UFC 3-600-01
17 April 2003
with change 16 January 2004
D-3.1.8.1
The performance criteria must be equally considered and
addressed by each trial design against each fire scenario
D-3.1.8.2
Evaluate each trial design in each fire scenario using the agreed
upon performance criteria.
D-3.1.9
Project Team and Qualifications. Provide the qualifications and
contact information for the entire design team, including the responsible fire
protection engineer as part of the required documentation. A performance-based,
fire-safety design must be prepared by a registered fire protection engineer with
experience in performance-based fire safety design and specific experience with
the engineering tools and methodologies that are anticipated for a particular
project.
D-3.2
Performance-Based Fire Safety Design Report. This
documentation must be prepared by the responsible fire protection engineer, and
used for general guidance. Indicate the building was designed using a
performance-based fire safety design approach, and should convey the expected
hazards, risks, and system performance over the entire building life-cycle.
Include the project scope, design goals and objectives, performance criteria,
design fire scenarios, critical design assumptions, critical design features, final
design, cost benefit analysis, design engineer's qualifications and capabilities,
and data and evaluation method references.
D-3.2.1
Cost Benefit. The performance-based fire safety design report
must indicate how the performance-based design maximizes the benefits/cost
ratio while maintaining a level of safety equivalent to the established prescriptive
requirements. A performance-based design must not be undertaken where the
prescriptive requirements provide the same level of safety for a lesser cost.
When there exists multiple acceptable proposed design scenarios, the cost
benefit analysis should aid in the identification and determination of the best
solution.
D-3.3
Building O&M Documentation. The responsible fire protection
engineer must produce Building Operation and Maintenance documentation for
the facility based on the objectives, performance criteria, limitations, and final
design. Include all associated specifications and design drawings, and a
description of the required maintenance procedures that need to be performed to
ensure continued compliance with performance-based fire safety design.
D-3.4
Warrant of Fitness. The host-tenant agreement must require that
an annual warrant of fitness be prepared for any subsystem, system, or facility
that has been designed using performance-based fire safety design methods.
Submit this warrant to the authority having jurisdiction for review and assurance
that the current facility characteristics comply with the requirements of the
approved performance design. This warrant should reflect any existing or
proposed changes in building occupancy, operation, features, systems, or
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