Centro de Documentacion de Fundación MAPFRE - Implementation of performance-based fire codes

Notes: Performance-based design for fire safety was adopted in New Zealand in 1993. This paper describes a survey of approving authorities, carried out to quantify the major changes during the first five years of the new code. A considerable number of designers are using the freedom of the new legislation to make significant departures from the prescriptive documents. Some approving authorities are assessing the performance-based designs in-house, but many are relying on consultants. The new code has resulted in a major increase in perceived life safety but a significant decrease in property protectionRelated records: En: Fire Safety Journal : the official journal of the International Association for Fire Safety Science. - Oxford : Elsevier Science. - Vol. 32, nº 4 June 1999 ; p. 377-383Materia / lugar / evento: Seguridad contra incendios Seguridad en la construcción Construcción Códigos Normas básicas de la edificación Nueva Zelanda Otros autores: International Association for Fire Safety Science
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