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Research Areas |
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High
Performance Construction Materials and Systems: Enable scientific and technology-based innovation
to modernize and enhance the performance of construction materials and systems. |
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Fire
Loss Reduction: Enable engineered fire safety for people, products, facilities;
and enhanced firefighter effectiveness with 50% reduction in
fatalities. |
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Enhanced Building
Performance: Provide the means to assure buildings work better
throughout their useful lives. |
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Homeland Security: Use the lessons
learned from the World Trade Center disaster to better protect people and property, enhance
the safety of fire and emergency responders, and restore public
confidence in the safety of tall buildings nationwide.
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Building and Fire
Research Laboratory
NIST
100 Bureau Drive, Stop 8600
Gaithersburg, MD 20899-8600
(301)975-5900, TTY (301)975-8295
Browse the latest BFRL report of Activities and
Accomplishments.
(PDF format,
2,670 KB)
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BFRL News
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World Trade Towers Design Exceeded Wind Load Codes.
Details...
NIST Fire Data/Simulations Aid Chicago Fire Investigation.
Details...
Protecting
Buildings from Airborne Threats.
Details...
Tests show how
fire spreads from house to house.
Read more...
IAFSS 2005 - The 8th
International Symposium on Fire Safety Science will
be held September 18-23, 2005 in Beijing, China
WTC.NIST.GOV
For information on BFRL's involvement in the investigation of the
World Trade Center disaster.
Past
News
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