Means of egress

Exit Travel Distance Checker

A too-long escape path traps people in smoke. Enter the longest real walking route from the remotest occupiable point to the nearest exit, set the permitted limit, and get a plain within-limit or exceeds-limit answer with the metres to spare. An indicative planning estimate; runs in your browser.

Actual longest travel path (m)Measure along the walking route — around furniture & partitions — from the remotest occupiable point.

Is the building sprinklered?

Sprinklered buildings are allowed a longer travel distance. Toggling sets a typical limit — you can still override it.

Permitted limit (m)Typical value — verify NBC Part 4 for your occupancy & whether the building is sprinklered.

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The measured path is within the limit you set. Confirm the limit is right for your occupancy, and check dead-end corridors separately — they have a shorter limit.

This is an indicative planning estimate, not a compliant fire design or a statutory calculation. The actual permitted travel distance depends on the occupancy classification, the building height and the AHJ — and dead-end corridors have a separate, shorter limit, so check those too. A licensed fire consultant must confirm the limits against NBC (SP 7:2026) / NBC Part 4 and the local fire officer / AHJ signs off. A wrong number here can cost lives — verify everything. Nothing is stored; it all runs in your browser.

Plan the whole escape route

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Emergency Exit Capacity Calculator

Does your building have enough exit width for its occupant load? Required width in 500 mm units versus what you provide, with the at-least-two-remote-exits check and a pass/fail. An indicative planning estimate; a fire consultant sizes exits to NBC and the AHJ approves.

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Emergency Lighting Calculator

How many emergency luminaires light the escape route if the mains fails? Route length over the spacing plus open anti-panic coverage. A minimum count — you also need a fitting at each exit, stair and direction change. An indicative estimate; a consultant does the lux design.

Escape Lighting

Evacuation Time Calculator

Estimate how long a building takes to clear — pre-movement plus travel time plus flow time through the exits. A simplified hand-calc to sanity-check drills, not a CFD or ASET/RSET analysis; high-rise phased evacuation differs and a fire engineer runs the real study.

Evac Time