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. 		High Performance Construction Materials and Systems:  Enable scientific and technology-based innovation to modernize and enhance the performance of construction materials and systems.
. Fire Loss Reduction: Enable engineered fire safety for people, products, facilities; and enhanced firefighter effectiveness with 50% reduction in fatalities.
. Enhanced Building Performance: Provide the means to assure buildings work better throughout their useful lives.
. Homeland Security: Use the lessons learned from the World Trade Center disaster to better protect people and property, enhance the safety of fire and emergency responders, and restore public confidence in the safety of tall buildings nationwide.
 

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Firefighters watch as a fan, simulating wind, changes airflow and smoke conditions during experiments in a seven-story high-rise abandoned apartment building on New York City's Governors Island. The NIST tests examined firefighting techniques such as the use of positive pressure ventilation fans, wind control devices and hose streams to control or suppress heat and smoke from wind driven fires.

NIST Evaluates Firefighting Tactics In NYC High-Rise Test . Details...

NIST to Study Hazards of Portable Gasoline-Powered Generators.  Details...

Failure Investigations Report Highlights Efforts for Safer Buildings. Details...

NIST Helps Heat Pumps ‘Go With the Flow’ to Boost Output.  Details...

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