In Greek or off-campus housing units, students may wish to construct loft beds – to maximize available floor space in their rooms. Often times, these loft beds are constructed in a manner which creates fire safety hazards for the occupants. To eliminate this dangerous situation, the Georgia Tech EHS Department has adopted a standard “Loft Bed Design Guideline”. These guidelines reflect the minimum standard that all existing and new loft beds should conform to. Please contact the Georgia Tech Fire Safety Office at (404)894-2990 for additional information.
EHS would like to extend a special note of thanks to the Pi Kappa Phi fraternity for their proactive efforts in this area. In particular, we would like to acknowledge Georgia Tech alum Rob Schulten (BC ’98) of New South Construction and Douglas W. Fisher, PE of Fisher Engineering for contributing their professional expertise and personal time to assist the Georgia Tech community with this important endeavor.