- Author
- 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
- performance based codes | fire safety | safety engineering | regulations | construction | codes | building codes | fire codes | plumbing | evaluation | moisture | cladding | housing | residential buildings | decision making | fire risk | 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