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Fire alternative solutions resources

The resources on this page can help fire engineers and designers to develop alternative solutions.

MBIE resources

Performance-based fire engineering design

International Fire Engineering Guidelines 2005 on the Australian Building Codes Board website.
BS 7974-0:2002 Part 0 Application of fire safety engineering principles to the design of buildings on the British Standards Institution website.
SFPE Engineering Guide to Performance-Based Fire Protection on the National Fire Protection Association website.
SFPE guidance on the Fire Engineering Brief (FEB) on the Society for Fire Protection Engineers website.

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