- Author
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Chapman, R. E.
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Hall, W. G.
- Title
- User's Manual for the Fire Safety Evaluation System Cost Minimizer Computer Program.
- Coporate
- National Bureau of Standards, Gaithersburg, MD
- Sponsor
- National Bureau of Standards, Gaithersburg, MD
Department of Health and Human Services, Washington, DC
- Report
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NBSIR 83-2797,
December 1983,
132 p.
- Distribution
- Available from National Technical Information Service
- Keywords
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buildings codes
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fire safety
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health care facilities
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hospitals
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life safety
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nursing homes
- Identifiers
- FSESCM
- Abstract
- The Fire Safety Evaluation System Cost Minimizer (FSESCM) computer program integrates engineering and economic considerations with a linear programming algorithm which permits the least-cost means of upgrading health care facilities to compliance with the Life Safety Code to be identified. This report is designed as a reference document for a nonprogramming FSESCM user. A description of the philosophy and methodology behind FSESCM is given first, followed by a discussion of the data requirements, the various options available to the user, as well as some of the limitations of the program. A detailed example in which all inputs to the FSESCM computer program are described is then given. The output associated with the example is then analyzed rigorously. The report concludes with a set of guidelines for making efficient use of the FSESCM computer program.