Evacuation Modelling in the UK: Software, Methods, and Applications

Computational evacuation modelling is an essential fire engineering tool. We compare the leading software packages and their applications.. Evacuation Modelling Leading Software Pathfinder — agent based model, 3D visualisation, widely used in UK STEPS — Mott MacDonald's pedestrian simulation tool buildingEXODUS — University of Greenwich, academic pedigree MassMotion — pedestrian flow simulation Simulex — established UK evacuation model When Modelling Is Required Large or complex buildings ( 1000 occupants) Performance based fire engineering Stadium and arena design Transport hubs (stations, airports) Where prescriptive escape widths are challenging Key Outputs Required Safe Egress Time (RSET) Comparison with Available Safe Egress Time (ASET) Identification of congestion points Validation of escape route widths Sensitivity analysis for worst case scenarios For evacuation modelling services, contact us.