- Author
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Bergeron, D.
- Title
- Research in Support of Performance-Based Solutions in the National Construction Codes of Canada.
- Coporate
- National Research Council of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario
- Book or Conf
- Performance-Based Codes and Fire Safety Design Methods, 7th International Conference. Sky is the Limit. Proceedings and Case Studies. April 16-18, 2008,
Society of Fire Protection Engineers, Bethesda, MD,
Auckland, New Zealand,
105-115 p.,
2008
- Keywords
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performance based codes
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fire safety
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safety engineering
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regulations
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construction
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codes
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building codes
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fire codes
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plumbing
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evaluation
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moisture
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cladding
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housing
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residential buildings
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decision making
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fire risk
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risk assessment
- Identifiers
- Canadian Commission on Building and Fire Codes (CCBFC); Canadian Codes Centre at the National Research Council of Canada (NRC); structure of the 2005 National Construction Codes of Canada; compliance with the 2005 National Construction Codes of Canada; performance of code compliant building solutions; evaluation of innovative building solutions; performance of air barrier systems; rain penetration and moisture management of claddings; fire performance of houses; characterization of fires in low rise multi-suite dwellings; decision making and fire risk assessment tools