- Author
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Nelson, H. E.
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Shibe, A. J.
- Title
- System for Fire Safety Evaluation for Multifamily Housing. Interim Report.
- Coporate
- National Bureau of Standards, Gaithersburg, MD
- Sponsor
- Department of Housing and Urban Development, Washington, DC
- Report
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NBSIR 82-2562,
September 1982,
159 p.
- Distribution
- Available from National Technical Information Service
- Keywords
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building codes
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building construction
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Delphi method
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fire safety
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interior finishes
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life safety code
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multifamily housing
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risk analysis
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safety evaluation
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smoke detection
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sprinkler systems
- Identifiers
- FSES
- Abstract
- A qualitative evaluation system for grading multifamily housing in terms of fire safety has been developed and is ready for testing in Department of Housing and Urban Development field offices. The system is designed to be used to identify a variety of combinations of widely accepted fire safety equipment and building construction features that provide a level of safety equal or greater than that achieved by conformance to the explicit requirements of the HUD Minimum Property Standards. In this evaluation, equivalent safety performance is gauged in terms of overall level of safety provided rather than a component by component comparison.