An Assessment of the National Institute of Standards and Technology Building and Fire Research Laboratory Fiscal Year 2008 (2008) / Chapter Skim
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Programs Funded Under the America COMPETES Act
Programs Funded Under the America COMPETES Act
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as a key focus area for addressing the goals of the America COMPETES Act of 2007 and the American Competitiveness Initiative. The Disaster Resilient Structures and Communities program has the following five stated research thrust areas: (1)
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The BFRL is uniquely qualified to address the many facets of the wildland fires, drawing on its competencies in characterizing and modeling fire spread in buildings, its large-scale fire facilities for testing at multiple scales, its extensive connections in the fire community internationally, and its expertise in deriving lessons from fire investigations -- particularly the skills demonstrated in the WTC and the Rhode Island Station nightclub fire investigations. The WUI technical plan includes (1)
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The BFRL should prepare technology roadmaps that clearly indicate the use of additional funding for the BFRL and indicate with precision and rigor the milestones being targeted and the affected stakeholders. The BFRL should fully embrace portfolio management tools and processes for the totality of the research programs being conducted across the laboratory.
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