- Author
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Foster, B.
- Title
- European Systems for Evaluation and Approval of Innovations in Buildings.
- Coporate
- National Bureau of Standards, Washington, DC
- Report
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NBS BSS 001
January 1970
- Book or Conf
- National Bureau of Standards. Performance of Buildings - Concept and Measurement. Proceedings of the 1st Conference in a Series of Conferences on Man and His Shelter. September 23-25, 1968,
Gaithersburg, MD,
Walton, W. W.; Cadoff, B. C., Editors,
31-36 p.,
1970
- Keywords
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building design
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housing
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planning
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architecture
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specifications
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standards
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evaluation
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regulations
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life (durability)
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occupants
- Identifiers
- France; Great Britain; Germnay; Denmark; Netherlands; UEAct-Agrement Union
- Abstract
- In an organized society it is necessary to regulate the design and construction of buildings to meet several different types of requirements. Building codes are concerned primarily with the life-safety and health of the building occupant. Exit adequacy for an emergency, fire endurance, and sanitation of plumbing are examples of such requirements. Additional concepts are imposed by those who insure buildings. For example, in the case of fire insurance, in addition to building features designed to insure safe evacuation by occupants of the building, more stringent requirements are needed to confine an unwanted fire so that firemen can save the structure and minimize property damage. Still other regulations may be called for by the mortgage industry. The building must not only be constructed to remain safe, it must in addition, continue to be marketable. This involves control of architectural features, but more importantly consideration of the durability of materials and components to insure adequate long-time performance.