Publication - Independent report
Centralized hub for verification of complex fire engineered solutions in Scotland: feasibility study
Published:
21 Mar 2019
Independent opinion on the need, appropriateness, potential structure and potential operations of a central hub for assisting in the verification of complex fire engineered designs.
128 page PDF
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128 page PDF
2.0 MB
Centralized hub for verification of complex fire engineered solutions in Scotland: feasibility study
Acronyms/Abbreviations
Acronyms/Abbreviations
| ASCE | American Society of Civil Engineers |
| ASET | Available Safe Egress Time |
| BCA | Building and Construction Authority |
| BCBs | Building Control Bodies |
| BS | British Standards |
| BS | British Standards |
| BSL | British Standards Institution |
| BSL | British Standards Institution |
| C/VM2 | New Zealand Building Codes |
| CEng | Chartered Engineer |
| CFD | Computational Fluid Dynamics |
| CIBSE | Chartered Institution of Building Service Engineers |
| CIC | Construction Industry Council |
| CICAIR Limited | Construction Industry Council Approved Inspectors Registers Limited |
| CLT | Cross Laminated Timber |
| DRU | Design Review Unit |
| FE | Fire Engineering |
| FEA Software | Finite Element Analysis Software |
| FEB | Fire Engineering Brief |
| FEDB | Fire Safety Engineering Design Brief |
| FEG | Fire Engineering Guidelines |
| FER | Fire Safety Engineering Report |
| FRR | Fire Resistance Rating |
| FSE | Fire Safety Engineer |
| FSL | Fire Service Law |
| HRR | Heat Release Rate |
| IBC | International Building Code |
| ICC | International Codes Council |
| IEng | Incorporated Engineer |
| IFE | The Institution of Fire Engineers |
| IPENZ | Institution of Professional Engineers, New Zealand |
| ISO | International Organisation for Standardization |
| ITP | Inspection and Test Plan |
| LABC | Local Authority Building Control |
| LABSS | Local Authority Building Standard Scotland |
| LAVs | Local Authority Verifiers |
| LBO | Landesbauordnung |
| M & E plans | Mechanical and Electrical plans |
| MBC | Model Building Code |
| MBIE | Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment, New Zealand |
| MBIE | Ministry of Business, Employment and Innovation |
| MIFireE | Member – Institution of Fire Engineers |
| MLIT Notifications | Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport & Tourism, Japan |
| MW | Megawatt |
| NSW | New South Wales |
| NZFS | New Zealand Fire Service |
| PE | Professional Engineer |
| QP | Qualified Person |
| RI | Registered Inspector |
| RSET | Required Safe Egress Time |
| SBC | State Building Code |
| SCDF | Singapore Civil Defence Force |
| SFPE | Society of Fire Protection Engineers |
| SFRS | Scottish Fire and Rescue Service |
| TBB | Technische Baubestimmungen |
| TBR | Technical Building Regulations |
| TH | Technical Handbooks |
| US | United States |
Contact
Email: sarah.waugh@gov.scot