12 criteria for choosing a safe apartment

The following factors may be your advice for choosing a safe apartment.

1. Choose a reputable and capable investorTo minimize risks during the purchase and use process, as well as to protect your own rights when buying an apartment, right from the first stage, buyers must consider choosing a reputable investor.

By searching for previous projects that the investor has built as well as the quality and feedback of previous customers will help provide useful information in your selection process.

2.When deciding to buy an apartment, whether it should be a multi-storey or a low-storey house, choosing a high or low floor is also very important, but it depends on many factors, such as the scope, space chosen, the needs of each family member... However, to be safe, you shouldapartment projectnot too high rise,or should not choose apartments on floors that are too highThe reason is that being on a floor that is too high will make it more difficult to escape in case of an accident, or rescue will be difficult in case of a fire.

3.Choose apartmentwith open space and internal roads aroundto facilitate fire trucks as well as rescue operations to easily approach the foot of the construction at all locations on the ground. If you choose apartments located in small alleys with high population density, fire fighting will certainly be very difficult.

4.Select projectconvenient, logical, coherent trafficAccordingly, the distance from the apartment or any point on the ground to the exit doors must not be too long. Corridors and stairwells must also have a suitable width for easy escape. In particular, elevators and stairs must ensure sufficient load capacity when crowded.

5.When choosing safe apartments, you should choose apartments that arehas exit signs and emergency lighting systemfull even when main power is cut off.

6.Choose apartmentThere are fire escape stairs with sufficient capacity and meeting standards.. It is a closed elevator, with fireproof doors separating it from the lobby area, with adequate lighting and ventilation systems in case of fire, and the elevator walls must also be made of fireproof and heat-resistant materials. Some high-end apartments are now equipped with an emergency exit system separate from the regular stairs.

7.Usually capartmentA basement-free apartment is safer than an apartment with a basement or multiple basements.. Because basements are very susceptible to flooding in the current urban conditions of Vietnam, causing damage to vehicles. In addition, basements have fewer exits than upper floors, making firefighting and rescue more difficult. In certain circumstances, people trapped in basements are also more dangerous than those on upper floors.

8.Select apartmenthave access to open spaceFor example, balconies, loggias, buildings must also have similar areas such as common courtyards on floors and terraces so that in case of an incident, rescue can be accessed by means such as cranes, inflatable cushions...

9.Should choose apartmentqFire escape stairs are only allowed a maximum of 6 apartmentsFor example, if your floor has 12 apartments, you need 2 staircases;The lobby of the fire escape area has a minimum width of 3m., helping traffic flow quickly in case of an incident.

10.Consider the number of apartments in the same row, the number of elevators in a building; because for high-rise buildings, elevators are extremely important because all residents use them. Rush hours from 7-9am, 5-7pm are the hours when people move a lot, so carefully consider the number of elevators and the number of apartments to ensure that the elevator density can be used enough for everyone in the same building during rush hours. In addition, you should pay attention to the quality of the elevator.

11.Test the fire alarm system to ensure it meets quality standards, reports correctly and promptly.. Some high-end buildings and apartments may be equipped with an automatic fire extinguishing system in the fire alarm area (sprinklers from the ceiling). If the fire extinguishing system uses water sprinklers and sprayers, it must always be ready and used effectively.

12.Building management and information department must be quick and professional.so that when a bad situation occurs, it can be responded to as quickly as possible. It is necessary to develop response scenarios for each specific situation and regularly organize periodic drills.

For residents currently living in apartments, it is necessary to learn and practice skills to respond to incidents; escape skills, fire fighting, rescue, and first aid for themselves and others. In particular, these skills should also be trained for children.