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Analyzing fire risks building by building. Performance-based fire protection lets architects focus on a building's design objectives, instead of searching for ways to meet generic code provisions.

B J Meacham
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B J Meacham. 2000. Analyzing fire risks building by building. Performance-based fire protection lets architects focus on a building's design objectives, instead of searching for ways to meet generic code provisions.. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/11066836/

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