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• Accounting for Emergency Response in Building Evacuation: Modeling Differential Egress Capacity Solutions.
  NISTIR 7425; 13 p. April 2007.
  Averill, J. D.; Song, W.
• Aircraft Cargo Fire Suppression Using Low Pressure Dual Fluid Water Mist and Hypoxic Air.
  NIST SP 984-2; NIST Special Publication 984-2;Halon Options Technical Working Conference, 14th. Proceedings. HOTWC 2004. Sponsored by: 3M Specialty Materials, Boeing, Chemical Development Studies, Inc., DuPont Fire Extinguishants, Halon Alternative Research Corp., Hughes Associates, Inc., Kidde-Fenwal, Inc., Sandia National Laboratories, SEVO Systems, Next Generation Fire Suppression Technology Program. May 4-6, 2004, Albuquerque, NM, 1-17 pp, 2004.
  Brooks, J.
• Building Information Services And Control System (BISACS): Technical Documentation, Revision 1.0.
  NISTIR 7466; 47 p. November 2007.
  Vinh, A.
• Building Retrofits for Increased Protection Against Airborne Chemical and Biological Releases.
  NISTIR 7379; 179 p. March 2007.
  Persily, A. K.; Chapman, R. E.; Emmerich, S. J.; Dols, W. S.; Davis, H.; Lavappa, P.; Rushing, A.
• Characteristics of Fire Scenarios in Which Sublethal Effects of Smoke Are Important.
  Fire Technology, Vol. 40, No. 2, 127-147, April 2004.
  Peacock, R. D.; Averill, J. D.; Reneke, P. A.; Jones, W. W.
• Compartment Fire-Generated Environment and Smoke Filling.
  NFPA SFPE 95; LC Card Number 95-68247;SFPE Handbook of Fire Protection Engineering. 2nd Edition. Section 3. Chapter 10, National Fire Protection Assoc., Quincy, MA, DiNenno, P. J.; Beyler, C. L.; Custer, R. L. P.; Walton, W. D., Editor(s), 3/174-196 p., 1995.
  Cooper, L. Y.
• Demonstration of Real-Time Tactical Decision Aid Displays.
  NISTIR 7437; 28 p. August 2007.
  Davis, W. D.; Holmberg, D. G.; Reneke, P. A.; Brassell, L.; Vettori, R. L.
• Detector Response Modeling.
  NISTIR 6986; 569 p. September 2003.International Collaborative Project to Evaluate Fire Models for Nuclear Power Plant Applications: Summary of 5th Meeting. APPENDIX C. SUMMARY PAPERS: Future Tasks and Benchmark Exercises. C/165-169 pp and APPENDIX D. VIEW GRAPHS USED FOR PRESENTATIONS. D/291-295 pp. May 2-3, 2002, Gaithersburg, MD, 2003.
  Beller, D.
• Determining Design Fires for Design-Level and Extreme Events.
  Reaching New Horizons. Performance-Based Codes and Fire Safety Design Methods, 6th International Conference. Proceedings. June 14-16, 2006, Tokyo, Japan, Evans, D. D.; Gordon, J.; Hasemi, Y.; Sekizawa, A., Editor(s)(s), 1-11 pp, 2006.
  Bukowski, R. W.
• Development and Validation of a Comprehensive Model for Flame Spread and Toxic Products in Full-Scale Scenarios. (Abstract/Presentation)
  NIST SP 998; May 2003.
  Welch, S.
• Electronic Space Fire Protection: False Deck Mockup Fire Testing of Nanomist Systems.
  Paper 08; HOTWC 2005; NIST SP 984-3;Halon Options Technical Working Conference, 15th Proceedings. HOTWC 2005. Sponsored by: 3M Specialty Materials, Boeing, Chemical Development Studies, Inc., DuPont Fire Extinguishants, Halon Alternative Research Corp., Hughes Associates, Inc., Kidde-Fenwal, Inc., Sandia National Laboratories, SEVO Systems, Next Generation Fire Suppression Technology Program. May 24-26, 2005, Albuquerque, NM, 1-12 pp, 2005.
  Adiga, K. C.; Hatcher, R. F., Jr.; Forssell, E. W.; Scheffey, J. L.; DiNenno, P. J.; Back, G. G.; Farley, J. P.; Williams, F. W.
• Engine Compartment Halon 1301 Replacement Program (ECHRP): Status and Successes.
  HOTWC 2006;Halon Options Technical Working Conference, 16th Proceedings. HOTWC 2006. May 16-18, 2006, Albuquerque, NM, 1-10 pp, 2006.
  McCormick, S.; Clauson, M.
• Enhancement of the Virtual Cybernetic Building Testbed to Include a Zone Fire Model With HVAC Components.
  NISTIR 7414; 91 p. April 2007.
  Park, C.; Reneke, P. A.; Galler, M. A.; Bushby, S. T.; Davis, W. D.
• EPRI Guide to Fire Modeling: An Overview.
  NISTIR 6986; 569 p. September 2003.International Collaborative Project to Evaluate Fire Models for Nuclear Power Plant Applications: Summary of 5th Meeting. APPENDIX D. Regulatory Applications of Fire Models. May 2-3, 2002, Gaithersburg, MD, D/51-68 pp, 2003.
  Najafi, B.; Joglar, F.; Kassawara, R.
• Evaluating Multi-Sensor Fire Detectors in the Fire Emulator/Detector Evaluator.
  Volume 1;Interscience Communications Ltd.; National Institute of Standards and Technology; Building Research Establishment; and Society of Fire Protection Engineers; Swedish National Testing and Research Institute. Interflam 1999. (Interflam '99). International Interflam Conference, 8th Proceedings. Volume 1. June 29-July 1, 1999, Edinburgh, Scotland, Interscience Communications Ltd., London, England, 453-464 pp, 1999.
  Cleary, T. G.; Anderson, M.; Averill, J. D.; Grosshandler, W. L.
• Evaluation of Calculation Methodologies for the Safe Use of Clean Agents Onboard Aircraft.
  Paper 32; HOTWC 2005; NIST SP 984-3;Halon Options Technical Working Conference, 15th Proceedings. HOTWC 2005. Sponsored by: 3M Specialty Materials, Boeing, Chemical Development Studies, Inc., DuPont Fire Extinguishants, Halon Alternative Research Corp., Hughes Associates, Inc., Kidde-Fenwal, Inc., Sandia National Laboratories, SEVO Systems, Next Generation Fire Suppression Technology Program. May 24-26, 2005, Albuquerque, NM, 1-14 pp, 2005.
  Colton, B. A.; Nay, A.
• Evaluation of the Ability of Fire Dynamic Simulator to Simulate Positive Pressure Ventilation in the Laboratory and Practical Scenarios.
  NISTIR 7315; 149 p. April 2006.
  Kerber, S.
• Evaluation of the Computer Fire Model DETACT-QS.
  Performance-Based Codes and Fire Safety Design Methods, 4th International Conference. Proceedings. March 20-22, 2002, Melbourne, Australia, Almand, K.; Coate, C.; England, P.; Gordon, J., Editor(s)(s), 241-252 pp, 2002.
  Hurley, M. J.; Madrzykowski, D.
• Example Scenario Using an Incident Command Tractical System. Appendix F.
  NISTIR 7193; Appendix F; January 2005.Workshop to Define Information Needed by Emergency Responders During Building Emergencies. Proceedings. APPENDIX F. May 3, 2004, Gaithersburg, MD, 25-31 pp, 2005.
  Wedemeyer, G.
• False Deck Development Testing of Hybrid Nitrogen: Water Mist Fire Suppression Systems.
  NIST SP 984-2; NIST Special Publication 984-2;Halon Options Technical Working Conference, 14th. Proceedings. HOTWC 2004. Sponsored by: 3M Specialty Materials, Boeing, Chemical Development Studies, Inc., DuPont Fire Extinguishants, Halon Alternative Research Corp., Hughes Associates, Inc., Kidde-Fenwal, Inc., Sandia National Laboratories, SEVO Systems, Next Generation Fire Suppression Technology Program. May 4-6, 2004, Albuquerque, NM, 1-13 pp, 2004.
  Forssell, E. W.; Scheffey, J. L.; DiNenno, P. J.; Back, G. G.; Farley, J. P.; Williams, F. W.
• Feasibility Study of Water Mist for Spacecraft Fire Suppression.
  Halon Options Technical Working Conference, 14th. Proceedings. HOTWC 2004. Sponsored by: 3M Specialty Materials, Boeing, Chemical Development Studies, Inc., DuPont Fire Extinguishants, Halon Alternative Research Corp., Hughes Associates, Inc., Kidde-Fenwal, Inc., Sandia National Laboratories, SEVO Systems, Next Generation Fire Suppression Technology Program. May 4-6, 2004, Albuquerque, NM, 1-9 pp, 2004.
  Delplanque, J. P.; Abbud-Madrid, A.; McKinnon, J. T.; Lewis, S. J.; Watson, J. D.
• Fire Detection for Aircraft Cargo Compartments, Reduction of False Alarms.
  NIST SP 965; February 2001.International Conference on Automatic Fire Detection "AUBE '01", 12th. Proceedings. National Institute of Standards and Technology. March 25-28, 2001, Gaithersburg, MD, Beall, K.; Grosshandler, W. L.; Luck, H., Editor(s)(s), 653-664 pp, 2001.
  Mangon, P.
• Fire Dynamics Simulator (Version 4): Technical Reference Guide.
  NIST SP 1018; NIST Special Publication 1018; 109 p. March 2006.
  McGrattan, K. B.
• Fire Dynamics Simulator (Version 4): Technical Reference Guide.
  NIST SP 1018; NIST Special Publication 1018; 94 p. July 2004.
  McGrattan, K. B.
• Fire Dynamics Simulator (Version 5): Technical Reference Guide.
  NIST SP 1018; NIST Special Publication 1018-5; 100 p. October 2007.
  McGrattan, K. B.;Hostikka, S.;Floyd, J. E.; Baum, H. R.; Rehm, R. G.
• Fire Hazard Analysis Techniques.
  Volume 1; Chapter 7 - Section 3; NFPA FPH2008;Fire Protection Handbook, 20th Edition. Volume 1. Chapter 7. Section 3, National Fire Protection Assoc., Quincy, MA, Cote, A. E.; Grant, C. C.; Hall, J. R., Jr.; Solomon, R. E., Editor(s), 3/121-134 p., 2008.
  Hurley, M. J.; Bukowski, R. W.
• Fire-Hazard and Fire-Risk Assessment of Fire-Retardant Polymers.
  Fire Retardancy of Polymeric Materials. Chapter 14, Marcel Dekker, Inc., New York, NY, Grand, A. F.; Wilkie, C. A., Editor(s), 533-566 p., 2000.
  Hall, J. R., Jr.; Bukowski, R. W.
• Fire Risk or Fire Hazard as the Basis for Building Fire Safety Performance Evaluation. [Fire Risk or Fire Hazard - Building Fire Safety.]
  Paper 18;Institut de Securite. Fire Safety Conference on Performance Based Concepts. Proceedings. October 15-17, 1996, Zurich, Switzerland, 18/1-10 pp, 1996.
  Bukowski, R. W.
• Fire Safety Engineering in the Pursuit of Performance-Based Codes: Collected Papers.
  NISTIR 5878; 111 p. October 1996.
  Bukowski, R. W.
• Fire Scenarios or Scenario Fires? Can Fire Safety Science Provide the Critical Inputs for Performance Based Fire Safety Analyses?
  Fire Safety Science. Proceedings. Sixth (6th) International Symposium. International Association for Fire Safety Science (IAFSS). July 5-9, 1999, Poitiers, France, Intl. Assoc. for Fire Safety Science, Boston, MA, Curtat, M., Editor(s), 207-218 pp, 2000.
  Brannigan, V. M.
• Fire Suppression Systems. Federal Building and Fire Safety Investigation of the World Trade Center Disaster.
  NIST NCSTAR 1-4B; 278 p. September 2005.
  Hopkins, M.; Schoenrock, J.; Budnick, E.
• Free Space Optics Communication System Testing in Smoke and Fire Environments.
  NISTIR 7317; 48 p. April 2006.
  Maranghides, A.; Mell, W. E.; Walton, W. D.; Johnsson, E. L.; Bryner, N. P.
• Full-Scale Evaluation of Positive Pressure Ventilation In a Fire Fighter Training Building.
  NISTIR 7342; 91 p. July 2006.
  Kerber, S.; Walton, W. D.
• Future Fire Research in IRSN.
  NISTIR 6986; 569 p. September 2003.International Collaborative Project to Evaluate Fire Models for Nuclear Power Plant Applications: Summary of 5th Meeting. APPENDIX C. SUMMARY PAPERS: Opening Remarks and Research Programs, C/5-7 pp and APPENDIX D: VIEW GRAPHS USED FOR PRESENTATIONS, D/17-21 pp. May 2-3, 2002, Gaithersburg, MD, C/5-7 pp, 2003.
  Bertrand, R.
• Hazards Due to Smoke Migration Through Elevator Shafts. Volume 1. Analysis and Discussion. Final Report.
  NIST GCR 04-864-1; 35 p. June 2004.
  Klote, J. H.
• Hazards Due to Smoke Migration Through Elevator Shafts. Volume 2. Results of Tenability Calculations. Final Report.
  NIST GCR 04-864-2; 155 p. June 2004.
  Klote, J. H.
• Heptafluoropropane With Water Spray Cooling System as a Total Flooding Halon 1301 Replacement: System Implementation Parameters.
  Halon Options Technical Working Conference, 14th. Proceedings. HOTWC 2004. Sponsored by: 3M Specialty Materials, Boeing, Chemical Development Studies, Inc., DuPont Fire Extinguishants, Halon Alternative Research Corp., Hughes Associates, Inc., Kidde-Fenwal, Inc., Sandia National Laboratories, SEVO Systems, Next Generation Fire Suppression Technology Program. May 4-6, 2004, Albuquerque, NM, 1-10 pp, 2004.
  Sheinson, R. S.; Ayers, S.; Anleitner, R.; Maranghides, A.
• Ignition of Cellulosic Fuels by Heated and Radiative Surfaces.
  NIST Technical Note 1481; NIST TN 1481; 105 p. March 2007.
  Pitts, W. M.
• Impact Assessment of New York State's Cigarette Fire Safety Performance Standard.
  NIST GCR 05-882; 222 p. December 2005.
  Ruegg, R.; Petraglia, L.
• Is There a Need to Enclose Elevator Lobbies in Tall Buildings?
  Building Safety Journal, Vol. 3, No. 4, 26-31, August 2005.
  Bukowski, R. W.
• National Workshop on Structures in Fire: State-of-the-Art, Research and Training Needs.
  NIST GCR 07-915; CEE-RR-2007/03; 55 p. December 2007.National Workshop on Structures in Fire: State-of-the-Art, Research and Training Needs. Proceedings. June 11-12, 2007, East Lansing, MI, 2007.
  Kodur, V.; Garlock, M.; Iwankiw, N.
• Numerical Modeling of Radiative Heat Transfer in Water Sprays.
  Fire Safety Journal, Vol. 41, No. 1, 76-86, February 2006.
  Hostikka, S.; McGrattan, K. B.
• Performance-Based Codes: Economics, Documentation, and Design.
  NIST GCR 98-752; 203 p. July 1998.
  Averill, J. D.
• Performance-Based Design of a Hotel Building Using Two Egress Models: A Comparison of the Results.
  Human Behavior in Fire: Public Fire Safety - Professionals in Partnership. International Symposium, 3rd. Proceedings. September 1-3, 2004, Belfast, N. Ireland, Interscience Communications Ltd., London, England, 399-410 pp, 2004.
  Kuligowski, E. D.; Milke, J. A.
• Performance-Based Egress Analysis of a Hotel Building Using Two Models.
  Journal of Fire Protection Engineering, Vol. 15, No. 4, 287-305, November 2005.
  Kuligowski, E. D.; Milke, J. A.
• Performance of Home Smoke Alarms Analysis of the Response of Several Available Technologies in Residential Fire Settings.
  NIST TN 1455-1; NIST Technical Note 1455-1; 396 p. December 2007.
  Bukowski, R. W.; Peacock, R. D.; Averill, J. D.; Cleary, T. G.; Bryner, N. P.; Walton, W. D.; Reneke, P. A.; Kuligowski, E. D.
• Regulating fire Safety Using Fire Scenarios.
  NISTIR 5904; October 1996.National Institute of Standards and Technology. Annual Conference on Fire Research: Book of Abstracts. October 28-31, 1996, Gaithersburg, MD, 151-152 pp, 1996.
  Brannigan, V. M.; Kilpatrick, A.
• Research Investigation for Determination of Residential Sprinkler Performance.
  NIST GCR 05-875; 70 p. February 2004.
  Underwriters Laboratories, Incorporated
• Residential Nuisance Source Characteristics for Smoke Alarm Testing.
  International Conference on Automatic Fire Detection "AUBE '04", 13th Proceedings. University of Duisburg. [Internationale Konferenz uber Automatischen Brandentdeckung.] September 14-16, 2004, Duisburg, Germany, Luck, H.; Laws, P.; Willms, I., Editor(s)(s), 594-603 pp, 2004.
  Cleary, T. G.
• Response Surface Approximation for the Bench-Scale Peak Heat Release Rate From Upholstered Furniture Exposed to a Radiant Heat Source.
  Fire Safety Journal, Vol. 22, No. 1, 1-24, 1994.
  Thompson, S. L.; Apostolakis, G. E.
• Risk and Performance Standards.
  NISTIR 6030;Fire Risk and Hazard Assessment Symposium: Research and Practice: Bridging the Gap. Proceedings. National Fire Protection Research Foundation. June 26-28, 1996, San Francisco, CA, 37-45 pp, 1996 AND U.S./Japan Government Cooperative Program on Natural Resources (UJNR). Fire Research and Safety. 13th Joint Panel Meeting. Volume 1. NISTIR 6030. March 13-20, 1996, Gaithersburg, MD, Beall, K. A., Editor, 79-88 pp, 1997, 1997.
  Bukowski, R. W.
• Risk and Performance Standards.
  NISTIR 6030;Fire Risk and Hazard Assessment Symposium: Research and Practice: Bridging the Gap. Proceedings. National Fire Protection Research Foundation. June 26-28, 1996, San Francisco, CA, 37-45 pp, 1996 AND U.S./Japan Government Cooperative Program on Natural Resources (UJNR). Fire Research and Safety. 13th Joint Panel Meeting. Volume 1. NISTIR 6030. March 13-20, 1996, Gaithersburg, MD, Beall, K. A., Editor, 79-88 pp, 1997, 1997.
  Bukowski, R. W.
• Simulating the Performance of Building Area Networks as a Communication Bridge to Emergency Responders.
  OPNETWORK. OPNET 2007. Proceedings. August 27-31, 2007, Washington, DC, 1-6 pp, 2007.
  Treado, S. J.; Holmberg, D. G.; Cook, S.
• Smoke Detector Algorithm for Large Eddy Simulation Modeling.
  NIST GCR 07-911; 50 p. July 2007.
  Roby, R. J.; Olenick, S. M.; Zhang, W.; Carpenter, D. J.; Klassen, M. S.; Torero, J. L.
• Study of the Mechanisms Leading to Re-Ignition in a "Worst Case" Fire Scenario. Final Report.
  NIST GCR 01-806; 37 p. January 2001.
  Jomaas, G.; Roberts, B. T.; DuBois, J.; Torero, J. L.
• Sublethal Effects of Smoke on Survival and Health.
  Human Behavior in Fire: Understanding Human Behavior for Better Fire Safety Design. International Symposium, 2nd. Proceedings. March 26-28, 2001, Boston, MA, Interscience Communications Ltd., London, England, 285-296 pp, 2001.
  Gann, R. G.; Averill, J. D.; Butler, K. M.; Jones, W. W.; Mulholland, G. W.; Neviaser, J. L.; Ohlemiller, T. J.; Peacock, R. D.; Reneke, P. A.; Hall, J. R., Jr.
• Use of Fire Models in Risk Analysis for Nuclear Power Plants.
  NISTIR 6986; 569 p. September 2003.International Collaborative Project to Evaluate Fire Models for Nuclear Power Plant Applications: Summary of 5th Meeting. APPENDIX D. Regulatory Applications of Fire Models. May 2-3, 2002, Gaithersburg, MD, D/39-49 pp, 2003.
  Brandes, D.
• Validation of Ceiling Jet Flows in a Large Corridor With Vents Using the CFD Code JASMINE: Errata and Additional Remarks. Technical Note.
  Fire Technology, Vol. 33, No. 2, 183-186, May/June 1997.
  Tuovinen, H.; Cooper, L. Y.
• Visualization and Modeling of Smoke Transport Over Landscape Scales.
  NISTIR 7428; 15 p. May 2007.
  Forney, G. P.; Mell, W. E.
• Workshop on the Evaluation of a Tactical Decision Aid Display.
  NISTIR 7268; 32 p. October 2005.
  Davis, W. D.; Vettori, R. L.; Reneke, P. A.; Brassell, L. D.; Holmberg, D. G.; Kostecki, J.; Kratchman, J.
• Zone Model Validation of Room Fire Scenarios.
  NISTIR 6986; 569 p. September 2003.International Collaborative Project to Evaluate Fire Models for Nuclear Power Plant Applications: Summary of 5th Meeting. APPENDIX C. SUMMARY PAPERS: Validation of Fire Models. C/59-72 pp and APPENDIX D. VIEW GRAPHS USED FOR PRESENTATIONS. D/79-86 pp. May 2-3, 2002, Gaithersburg, MD, 2003.
  Keski-Rahkonen, O.; Hostikka, S.