Title An Assessment of the National Institute of Standards and Technology, Building and Fire Research Laboratory : fiscal year 2010 / Panel on Building and Fire Research, Laboratory Assessment Board, Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences, National Research Council of the National Academies

Published Washington, D.C. : National Academies Press, ©2010

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Description 1 online resource (vii, 48 pages) : illustrations Contents Cover13; -- Frontmatter -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- Summary -- 1 The Charge to the Panel and the Assessment Process -- 2 Measurement Science for Net-Zero Energy, High-Performance Buildings -- 3 Measurement Science for Advancing Infrastructure Delivery -- 4 Measurement Science for Sustainable Infrastructure Materials -- 5 Measurement Science for Disaster-Resilient Structures and Communities -- 6 Measurement Science for Innovative Fire Protection -- 7 Overarching Issues -- 8 Overall Conclusions Summary A panel of experts appointed by the National Research Council assessed the scientific and technical work of the Building and Fire Research Laboratory (BFRL) of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). The scope of the assessment included the following criteria: (1) the technical merit of the current laboratory programs relative to the current state of the art worldwide; (2) the adequacy of the laboratory facilities, equipment, and human resources, as they affect the quality of the laboratory technical programs; and (3) the degree to which the laboratory programs in measurement science and standards achieve their stated objectives and desired impact Bibliography Includes bibliographical references Notes Print version record Subject Fire prevention -- Research -- Standards -- United States Fire prevention -- Government policy -- United States TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Fire Science. Fire prevention -- Government policy United States Form Electronic book ISBN 9780309161688 0309161681

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