- Author
- Society of Fire Protection Engineers | International Code Council
- Title
- SFPE Code Official's Guide to Performance-Based Design Review.
- Coporate
- Society of Fire Protection Engineers, Bethesda, MD
- Keywords
- codes | performance based codes | fire protection | scenarios | acceptance tests | maintenance | computer models | fire protection engineering | fire safety
- Identifiers
- responsibilities of owner, designer and code official; qualifications of team members; contract review/peer review; defining objectives, functional statements and performance requirements; design fire scenarios; methods for evaluating design; commissioning and acceptance testing; field changes and adherence to design documents; managing building changes
- Abstract
- The purpose of this guide is to provide guidance to code officials and others who may be in the position of judging the adequacy of a performance-based fire protection design. It provides an overview of many of the factors that might be considered when reviewing a performance-based design. While written for performance-based fire protection designs, the concepts in this guide may be applicable to performance-based designs that are prepared to protect against hazards other than fire.