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STP 1377 ASTMs Role in Performance-Based Fire Codes and Standards John R.Hall,editor ASTM Stock Number:STP 1377 100 Barr Harbor Drive West Conshohocken,PA 19428-2959 Printed in the U.S.A.Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data ASTMs role in performance-based fire codes and standards/John R.Hall,editor.(STP;1377)ASTM stock number:STP 1377.Papers presented at a symposium Dec.8,1998,Nashville,Tenn.Includes bibliographical references.ISBN 0-8031-2620-4 1.American Society for Testing and Materials-Congresses.2.Fire prevention-Standards-United States-Congresses.I.Hall,John R.,1948-I1.ASTM special technical publication;1377.TH9201.A78 1999 628.922021873-dc21 99-047213 CIP Copyright?9 1999 AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR TESTING AND MATERIALS,West Conshohocken,PA.All rights reserved.This matedal may not be reproduced or copied,in whole or in part,in any printed,mechanical,electronic,film,or other distribution and storage media,without the written consent of the publisher.Photocopy Rights Authorization to photocopy items for internal,personal,or educational classroom use,or the internal,personal,or educational classroom use of specific clients,is granted by the American Society for Testing and Materials(ASTM)provided that the appropriate fee is paid to the Copyright Clearance Center,222 Rosewood Drive,Denvers,MA 01923;Tel:(508)750-8400;on-line:http:/ Review Policy Each paper published in this volume was evaluated by two peer reviewers and at least one editor.The authors addressed air of the reviewers comments to the satisfaction of both the technical editor(s)and the ASTM Committee on Publications.To make technical information available as quickly as possible,the peer-reviewed papers in this pub-lication were prepared camera-ready as submitted by the authors.The quality of the papers in this publication reflects not only the obvious efforts of the authors and the technical editor(s),but also the work of these peer reviewers.In keeping with long standing publication practices,ASTM maintains the anonymity of the peer reviewers.The ASTM Committee on Publications acknowledges with appreciation their dedication and contribution of time and effort on behalf of ASTM.Printed in Mayfield,PA November 1999 Foreword This publication,ASTMs Role in Performance-Based Fire Codes and Standards,contains papers presented at the symposium of the same name held in Nashville,Tennessee.on 8 December 1998.The symposium was sponsored by ASTM Committee E5 on Fire Standards.The symposium chair-man was John R.Hall,Jr.,National Fire Protection Association.Contents Overview GENERAL CONCEPTS AND PRINCIPLES Options for ASTMs Role:Ideas for Pianning-J.R.HALL,JR.ISO Quality Standards for Participants in Performance-Based Regulation-V.BRANNIGAN AND S.SPIVAK The Role of ASTM Subcommittee E5.33,Fire Safety Engineering,in Performance-Based Fire Codes-R.L.ALPERT What I Have Learned While Writing Draft Fire Hazard Assessment Standards and Guides for ASTM E5-M.M.HIRSCHLER SPECIFIC METHODS AND TOOLS Fire Test Data for Design Fires:A Perspective from One Practitioner-D.F.GEMENY AND N.B.WITTASEK Adaptation of Cone Calorimeter(ASTM E1354)Data for Use in Performance-Based Fire Protection Analysis-B.Y.LATTIMER Computer Fire Model Selection and Data Sources-M.L.JANSSENS ALLIANCES AND ACTIVITIES OF OTHER GROUPS SFPEs Fire Model Evaluation Initiative:How ASTM Has Helped and Can Help-M.J.HURLEY The SFPE Design Guide for Performance-Based Design:A Key Element in Performance-Based Fire Codes and Standards-E.R.ROSENBAUM The Role of ASTM Standards in NFPA Performance-Based Codes-J.M.WATTS,JR.The ICC Performance Code Effort and its Relationship to ASTMmB.A.TuBas vii 14 23 28 47 58 74 89 96 105 115 Overview The objective of this symposium was to discuss possible roles that ASTM might play in the move toward greater use of performance-based fire codes and standards in the United States and Canada.This move is a global phenomenon that has been gathering speed and strength for at least a decade.Performance-based fire codes are now established in use from the United Kingdom to Australia and New Zealand,and from Japan to the Nordic countries of Europe.ASTM is a supplier of standards to the world so even if this movement had not reached North America,and it most certainly has,ASTM would have a strong interest in identifying and responding to the challenge and the opportunity pre-sented by performance-based codes and standards.Performance-Based Codes and Standards Performance-based codes and standards are documents that state goals and objectives,together with rules and procedures,usually involving testing and modeling,for determining when perfor-mance is achieved.Such documents allow designers greater flexibility,which can be used to achieve cost savings,greater safety,or greater quality.Performance-based codes and standards can be writ-ten on anything from products,materials and assemblies,to equipment,to whole buildings and com-plexes,to procedures and programs.When poorly ex