Research Agenda for Fire Protection Engineering.
Research Agenda for Fire Protection Engineering.
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Hurley, M. J.
NISTIR 6588; NIST GCR 00-791; 53 p. June 2000.
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GCR 00-971. October 21-22, 1999, 2001.
Sponsor:
National Institute of Standards and Technology,
Gaithersburg, MD
Order number: PB2000-105558
Keywords:
fire protection engineering
Abstract:
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"Fire protection engineering" is the application of
scientific and engineering principles to protect people
and their environment from destructive fire. As the
primary appliers of fire protection research, fire
protection engineers form one of the principal links
between researchers and the end users of fire protection
technology. Fire protection engineering utilizes fire
prevention, passive and active fire protection measures,
and evacuation strategies to provide the safety required
by society at a reasonable cost. Other strategies such
as fire safety education, training and fire service
response are also used, although other professional
groups such as the educational, environmental and legal
communities are more active in these areas. Every
profession must strive to find better, more cost
effective methods to achieve its goals, and fire
protection engineering is no exception. However, there
are limited resources available to finance fire related
research, which makes it necessary to ensure that the
research that is conducted will have the greatest
impact. Fire protection engineers, as the primary
appliers of fire protection technology, have an
understanding of the areas where technology development
is most needed. On October 21 and 22, 1999 the Society
of Fire Protection Engineers hosted an international
workshop to develop a research agenda for fire
protection engineering. The 70 attendees came from
around the world and from all segments of fire
protection practice: consulting, insurance, education,
research, manufacturing, enforcement, and facilities
management. The purpose of the workshop was to identify
research needs of the fire protection engineering
community. Throughout the world, there are changes
occurring that will facilitate the timely implementation
of research results. The acceptance of performance-based
fire protection engineering is becoming more widespread.
Several countries have adopted or are in the process of
adopting performance-based fire protection engineering
methodologies, including Australia, New Zealand, the
United Kingdom and the Nordic countries. In the U.S. a
performance-based option has been included in the
National Fire Protection Association's "Life Safety
Code" and a new "International Performance Code" is
expected to be completed shortly. Additionally, the
Society of Fire Protection Engineers has published a
performance-based fire protection engineering design
guide to facilitate the implementation and use of these
performance codes.
Selected Papers
Why Engineers Need Fire Research to Better Serve Society.
Quiter, J. R.; Hurley, M. J.
Designing for Fire.
Nutt, J.
Fire Research Strategies: A Business Rationale.
Fitzgerald, P. M.
