- Author
- Meacham, B. J.
- Title
- Concepts of a Performance-Based System for the United States.
- Coporate
- Society of Fire Protection Engineers, Boston, MA
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD
- Report
- Paper 14,
- Contract
- NIST-GRANT-60NANB5D0138
- Book or Conf
- Institut de Securite. Fire Safety Conference on Performance Based Concepts. Proceedings. October 15-17, 1996, Zurich, Switzerland, 14/1-9 p., 1996
- Keywords
- fire safety | fire codes | building codes | standards | regulations | evaluation
- Abstract
- A number of countries around the world are using or developing performance-based regulations. To provide a forum for discussion on the transition to a performance-based regulatory system in the United States, the Society of Fire Protection Engineers convened a focus group of representatives from the United States' building and fire communities. A conceptual model, terminology and definitions were distributed to the focus group participants as the basis for discussion, and a two-day meeting was convened to facilitate discussion and gain consensus on the future direction for the United States. The conceptual model and the focus group consensus are presented.