- Author
- Chapman, R. E.
- Title
- Cost-Effective Methods for Achieving Compliance to Firesafety Codes.
- Coporate
- National Bureau of Standards, Gaithersburg, MD
- Journal
- Fire Journal, Vol. 73, No. 5, 30-39, September 1979
- Keywords
- standards | fire safety | cost effectiveness | health care facilities | building codes | life safety code | fire safety evaluation system
- Identifiers
- fire safety codes; cost effective of firesafety
- Abstract
- The identification of cost-effective levels of firesafety in health care facilities is a major concern to hospital administrators, firesafety experts, and public policy-makers. Rising construction and operation costs, coupled with more stringent building codes and continuing advances in medical and building technology.