A brief overview of the building regulatory system in the United States

Fire from First Principles: A design guide to international building fire safety, Fourth edition

Volumn , Issue , 2014, Pages 138-158

  Meacham, Brian J ^a  

^a Worcester Polytechnic Institute   (United States)

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EID: 84991842689     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9781315852553-9     Document Type: Chapter

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