James Antell

Working Group: MEP

Individuals, Regional Practice Leader | Chicago, United States

About

James Antell AIA, PE, has over 35 years of fire engineering experience acting as an advisor to design teams and building owners on compliance with local and international fire safety codes and standards.

His experience includes development of fire protection design strategies using both code and performance based approaches as well as other special studies related to specific code compliance issues. He has negotiated acceptance of alternative fire protection approaches with regulatory officials throughout the world. Mr. Antell’s specific areas of concentration include high-rise buildings, public assembly facilities and healthcare.

Mr. Antell’s global high-rise fire engineering experience includes many of the world’s tallest structures including projects in the U.S., Asia and the Middle East. He is a recognized expert in high-rise fire safety design. He has lectured worldwide on high-rise…

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James Antell

CTBUH Designated Expert

CTBUH Roles

Working Group: MEP (2018 – Present)

MEP Systems Committee, Member (2018 – Present)

Annual Conference, Presenter (Middle East 2018)

Annual Conference, Poster Presenter, Chicago (2019)

Videos

16 September 2014

The Evolution of Building Evacuation Design in China

As a result of the events of September 11th and other natural and man-made disasters, building owners, designers and fire officials have become increasingly aware...

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Research

28 October 2019

Fifty Years of Fire Safety In Supertall Buildings

Peter Weismantle, AS+GG; James Antell, Telgian Engineering & Consulting

As international design teams participated in the development of high-rise structures around the world, many of the concepts of fire-safe design first introduced in the...

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Research

16 September 2014

The Evolution of Building Evacuation Design in China

Fang Li, James Antell & Martin Reiss, RJA Group

As a result of the events of September 11th and other natural and man-made disasters, building owners, designers and fire officials have become increasingly aware...

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20 October 2018

Record Numbers Convene at 2018 Leaders Meeting

CTBUH Leaders convened on Day 1 of the 2018 Middle East Conference for updates on the year's developments and to plan for 2019.

20 October 2018

MEP Working Group Holds Kickoff Meeting at CTBUH 2018 Conference

The CTBUH MEP Working Group held its kickoff meeting as part of the wider annual Leaders Meeting at the CTBUH 2018 Middle East Conference in Dubai.

16 September 2014

Fire & Life Safety Workshop, Shanghai 2014

The Fire & Life Safety Working Group hosted a productive technical workshop at the 2014 Shanghai Conference joined by CTBUH Advisory Board member Simon Lay. Among the top concerns raised by the audience discussion was the issue of fire safety for social housing environments.  .

8 November 2012

Event Focuses on Combining Fire Safety and Sustainability

The CTBUH participated in a symposium to address the complex issues of integrating fire safety design with sustainability.

16 September 2014

The Evolution of Building Evacuation Design in China

As a result of the events of September 11th and other natural and man-made disasters, building owners, designers and fire officials have become increasingly aware...

05 March 2008

Track 20 Panel Questions and Answers

The panel of Track 20 consisting of Fang Li, James Antell, Martin Kealy, Mike Ferreira and Jean-Claude Gerardy took questions from the CTBUH 8th World...

05 March 2008

Pearl River Tower, Guangzhou: Fire Protection Strategies for an Energy Efficient High-Rise Building

Fang Li and James Antell, Rolf Jensen & Associates, discussed the 71 stories Pearl River Tower, Guangzhou at the CTBUH 8th World Congress in Dubai....

28 October 2019

Fifty Years of Fire Safety In Supertall Buildings

Peter Weismantle, AS+GG; James Antell, Telgian Engineering & Consulting

As international design teams participated in the development of high-rise structures around the world, many of the concepts of fire-safe design first introduced in the...

16 September 2014

The Evolution of Building Evacuation Design in China

Fang Li, James Antell & Martin Reiss, RJA Group

As a result of the events of September 11th and other natural and man-made disasters, building owners, designers and fire officials have become increasingly aware...

19 September 2012

20 Years of High-Rise Fire Safety: From Jin Mao to Kingdom Tower

James H. Antell, RJA; Peter A. Weismantle, Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture

This paper will discuss the evolution of fire safety concepts in the recent generation of high rise buildings starting with “early” 1990’s designs in China...

03 March 2008

Fire Protection Strategies for an Energy Efficient High- Rise Building

Fang Li, James Antell & Martin Reiss, RJA

The Pearl River Tower in Guangzhou, China features numerous design strategies to reduce energy demand, which include among others vertical axis wind turbine and radiant...