11.1.1

The objective of the Fire Protection Engineering Design Brief is to review the architectural proposals, identify potential fire hazards, and define the fire safety problems in qualitative terms suitable for detailed analysis and quantification.

11.1.2

At the beginning of the performance-based analysis and design process, the engineer and other stakeholders should do the following:

• Agree on the project scope, design intent, and building use

• Define and prioritize fire safety objectives and performance criteria

• Agree on how the fire safety goals and objectives, as they pertain to the design intent, should be evaluated in accordance with this guide

• Determine the implementation of the selected solutions into the project scope and execution

• Establish the necessary verification and quality assurance to ensure compliance with the agreed to solutions

The resulting documentation of this process is called the Fire Protection Engineering Design Brief.

11.1.3

The Fire Protection Engineering Design Brief might be developed by the engineer and presented to other stakeholders for approval or developed collaboratively between the engineer and one or all of the other stakeholders.

11.1.4

By reaching an agreement on the design approach prior to analysis, the engineer ensures that effort is not expended on any designs or evaluation methods that will not be acceptable to one or more stakeholders.

11.1.5

The Fire Protection Engineering Design Brief will usually be created after the architectural concept design has been completed. The Fire Protection Engineering...