Safer, more rapidly evacuable high-rise buildings

Abstract

A system for the construction of buildings are provided for buildings that are catastrophe-tolerant and able to withstand catastrophic destruction of a part of the structure without bringing the whole structure down. Further, the time needed for the buildings' occupants to safely evacuate it in times of disaster is minimized with this system.

What is claimed is:  
     
         1 . A system of rapid evacuation for a building structure's occupants, comprising: 
 at least two bridges that allows rapid transit between buildings, said bridges each not spaced more than ten floors apart vertically.    
     
     
         2 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein: 
 said bridges being detachable from the buildings, such that the bridges will not pull another building down if one building collapses.    
     
     
         3 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein said at least two bridges are staggered so that any occupant would not need to go up or down more than ten to fifteen floors to safety.  
     
     
         4 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein: 
 the buildings are arranged in a ring arrangement interconnected with detachable bridges.    
     
     
         5 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein: 
 the bridges are staggered on different levels on opposite sides of the building.    
     
     
         6 . A system of rapid evacuation for a building structure's occupants, comprising: 
 a horizontally integrated building escape system that will utilize adjacent building's elevators or stairwell system using bridges.    
     
     
         7 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein: 
 said system is retrofitted to adjacent buildings that are pre-existing.