Member of the NFPA Project Technical Panel regarding research into the ‘Economic Impact of Fire: Cost and Impact of Fire Protection in Buildings’. (February 2023)

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Period6 Feb 2023

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  • TitleEconomic Impact of Fire: Cost and Impact of Fire Protection in Buildings
    Degree of recognitionInternational
    Media name/outletFire Protection Research Foundation
    Country/TerritoryUnited States
    Date6/02/23
    DescriptionThis report has been prepared for the NFPA Research Foundation. It presents the outcomes of the project
    entitled “Economic Impact of Fire: Cost and Impact of Fire Protection in Buildings” which was carried out
    from October 2021 to July 2022 in response to a Request for Proposal from the Foundation. The report
    has been prepared by Dr Ruben Van Coile, Dr Andrea Lucherini, and Mr Ranjit Chaudary at Ghent
    University, Dr Shuna Ni and Dr David Unobe at Utah State University, and Dr Thomas Gernay at Johns
    Hopkins University.

    The objective of the work is to establish and apply a methodology for evaluating the total benefits and
    costs related to fire protection features in buildings. An important component to reducing economic loss
    from fire is the ability to measure this loss. The work focuses on identifying the various dimensions of the
    economic impact of fire. It also seeks to measure these dimensions so that the cost of fire prevention and
    other interventions can be weighed against their benefits.
    Producer/AuthorDr. Ruben Van Coile, Ghent University Dr. Andrea Lucherini, Ghent University Ranjit Kumar Chaudhary, Ghent University Dr. Shuna Ni, Utah State University Dr. David Unobe, Utah State University Dr. Thomas Gernay, Johns Hopkins University
    URLhttps://biblio.ugent.be/publication/01GVXPJ6YXPCGJ3J3KDD6T6HFM
    PersonsL.H.M. Cleef
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Keywords

  • Cost-Benefit Analysis
  • Fire