NEHRP Clearinghouse
- Title
- Building and Fire Research Laboratory Activities, Accomplishments, and Recognitions, 1999.
- File
- PB2000101946.pdf
- Author(s)
- Snell, J. E.
- Source
- February 2000, 56 p.
- Identifying Number(s)
- NIST/SP-838-16
- Abstract
- The National Institute of Standards and Technology's Building and Fire Research Laboratory (NIST/BFRL), one of NIST's measurements and standards laboratories, provides the mesurement technologies, performance prediction methods, and technical advances needed to enhance the competitiveness of U.S. industry and public safety, and assure the life cycle quality and economy of constructed facilties. This report summarizes selected technical accomplishments and staff recognitions and describes activities conducted by the laboratory during FY 1998. Also, the report presents BFRL's organizations and customer interactions.
- Keywords
- ; Fire safety; Flammability studies; Research management; Standards; Construction materials; Safety engineering; United States; Fires; Buildings; Earthquake engineering; Testing laboratories; Metrology; Building codes; Fire standards