Office Building Fire Research Program: An Engineering Based Approach to Fire Safety Design

Published

February 23, 1998

Author(s)

Daniel M. Madrzykowski

Abstract

The U.S. General Services Administration has sponsored the Building and Fire Research Laboratory at the National Institute of Standards and Technology to develop and support their Engineering Fire Hazard Assessment System. The GSA Engineering Fire Hazard Assessment System is a method for addressing fire safety issues based on performance instead of prescription. To enable this system, GSA found it needed additional data, algorithms, verification and guidelines for their engineers. The Office Building Fire Research Program was developed to respond to those needs by quantifying the impact of large fires on buildings and their occupants,investigating the use of current technology/resources for mitigating hazards, and developing new techniques and information as required for implementing an engineering based fire safety system. This paper provides an overview of the components and the results of the Office Building Fire Research Program to date.

Proceedings Title

Fire and Materials '98 International Conference

Conference Dates

February 23-24, 1998

Conference Location

San Antonio, TX

Pub Type

Conferences

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Keywords

office buildings, fire research, fire safety, fire hazards assessment, algorithms, occupants

Citation

Madrzykowski, D. (1998), Office Building Fire Research Program: An Engineering Based Approach to Fire Safety Design, Fire and Materials '98 International Conference, San Antonio, TX, [online], https://tsapps.nist.gov/publication/get_pdf.cfm?pub_id=910279 (Accessed March 13, 2025)