| This code and commentary clearly defines the objectives for achieving the intended outcomes regarding occupant safety, property protection and community welfare.
It provides a framework to achieve the defined objectives in terms of tolerable levels of damage and magnitudes of design events, such as fire and natural hazards.
Distinctly different from a prescriptive code, it allows the user to systematically achieve various solutions. It also provides a procedure to help address design and review issues associated with the alternate materials and methods section of the prescriptive code. |
