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Author
Benichou, N.
Title
Use of Relative Risk-Based Assessment to Identify Cost-Effective Fire Safety Design Options for a Large Office Building.
Coporate
National Research Council of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario
Journal
Fire Science and Technology, Vol. 25, No. 2, 87-104, 2006
Keywords
office buildings | risk assessment | cost effectiveness | fire safety | safety engineering | design applications | occupants | building codes | life safety | decision making | design fires | scenarios | fire growth | smoke movement | hazard assessment | equations | occupant response | evacuation | flashover | fire protection | fire resistance ratings | refuge | sprinklers
Identifiers
NRC fire risk assessment models; computer fire risk-cost assessment model; FIre Risk Evaluation and Cost Assessment Model (FIRECAM); National Building Code of Canada (NBCC); owner's fire and life safety goals; fire protection options to be considered; Expected Risk to Life (ERL); Fire Cost Expectation (FCE)