Uses of risk analysis to achieve balanced safety in building design and operations / Committee on Risk Appraisal in the Development of Facilities Design Criteria, Building Research Board, Commission on Engineering and Technical Systems, National Research Council ; Bruce D. McDowell, Andrew C. Lemer, editors.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

McDowell, Bruce D.

Lemer, Andrew C.

National Research Council (U.S.). Building Research Board. Committee on Risk Appraisal in the Development of Facilities Design Criteria.

Series:

Studies in the management of building technology.

Studies in the management of building technology

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Buildings--Protection.

Buildings.

Risk assessment.

Building failures.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xvi, 64 pages) : illustrations

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Washington, D.C. : National Academy Press, 1991.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This volume considers engineering risk analysis applications to the field of building safety. Building codes and design criteria used by architects and engineers--standards of good practice defined by industry consensus--have made great strides in bringing the dangers of facilities under control, but the range of hazards (e.g., fire, indoor air pollutants, electrical malfunctions) is broad. Risk analysis offers improved overall safety of new and existing facilities without imposing unacceptable costs. Broad application of risk analysis will help facility professionals, policymakers, and facility users and owners to understand the risks, to determine what levels of risk are socially and economically tolerable, and to manage risk more effectively.

Contents:

1 Front Matter; 2 1. Introduction; 3 2. Risk and its Analysis in and around Buildings; 4 3. Using Risk Analysis to Enhance Building Safety and Protect Property Values; 5 4. Opportunities for Enhancing Safety and Protecting Values; 6 5. Findings and Conclusions; 7 References and Selected Bibliography on Data and Methods for Risk Analysis of Constructed Facilities; 8 Appendix A: Biographical Sketches of Committee Members and Staff; 9 Appendix B: Current Recognition of Risk and Risk-Based Design at Selected Federal Agencies; 10 Appendix C: Illustrative Risk Analysis Procedures; 11 Appendix D: Probablistic Risk Assessment

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references (p. 41-47).

ISBN:

9786610203055

9781280203053

1280203056

9780309584241

0309584248

9780585143163

0585143161

OCLC:

923261686