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Author
Benjamin, I. A.
Title
Criteria for Fire Safety in Operation Breakthrough.
Coporate
National Bureau of Standards, Washington, DC
Journal
Building Standards, Vol. 40, No. 6, 33-36, November/December 1971
Keywords
fire safety | operation breakthrough
Abstract
The presentation gives the philosophical background for some of the criteria which have been used for evaluation of innovative housing in Operation Breakthrough. Particular attention is given to a modified concept of fire resistance, the intorduction of new types of material controls and the concept of life safety system for residential construction.