficient training scenarios.
For a well-organized evacuation during fire emergencies, the control panel provides a separate page with easy-to-use zone icons. You have the flexibility to customize standard voice instructions tailored to each specific zone, making them just right. This means that when you initiate a fire evacuation for certain zones, individuals in other areas can carry on without disruptions, ensuring a focused and seamless evacuation .
The system includes a dedicated music page, optimizing its utility for users. This page allows users to easily select their preferred zones, specific speakers, or even choose an “All On” option.
Across various industries, diverse voice statements are crucial for different operational requirements. Whether it’s a collection of statements, background music choices, or even audio from platforms like YouTube, users have the freedom to play their desired content.
An added advantage of this feature is its contribution to the system’s consistent functionality and the longevity of the speakers. Regular use helps uphold their performance over time.
LPG Leak Detection for Fire Prevention
Detecting LPG leaks is paramount in averting potential fire disasters. Airlight provides advanced LPG detection solutions, with our control panel offering integration options for loop-powered addressable LPG detectors, bolstering safety and early warning capabilities.
In many residential apartments equipped with LPG reticulation systems, cylinder bank usually located at ground floor. Airlight offers industrial-grade Addressable LPG detectors that can be seamlessly connected to the existing fire alarm cable, eliminating the need for a separate system.
Furthermore, Airlight offers aesthetically designed addressable Domestic LPG detectors, ideal for individual flat kitchens. These LPG detectors are loop-powered and can be effortlessly integrated into the same fire alarm cable, ensuring both safety and convenience.
According to the National Building Code (NBC), fire pump rooms and their equipment should be monitored from the fire alarm control room. Airlight offers a specially designed control and monitoring unit tailored for fire pump houses. The fire pump house is equipped with talkback speaker facilities connecting it to the control room, ensuring effective communication during emergencies. Additionally, emergency lighting is provided for the pump room.
This loop-powered addressable monitoring unit serves to monitor several critical parameters:
- Jockey pump status (ON/OFF)
- Main hydrant pump status (ON)
- Main sprinkler pump status (ON)
- Diesel pump status (ON)
- Sump water level
- Diesel fuel level
- Diesel engine battery condition
- Main hydrant header pressure
- Main sprinkler header pressure
- Jockey pump failure to start
- Main hydrant pump failure to start
- Main sprinkler pump failure to start
- Diesel engine pump failure to start.
This comprehensive monitoring unit ensures the efficient operation of the fire pump house, enhancing safety and reliability during fire emergencies.
In situations where devices may experience failure leading to excessive current draw or cables might undergo short circuits, it’s essential to have safeguards in place. Overcurrent detectors and line isolators serve as effective solutions for addressing these issues across various branches of a system.
In the event of an overcurrent occurrence, these protective components automatically identify and isolate the faulty line. Additionally, they relay this information to the control panel, specifying the location of the issue. This proactive communication enables the control panel to take prompt corrective actions, ensuring that all other circuits and connected devices continue to operate seamlessly without disruptions.
Moreover, this versatile device can also be employed for the manual isolation of specific circuit branches, facilitating maintenance procedures as needed.
The control panel automatically records all fire and fault events, as well as clearing events, along with their respective dates and times. Users can access this valuable data for a wide range of monitoring and investigative purposes.
The control panel offers multi-level password protection to safeguard against unauthorized access and misuse of settings.
The system operates on a 24-volt DC power . Users have the option to utilize an external 24-volt DC power supply. Additionally, we offer a separate power unit that can be provided as needed to fulfill specific power demands.
In scenarios involving distant speakers and lights, higher power consumption might be necessary. Drawing power directly from the control panel could lead to voltage drops and power loss. To address such situations, a loop-powered and monitored power supply unit with an integrated battery is available to cater to localized power needs.
The control panel is equipped with a standard 110 to 230-volt, 10-ampere Switch-Mode Power Supply (SMPS) unit. This unit includes a built-in battery charger and allocated space to accommodate two 12-volt, 18 ampere-hour Sealed Maintenance-Free (SMF) batteries. Users are responsible for calculating their power requirements and subsequently selecting and positioning the appropriate batteries.
The control panel is equipped with WiFi capability, enabling it to establish communication with a Local Area Network (LAN). Through this feature, users can utilize Repeater panels and a CMS via PC graphics software.
Within the control panel, you’ll find comprehensive user guides covering operation, maintenance, troubleshooting, rectification, as well as modification and alteration procedures.
Within the control panel, you’ll find a contact list that includes emergency contacts and a roster of service providers, readily available for both emergency situations and routine service requirements.
In the “Drawings Folder,” users have the capability to upload various design documents, including fire alarm layout drawings, cable schedules, system configuration Excel sheets, and the system database. These documents can be easily accessed for viewing and downloaded whenever needed.
Within the “Commercial Folder,” users have the convenience to upload a variety of commercial documents such as purchase orders, work order copies, agreement documents, as well as warranty and service records. These files serve as valuable resources for vendor interactions and transactions.
Winning customers expectations through cost optimization measures for Fire detection , speakers and lighting systems. Service providers, from design to maintenance, are driven by delivering cost-effective solutions to their clientele. Achieving cost-effectiveness only by optimization measures.
A comprehensive fire and life safety setup entails Talkback speakers, PA speakers, lighting, fire call points, automatic fire sensors, a control panel, power supply unit, and necessary cables. Each of these components operates with electrical power, electronic control, and computing processors.
National building codes stipulate the seamless coordination of all these devices. Aligning with these functional requirements . Airlight provides Optimized solutions, which eliminates all duplication of cables, devices and control panel etc…
Airlight single control panel covers control and indications for Talkback speaker, PA speaker, emergency light, fire detection systems . Hence control panel for individual systems and integrations are eliminated.
All Airlight fire emergency devices such as Talkback speakers, PA speakers, emergency lights, call points, and detectors are two wire and loop powered. All these devices can be connected in parallel using standard 2×1.5 sq mm cable . Tee joints . Branching , tree connections can be done. Return loop is not necessary. We recommend as less as cable. as short length as possible. In this significant need for cable’s.
Speaker is the device used for one way audio communication . Talkback speaker is two way audio audio communication device .When talkback speaker is installed. It also takes care of one way audio communication .Hence wherever Talkback speaker is installed , the need for PA speakers and fire sounders diminishes. This eliminates the associated devices and cabling.
Loop powered addressable lights eliminates separate standalone lighting system. These lights can be connected in same fire alarm cable. These lights meets lighting requirements as well as beacon requirement . Addressable speaker with light, smoke , heat detector with lights also available. Using this devices even separate light devices can be eliminated.
All standard addressable alarm initiation devices smoke, heat and other standard sensors, call points can be used as usual. However we recommend to utilize multi function devices like voice call point, speaker with light, detector with speaker, detector with light eliminates reduces number of devices in the system.
Every system device operates on 24 volts DC. A primary 230-volt to 24-volt power supply unit, complemented by a backup battery, ensures seamless and uninterrupted power supply for the entire system.
By minimizing cables and devices, the system inherently experiences lower failure rates. Moreover, all devices and connections are under continuous health monitoring. If any device or connection malfunctions, the control panel promptly notifies through display alerts.
The system’s streamlined design necessitates fewer devices and less cabling, leading to significantly reduced installation timelines.
Centralizing the entire system within one control panel, coupled with automated maintenance features, minimizes the need for manual intervention. The control panel also offers remote internet access for health checks and fault tracking, mitigating the requirement for costly technical personnel for maintenance.
The paramount goal of these systems is to secure mandatory certification from governmental and quality accreditation bodies. The comprehensive features, aligned with NBC and related standards, fulfill all compliance requirements.
Service providers, from design to maintenance, are driven by delivering cost-effective solutions to their clientele. Achieving cost-effectiveness hinges on optimization measures.
Airlight offers regular products of MCP , smoke, heat detectors LPG detectors according to site needs it can be used. Objective of our goal to provide an economical, efficient, sustainable solution with full compliance of NBC 2016. This unified system functionalities through an interactive touchscreen display and it operates on a standardized 2-wire, loop-powered setup, ensuring consistent and efficient monitoring of devices for swift intervention. Airlight utilizes minimal devices , cables , man power to design, build, operation and maintenance.
Airlight also offers following multi functional devices for devices optimization,
Addressable Manual Voice Call Point:
This two wire loop powered Addressable manual call point features call button to trigger alarm and long range mic to speak to control panel. This voice gets delivered to panel speaker.
Addressable Speaker With Light:
This two wire loop powered addressable speaker with light consists of speaker and light. It helps to activate targeted single speaker to deliver a speech. This targeted speaker arrangement can complement voice call point for Talkback speaker function. It also help as public address function. In public address system mode user has option to activate targeted single speaker, zonal speakers and all speakers.
This unit also has light feature, though the light is built in light, but controlling is separate. This light can be used emergency light to illuminate for fire escape paths, emergency fire fire fighting appliances like fire extinguishers , hydrant and hose reel . It can also function as light beacon for hearing impaired occupants.
Addressable Multisensor With Speaker:
Wherever automatic fire detection involved, smoke and heat sensors are required. This two wire loop powered device consists of smoke heat sensor and speaker. Though sensors and speaker at same device, but control is separate. By default most of such locations requires speakers also public address functions. It eliminates separate speaker. In order to cover inside flat fire detection and PA system it will be useful.
Addressable Multisensor With Light:
Wherever automatic fire detection involved, smoke and heat sensors are required. This two wire loop powered device consists of smoke , heat sensor and light. Though sensors and light at same device, but control is separate. By default most of such locations requires emergency lighting functions. It eliminates separate emergency light. In order to cover inside flat fire detection and emergency lighting system it will be useful.
Addressable Monitor Module:
Sprinkler system usually provided inside each flat. On an entry point of flat sprinkler pipe flow switch are provided to monitor sprinkler operation . Due high temperature sprinkler bulb burst and releases water for fire suppression. This flow switch provides fire signal and also activation indication to fire panel. Pressure switches are installed at various points of hydrant and sprinkler pipe line to monitor pressure. And also at fire pump house. These pressure switch can be connected to fire panel through monitor module. Apart from multi functional devices .
Central Monitoring System for Residential Apartment Complexes:
In scenarios where a residential apartment complex consists of multiple towers, Airlight provides two essential components to ensure comprehensive fire safety:
1. Repeater Panel: The primary objective of the repeater panel is to monitor, alert, and facilitate rapid response to fire incidents within the residential towers. One or more repeater panels can be seamlessly networked with the fire alarm panels, ensuring effective coordination from the central fire control room.
2. PC-Based Central Monitoring Software: This PC-based central monitoring software stands as the cornerstone of our comprehensive central monitoring system. Particularly suitable for scenarios involving extensive and intricate monitoring requirements, the CMS (Central Monitoring System) offers an array of advantages.
3. Graphic Software: The CMS features graphic software that allows the upload of detailed fire system layout maps. This crucial functionality enables the precise pinpointing of affected locations on a map, greatly enhancing the situational awareness of operators and responders.
The combination of our repeater panel and PC-based central monitoring software ensures that even in large and complex residential complexes, the highest level of fire safety is maintained through efficient monitoring, rapid alerting, and precise location identification.
