Uses of Risk Analysis to Achieve Balanced Safety in Building Design and Operations

Bruce D. McDowell and Andrew C. Lemer, Editors; Committee on Risk Appraisal in the Development of Facilities Design Criteria, National Research Council

• 1 Front Matter; 2 1. Introduction; 3 2. Risk and its Analysis in and around Buildings; 4 3. Using Risk Analysis to Enhance Building Safety and Protect Property Values; 5 4. Opportunities for Enhancing Safety and Protecting Values; 6 5. Findings and Conclusions; 7 References and Selected Bibliography on Data and Methods for Risk Analysis of Constructed Facilities; 8 Appendix A: Biographical Sketches of Committee Members and Staff; 9 Appendix B: Current Recognition of Risk and Risk-Based Design at Selected Federal Agencies; 10 Appendix C: Illustrative Risk Analysis Procedures; 11 Appendix D: Probablistic Risk Assessment