demonstrating in some manner that their concepts are safe and that the occupants will be able to efficiently evacuate in the event of an emergency. Traditionally, two techniques have been used to meet these needs: (1) full-scale evacuation demonstration, and (2) the adherence to prescriptive building codes. The full-scale evacuation demonstration involves staging an evacuation exercise using a representative target population within the structure. Such an approach poses considerable ethical, practical and financial…
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