- Author
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Averill, J. D.
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Peacock, R. D.
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Keeney, R. L.
- Title
- Rethinking Egress: A Vision for the Future. Workshop Proceedings, April 1-3, 2008, Warrenton, Virginia.
- Coporate
- National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD
Duke Univ., Durham, NC
- Report
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NIST TN 1647; NIST Technical Note 1647,
November 2009,
74 p.
- Keywords
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egress
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technology utilization
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design applications
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evacuation
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evaluation
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emergencies
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fire departments
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high rise buildings
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architects
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occupants
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structural engineering
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life safety
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information technology
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evacuation time
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communication networks
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scenarios
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decision making
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fire fighting
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timelines
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prefire planning
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risks
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elevators (lifts)
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human behavior
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impact
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information dissemination
- Identifiers
- workshop format; workshop session summary; workshop findings
- Abstract
- New technologies, design challenges, and research are rapidly redefining the state-of-the-art in building evacuation. Therefore, the time is right to rethink the entire infrastructure of egress from buildings. Approximately 40 experts from a variety of disciplinary backgrounds assembled in Warrenton, VA from April 1-3, 2008 in order to consider building evacuation, starting with a blank sheet of paper. Structured around the principles of "Value-Focused Thinking" (a text authored by workshop moderator Ralph L. Keeney), the participants were encouraged to consider values, objectives, and alternatives. This process combined the benefits of free-thinking brainstorming with a formalism which encouraged evaluation of the potential for new ideas. By the conclusion of the third day, over 400 ideas had been developed, along with metrics for future evaluation of the ideas.