Sustainable Construction - Building & Construction Authority
Sustainable Construction - Building & Construction Authority
Sustainable Construction - Building & Construction Authority
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Abbreviations<br />
<strong>Sustainable</strong> <strong>Construction</strong> -<br />
SECTION 4: Performance-based Approach to Fire Safety Design Page<br />
• What is performance-based fi re engineering? 64<br />
• What is the rationale of allowing developers/Qualifi ed Persons to choose the type of<br />
approach (i.e. prescriptive or performance-based) to fi re safety design?<br />
65<br />
• Is performance-based approach less stringent than prescriptive approach? 66<br />
• When should performance-based approach be adopted? 68<br />
• When are the Fire Safety Engineer (FSE) and Peer Reviewer required? 69<br />
• Is it mandatory to engage a Registered Inspector (RI) who is an FSE for performancebased<br />
fi re safety works?<br />
• Is it necessary to engage an FSE to re-evaluate addition and alteration works? 70<br />
• Can a building be entirely designed to performance-based solutions? 71<br />
The following abbreviations will be used in this publication:<br />
ASTM American Society for Testing and Materials<br />
BS British Standard<br />
Cl. Clause<br />
COC Certificate of Conformity<br />
CP Code of Practice<br />
DOC Declaration of Compliance<br />
EC European Code<br />
Fire Code Code of Practice for Fire Precautions in <strong>Building</strong>s 2007<br />
ISO International Organisation for Standardisation<br />
PLS Product Listing Scheme<br />
PSB Tüv Süd PSB Pte Ltd<br />
QP Qualified Person<br />
SS Singapore Standard<br />
10<br />
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