A survey of occupant load factors in contemporary office buildings

Journal of Fire Protection Engineering

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 169-182

  Milke, James A ^a   Caro, Tony C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN; BUILDING CODES; OFFICE BUILDINGS; SAFETY FACTOR; SURVEYS;

OCCUPANT LOAD FACTORS;

FIRE PROTECTION;

EID: 0031318411     PISSN: 10423915     EISSN: 1532172X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/104239159600800402     Document Type: Review

References (8)

1. NFPA 101, Life Safety Code, National Fire Protection Association, Quincy, MA, 1994.
2. Personal communication, from Coté, Ron, National Fire Protection Association, to Caro, Tony, 17 October.
3. Courtney, J., Houghton, H., and Thompson, G., Design and Construction of Building Exits, NBS M151, United States Government Printing Office, Washington, DC, 1935.
4. Bourdeau, M.A., A Study to Determine the Accuracy of the Occupant Load Factor of 100 Sq. Ft. per Person Gross, for Building Occupancy, Department of Fire Protection Engineering, University of Maryland, College Park, MD, May 1992 (unpublished).
5. Building Owners and Managers Association International, Experience Exchange Reports, Interview by Michael Bourdeau, 24 April 1992.
6. Personal communication of Nelson, Harold E., to McGuire, J.H., 5 June 1970.
7. Johnson, B.M., and Pauls, J., Report of a Study Carried out in Conjunction with Canada National Health and Welfare- As Part of a Pilot Study on Personnel Movement in Office Buildings, National Research Council of Canada, Division of Building Research, 1977.
8. Cormier, D., Wolf, J., Henning, D., and Schneider, J., Office Accommodation Study Analysis of Existing Floor Plans Supplementary Study No. 1, Building Design Performance Division Technological Research and Development Branch, Public Works Canada, 1977.