Concept for Assessing Factors Relevant to Performance-Based Building and Fire Code Adoption
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open in viewerResearch was conducted to identify and compare factors which might be relevant to performance-based building and fire safety code adoption in two cities: Hong Kong and New York City. Factors include education, history, technology, social, and regulatory considerations. Using factors identified in the literature review, a first-order decision model was developed using the analytic hierarchy process (AHP) to the rank relevancy of the factors and to identify the best code option for each city. While the outcome suggests that performance based codes could be appropriate for both Hong Kong and New York City, analysis suggests that a combined performance and prescriptive code approach might be the best option. Further analysis, with broad stakeholder input, is recommended.
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- 2013
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- 2013-04-30
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