Using PBSFD, engineers can predict the behavior of a frame in fire, such as vertical displacement of floor beams over time. Graphic courtesy of SEI/ASCE, Simpson Gumpertz & Heger (2019) and SAFIR ...

Understanding what a performance-based design is, how it can be applied to egress and life safety and understanding that it is crucial to get a fire protection engineer on board early are the three ...

So what is performance based design and what does it mean to the firefighter on the street? The SFPE Engineering Guide to Performance-Based Fire Protection, 2007 edition, defines it as "an ...

The ISA-TR84.00.07 technical report provides the basis of performance-based FGS design. Before the report’s development, FGS have largely been designed through prescriptive standards, such as National ...

Rainier Square Tower, under construction in Seattle, is one of the buildings considered for the development of a performance-based wind design manual ... seismic or fire. The only way to get ...

including performance-based design, fire protection design and advanced fire safety consulting. Clients will continue working with the same trusted team, now backed by a global network dedicated ...

including performance-based design, fire protection design and advanced fire safety consulting. Clients will continue working with the same trusted team, now backed by a global network dedicated to ...