Fire Publications - life safety

life safety

• Collapse of the World Trade Center Towers. Final Report. Federal Building and Fire Safety Investigation of the World Trade Center Disaster.
  NIST NCSTAR 1; 298 p. September 2005.
  National Institute of Standards and Technology; National Construction Safety Team
• Cost-Conscious Guide to Fire Safety in Health Care Facilities.
  NBSIR 82-2600; 65 p. November 1982.
  Chapman, R. E.
• Design, Construction and Maintenance of Structural and Life Safety Systems. Federal Building and Fire Safety Investigation of the World Trade Center.
  NIST NCSTAR 1-1; 270 p. September 2005.
  Lew, H. S.; Bukowski, R. W.; Carino, N. J.
• Design of Smoke Control Systems for Areas of Refuge.
  NISTIR 5132; 25 p. March 1993.
  Klote, J. H.
• Design of Smoke Control Systems for Areas of Refuge.
  DE-93-10-2;ASHRAE Transactions, Vol. 99, No. 2, 793-807, 1993.
  Klote, J. H.
• Elements of a Framework for Fire Safety Engineering.
  Interscience Communications Ltd.; National Institute of Standards and Technology; Building Research Establishment; and Society of Fire Protection Engineers. Interflam 1993. (Interflam '93). Fire Safety. International Fire Conference, 6th. March 30-April 1, 1993, Oxford, England, Interscience Communications Ltd., London, England, Franks, C. A., Editor(s), 447-456 pp, 1993.
  Snell, J. E.
• Establishment of Cone Calorimeter Acceptance Criteria for Evaluation of Fire Restricting Materials for High Speed Craft.
  NISTIR 6242; October 1998.National Institute of Standards and Technology. Annual Conference on Fire Research: Book of Abstracts. November 2-5, 1998, Gaithersburg, MD, Beall, K. A., Editor(s), 137-138 pp, 1998.
  Janssens, M. L.; Grenier, A.; Nash, L.
• Feasibility and Design Considerations of Emergency Evacuation by Elevators.
  NISTIR 4870; 126 p. February 1992.
  Klote, J. H.; Alvord, D. M.; Levin, B. M.; Groner, N. E.
• Feasibility of Fire Evacuation by Elevators at FAA Control Towers.
  NISTIR 5445; 110 p. May 1994.
  Klote, J. H.; Levin, B. M.; Groner, N. E.
• Fire Protection and Life Safety Provisions Applied to the Design and Construction of WTC 1, 2 and 7 and Post-Construction Provisions Applied After Occupancy. Federal Building and Fire Safety Investigation of the World Trade Center.
  NIST NCSTAR 1-1D; 156 p. September 2005.
  Grill, R. A.; Johnson, D. A.
• Fire Risk Assessment for Telecommunications Central Offices.
  Fire Technology, Vol. 34, No. 2, 156-176, May/June 1998.
  Parks, L. L.; Kushler, B. D.; Serapiglia, M. J.; McKenna, L. A., Jr.; Budnick, E. K.; Watts, J. M., Jr.
• 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.
• Human Factors Considerations for the Potential Use of Elevators for Fire Evacuation of FAA Air Traffic Control Towers.
  NIST GCR 94-656; NIST SP 983; 23 p. August 1994.Collected Publications Related to the Use of Elevators During Fires. NIST SP 983. May 2002, Bukowski, R. W.; Burgess, S. R.; Reneke, P.A., Editor(s)(s), 2002.
  Levin, B. M.; Groner, N. E.
• Life Safety Evaluation of Large Populations With Mixed-Abilities.
  NISTIR 6030; June 1997.U.S./Japan Government Cooperative Program on Natural Resources (UJNR). Fire Research and Safety. 13th Joint Panel Meeting. Volume 1. March 13-20, 1996, Gaithersburg, MD, Beall, K. A., Editor(s), 27-34 pp, 1997.
  Kakegawa, S.; Yashiro, Y.; Ebihara, M.
• Measurement of Room Conditions and Response of Sprinklers and Smoke Detectors During a Simulated Two-Bed Hospital Patient Room Fire.
  NISTIR 5240; 138 p. July 1993.
  Notarianni, K. A.
• Post-Construction Modifications to Fire Protection, Life Safety, and Structural Systems of World Trade Center 7. Federal Building and Fire Safety Investigation of the World Trade Center Disaster.
  NIST NCSTAR 1-1I; 37 p. September 2005.
  Grill, R. A.; Johnnson, D. A.; Fanella, D. A.
• Post-Construction Modification to Fire Protection and Life Safety Systems of the World Trade Center Towers. Federal Building and Fire Safety Investigation of the World Trade Center Disaster.
  NIST NCSTAR 1-1H; 109 p. September 2005.
  Grill, R. A.; Johnson, D. A.
• Quantifying the Performance of Fire Detection, Sprinklers, and Fire Resistant Construction in the United States.
  Fire Research and Engineering, Second (2nd) International Conference. (ICFRE2). Proceedings. ABSTRACTS ONLY. National Institute of Standards and Technology and Society of Fire Protection Engineers. August 10-15, 1997, Gaithersburg, MD, Slaughter, K. C., Editor(s), 49-49 pp, 1997.
  Bukowski, R. W.; Budnick, E. K.
• Reconstructing the Station Nightclub Fire: Materials Testing and Small-Scale Experiments.
  Volume 2;Interflam 2007. (Interflam '07). International Interflam Conference, 11th Proceedings. Volume 2. September 3-5, 2007, London, England, 1549-1554 pp, 2007.
  Bryner, N. P.; Madrzykowski, D.; Grosshandler, W. L.
• Reduction in Fire Hazard in Corridors and Areas Adjoining Corridors Provided by Sprinklers.
  NISTIR 4631; 90 p. July 1991.
  Madrzykowski, D.
• Reduction in Fire Hazard in Corridors and Areas Adjoining Corridors Provided by Sprinklers.
  NISTIR 4631; 90 p. July 1991.
  Madrzykowski, D.
• Review of 28 Egress Models.
  NIST SP 1032; January 2005.Workshop on Building Occupant Movement During Fire Emergencies. Proceedings. Session 4.4. June 10-11, 2004, Gaithersburg, MD, Peacock, R. D.; Kuligowski, E. D., Editor(s)(s), 68-90 pp, 2005.
  Kuligowski, E. D.
• Review of Residential Sprinkler Systems: Research and Standards.
  NISTIR 6941; 30 p. December 2002.
  Madrzykowski, D.; Fleming, R. P.
• Review of Residential Sprinkler Systems: Research and Standards.
  NISTIR 6941; 30 p. December 2002.
  Madrzykowski, D.; Fleming, R. P.
• 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.
• SFPE Engineering Task Group on Computer Model Evaluations: Status Report - DETACT.
  Fire Research and Engineering, Second (2nd) International Conference. (ICFRE2). Proceedings. ABSTRACTS ONLY. National Institute of Standards and Technology and Society of Fire Protection Engineers. August 10-15, 1997, Gaithersburg, MD, Slaughter, K. C., Editor(s), 106-106 pp, 1997.
  Madrzykowski, D.
• Staging Areas for Persons With Mobility Limitations.
  NISTIR 4770; NIST SP 983; 186 p. February 1992.Collected Publications Related to the Use of Elevators During Fires. NIST SP 983. May 2002, Bukowski, R. W.; Burgess, S. R.; Reneke, P. A., Editor(s)(s), 2002.
  Klote, J. H.; Nelson, H. E.; Deal, S.; Levin, B. M.
• Using Performance-Based Design Techniques to Evaluate Fire Safety in Two Government Buildings.
  Pacific Rim Conference and Second (2nd) International Conference on Performance-Based Codes and Fire Safety Design Methods. Proceedings. International Code Council and the Society of Fire Protection Engineers (SFPE). May 3-9, 1998, Maui, HI, International Code Council, Birmingham, AL, 429-439 pp, 1998.
  Stroup, D. W.
• Why Engineers Need Fire Research to Better Serve Society.
  NIST GCR 00-791; 53 p. June 2000.Research Agenda for Fire Protection Engineering. Workshop. October 21-22, 1999, 18-24 pp, 2000.
  Quiter, J. R.; Hurley, M. J.