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21. Mass Notification Messages: Workshop Proceedings
Series: Special Publication (NIST SP)
Report Number: 1093
Published: 3/30/2009
Authors: Erica D Kuligowski, Richard D Peacock, Jason D Averill, Richard W. Bukowski
Abstract: This workshop provided a forum to discuss research and best practices regarding mass notification message creation and dissemination. The goal of the workshop was to provide a forum where representatives from federal agencies could exchange ideas and ...
http://www.nist.gov/manuscript-publication-search.cfm?pub_id=902287

22. Stairwell Evacuation from Buildings: What We Know We Don't Know
Published: 1/1/2009
Authors: Richard D Peacock, Jason D Averill, Erica D Kuligowski
Abstract: Occupant descent down stairwells during building evacuations is typically described by measurable engineering variables such as stairwell geometry, speed, density, and pre-evacuation delay. In turn, predictive models of building evacuation use these ...
http://www.nist.gov/manuscript-publication-search.cfm?pub_id=861603

23. Sensitivity of a Smoke Toxicity Test Method to Test Conditions
Published: 9/26/2008
Authors: Nathan D Marsh, Richard George Gann, Jason D Averill, Marc R Nyden
Abstract: Experiments have been conducted in the NFPA 269/ASTM E 1678 radiant apparatus to determine the sensitivity of toxic gas generation to atmospheric oxygen availability and to the conformation of the test specimen.  CO and HCN generation can be dep ...
http://www.nist.gov/manuscript-publication-search.cfm?pub_id=861504

24. Final Report on the Collapse of World Trade Center Building 7. Federal Building and Fire Safety Investigation of the World Trade Center Disaster (NIST NCSTAR 1A) ***DRAFT for Public Comments***
Series: National Construction Safety Team Act Reports (NIST NCSTAR)
Report Number: 1
Published: 8/1/2008
Authors: Richard George Gann, William L. Grosshandler, Hai Sang Lew, Richard W. Bukowski, Fahim H Sadek, Frank W Gayle, John L Gross, Therese P McAllister, Jason D Averill, James R. Lawson, Harold E. Nelson, Stephen A Cauffman
Abstract: This is the final report on the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) investigation of the collapse of World Trade Center Building 7 (WTC 7), conducted under the National Construction Safety Team Act. This report describes how the fir ...
http://www.nist.gov/manuscript-publication-search.cfm?pub_id=909254

25. Structural Fire Response and Probable Collapse Sequence of World Trade Center Building 7 (Volume 1). Federal Building and Fire Safety Investigation of the World Trade Center Disaster (NIST NCSTAR 1-9) ***DRAFT for Public Comments***
Series: National Construction Safety Team Act Reports (NIST NCSTAR)
Report Number: 1-9
Published: 8/1/2008
Authors: Therese P McAllister, Richard George Gann, Jason D Averill, John L Gross, William L. Grosshandler, James R. Lawson, Kevin B McGrattan, William M Pitts, Kuldeep R Prasad, Fahim H Sadek, Harold E. Nelson
Abstract: This is the primary technical report on the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) investigation of the collapse of World Trade Center Building 7 (WTC 7), conducted under the National Construction Safety Team Act. The investigation obj ...
http://www.nist.gov/manuscript-publication-search.cfm?pub_id=909256

26. Structural Fire Response and Probable Collapse Sequence of World Trade Center Building 7 (Volume 2). Federal Building and Fire Safety Investigation of the World Trade Center Disaster (NIST NCSTAR 1-9) ***DRAFT for Public Comments***
Series: National Construction Safety Team Act Reports (NIST NCSTAR)
Report Number: 1-9
Published: 8/1/2008
Authors: Therese P McAllister, Richard George Gann, Jason D Averill, John L Gross, William L. Grosshandler, James R. Lawson, Kevin B McGrattan, William M Pitts, Kuldeep R Prasad, Fahim H Sadek, Harold E. Nelson
Abstract: This is the primary technical report on the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) investigation of the collapse of World Trade Center Building 7 (WTC 7), conducted under the National Construction Safety Team Act. The investigation obj ...
http://www.nist.gov/manuscript-publication-search.cfm?pub_id=909257

27. Smoke Control and Occupant Evacuation at the World Trade Center
Published: 6/21/2008
Authors: M J Ferreira, S M Strege, Richard D Peacock, Jason D Averill
Abstract: This paper examines smoke control and occupant evacuation in WTC 1 and WTC 2 on September 11, 2001focusing on the impact region and above for each tower. Approximately 2,000 individuals were at or above the area of impact in WTC 1 and WTC 2 who did ...
http://www.nist.gov/manuscript-publication-search.cfm?pub_id=913101

28. Required Safe Egress Time: Data and Modeling
Published: 1/1/2008
Authors: Jason D Averill, Paul A Reneke, Richard D Peacock
Abstract: This paper identifies sources of uncertainty in RSET (required safe egress time) calculations, with focus on data and modeling. A model for efficiently calculating the range of egress solutions for a particular design is presented. Three recommendat ...
http://www.nist.gov/manuscript-publication-search.cfm?pub_id=913098

29. Performance of Home Smoke Alarms Analysis of the Response of Several Available Technologies in Residential Fire Settings (NIST TN 1455-1)
Series: Technical Note (NIST TN)
Report Number: 1455-1
Published: 12/1/2007
Authors: Richard W. Bukowski, Richard D Peacock, Jason D Averill, Thomas George Cleary, Nelson P Bryner, William D. Walton, Paul A Reneke, Erica D Kuligowski
Abstract: This report presents the results of the project and provides details of the response of a range of residential smoke alarm technologies in a controlled laboratory test and in a series of real-scale tests conducted in two different residential structu ...
http://www.nist.gov/manuscript-publication-search.cfm?pub_id=910957

30. Assessing the Accuracy of a Physical Fire Model for Obtaining Smoke Toxic Potency Data.
Published: 9/1/2007
Authors: Richard George Gann, Jason D Averill, Nathan D Marsh, Marc R Nyden
http://www.nist.gov/manuscript-publication-search.cfm?pub_id=900084