Projects for ABCB - Research Reports

1. Desk audit of Ramp traversal research as a precursor for the development of a verification method for the performance design of Ramps. Completed June 2017

2. Development of Verification Method for Ramp design for wheelchair traversal. Completed August 2017

3. Desk Audit of Stair safety and traversal as a precursor for the development of a Verification Method. Completed July  2017

4. Development of Stair safety Verification Method - Completed September 2017

5. Development of an Occupant Characterisation Model for Performance Assessment of Building Access coupled with Performance Access Models - Design Handbook

6. Completion of public submissions on Stairs, Ramps and Fire safety to ABCB submitted in early 2018..

Main Conference Papers

1. MacLennan, H.A., Ormerod, M., Newton, and R., Faruk, M., (2011), Are Older People Confident Climbing Steps in Outdoor Public Places, FICCDAT, Universal Design Sessions, Toronto, Canada.

2. MacLennan, H.A. and Ormerod, M., (2011), Crowd Use of Stairs; The Challenge of Stair Climbing in Groups, ICSUS Workshop, FICCDAT, Toronto, Canada.

3. MacLennan, H.A. and Ormerod, M., (2011), Tactile Ground Surface Indicators for outdoors steps – aid or hazard? ICSUS Workshop, FICCDAT, Toronto, Canada.

4. MacLennan, H.A., (2011), Standards and Codes for Stairs – Australia and New Zealand, ICSUS Workshop, FICCDAT, Toronto, Canada.

5. Ormerod M., and MacLennan, H.A., (2011), Persons with Disabilities and Older users; Age Friendly Stairs are usable by all, ICSUS Workshop, FICCDAT, Toronto, Canada.

6. MacLennan, H.A., (2011), Are our feet too big for outdoor steps?, Open Space-People Space Conference 2011, University of Edinburgh.

7. MacLennan, H., Faruk, M., Ormerod, M., and Newton, R., (2008). “Will current emergency evacuation systems be accessible, safe and usable in 2030?” Paper published in the proceedings of CIB W070 Conference on Facilities Management, June 16-18, Edinburgh: Herriot Watt University

8. MacLennan, H., Ormerod, M., Newton, R., Faruk, M. & Abbas, Y. M., (2008), “Time is marching on. What really does determine the time it takes us all to get from ‘A’ to ‘B’?” Paper published in the proceedings of The Ergonomics Society Annual Conference, April 1-3, Nottingham: University of Nottingham.

9. Faruk, M., Ormerod, M., Newton, R. & Maclennan, H. A., (2008), “Tactile paving site selection criteria”, Paper published in the proceedings of CIB W070 Conference on Facilities Management, June 16-18, Edinburgh: Herriot Watt University.

10. Faruk, M., Ormerod, M., Newton, R. & MacLennan, H. A., (2008b), “Tactile paving a necessary intervention but does it really suit everyone?”, Paper published in the proceedings of The Ergonomics Society Annual Conference, April 1-3, Nottingham: University of Nottingham.

11. Abbas, Y. M., Ormerod, M., Newton, R., Faruk, M. & MacLennan, H., (2008), “Pedestrians: Just a simple flow?” Paper published in the proceedings of The Ergonomics Society Annual Conference, April 1-3, Nottingham: University of Nottingham.

12. Abbas, Y. M., Ormerod, M., Newton, R., Faruk, M. & MacLennan, H., (2008), “Patterns and trends of pedestrian casualties in UK: A case of misunderstood ergonomics?” Paper published in the proceedings of The Ergonomics Society Annual Conference, April 1-3, Nottingham: University of Nottingham.

13. Newton, R., Bright, D., Ormerod, M., MacLennan, H., Faruk, M., Abbas, Y. M., Burton, E., & Mitchell, L., (2007), “I really need to get out more”: The inclusive (universal) design of streets with older people in mind”, Paper published in the proceedings of Putting Pedestrians First: 8th Walk21 Conference, October 1-4, Toronto: Canada.

14. MacLennan H.A,, (2005), “The Innovative Management of Fire Risk in Power Generation Plants and Networks: A Case Study of an Integrated Process Focusing on Continuous Cost Effective Improvement”, Paper published in the Proceedings of Fire Risk in the 21^st Century, Fire Australia 2005, Adelaide.

15. MacLennan H.A., Regan M, and Ware K., (1998), “An Engineering Model for the Estimation of Occupant Premovement and/or Response Times and the Probability of their Occurrence”, Paper published in the Proceedings of the 1^st International Conference on Human Behaviour in Fire, University of Ulster, Belfast.

16. Oluwoye J, and MacLennan HA, (1994) Designing for Safety and the Environment, Fifth Annual Rinker International Conference

17. MacLennan H.A., (1986) “Towards an Integrated Egress/ Evacuation Model Using an Open-Systems Approach”, Paper published in Fire Safety Science, Proceedings of the First International Symposium on Fire Safety Science, New York, Hemisphere Publishing Corporation, pp. 581-590.

Chapters in Books

1. MacLennan H.A. and Caldwell C.A. (1998), Fire Safety Design Guidelines for Heritage Buildings, NZ Historic Places Trust.

2. Nelson H.E. and MacLennan H.A., |”Emergency Movement” in eds. Di Nenno, Handbook of Fire Engineering, Society of Fire Protection Engineering and National Fire Protection

3. MacLennan H.A., (1995), “Assessing a Heritage Building for Life Safety” in eds. Saccaro Alan, Heritage on Fire Manual.

4. MacLennan H.A., (1996), Occupant Avoidance in eds. Beck V.R. et al, Indicative Fire Engineering Design Guidelines, Fire Code Reform Centre, Sydney.

5. Sproats K., Dawkins J., and MacLennan H.A., (1992), Guidelines for Energy Efficient Housing, Local Government and Shires Association, Sydney.

6. MacLennan H.A., (1991) “Occupant Response and Communications, Occupant Characteristics and Occupant Avoidance”, Sections 5, 9 and 11 of Appendix in Micro-economic Reform: Fire Regulation, Building Regulation Reform, Department of Industry Technology and Commerce, Canberra.

7. MacLennan H.A., (1990), “Occupant Avoidance” in eds. Beck V.R., Fire Engineering and Risk Assessment, Warren Centre of Advanced Engineering, University of Sydney.

8. MacLennan H.A., (1985) “Number of People in Shops”, Australian Uniform Building Regulations Co-ordinating Council, Department of Industry Technology and Commerce, Project AP11. (Research Report).

Main Refereed Reports and Journals

1. MacLennan, H.A., (2013), A Study of the Performance of Office Workers Descending Multiple Flights of Stairs in High Rise Office Buildings in Trial Evacuations, Volumes I-III, USIR.

2. Spearpoint, M., and MacLennan, H.A., (2012), The effect of an ageing and less fit population on the ability of people to egress buildings, Safety Science, doi:10.1016/jssci.2011.12.019.

3. Hamish MacLennan, Marcus Ormerod, Anand Sivan and Christian Nielsen, (2008) “Will Evacuation Systems Meet User Needs in 2030?” in eds. Ami Lustig, Elevator Technology, Vol. 17, pp. 257-267.

4. MacLennan H.A., Regan M.A., and Ware K., (1999), “An Engineering Model for the Estimation of Occupant Premovement and/or Response Times and the Probability of their Occurrence”, Journal of Fire and Materials.

5. MacLennan H.A., (1985), “The Problem with Estimating the Safe Time Required for Egress”, ASHRAE Transactions, Vol.91, Part 2, H1-85-25, No.3, 12pp.

6. MacLennan H.A., (1985), “The Valuer, Fire Safety and Existing Buildings”, The Valuer, Vol XXVII, No.5, pp. 429-450.