Abstract The data generated in buildings are used for all types of purposes. The quality of information used in assisting people to escape an emergency situation is of importance. In practice today, none of the data-generating systems that aid in the escape from emergency situations is validated on a regular basis. This study is based on the smart building concept. The rationale behind this concept is to provide information about a building and the usage of that building at each moment in time. An experiment was conducted to measure the impact of different types of information on participants’ choice of exit, exit time and distance travelled. Seven identical floors of one building were used with different setups to see if the choice of exit is influenced by the type of information provided at the moment of an alarm. It was found that the information does have a significant impact on the choice of exit, escape speed and distance travelled. Furthermore, it was shown that false information can increase the time it takes to leave the building and the distance travelled, impacting the survival rate. The more imperative information is visualised, the stronger its influence is on the choices made.

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火警时刻提供的信息对出口选择的影响

摘要 建筑物中产生的数据可用于各种用途。用于帮助人们逃离紧急情况的信息质量非常重要。在今天的实践中，帮助逃离紧急情况的数据生成系统都没有得到定期验证。本研究基于智能建筑概念。这个概念背后的基本原理是提供有关建筑物的信息以及该建筑物在每个时刻的使用情况。进行了一项实验来衡量不同类型的信息对参与者选择退出、退出时间和旅行距离的影响。一栋建筑的七个相同楼层被用于不同的设置，以查看出口的选择是否受到警报时提供的信息类型的影响。结果发现，这些信息确实对出口的选择、逃生速度和行驶距离有显着影响。此外，事实表明，虚假信息会增加离开建筑物所需的时间和行进距离，从而影响存活率。可视化的必要信息越多，它对所做选择的影响就越大。