Replacing international temperature–time curves with BFD curve

From The World Trade Centre Investigation Draft Report by NIST National Institute of Standards and Technology. World Trade Centre performance study: data collection, preliminary observations and recommendations. FEMA (Federal Energy Management Association), 2002.], one of the recommendations was to “improve the century-old standard for the testing of building components, assembles and systems”. NIST believes that it is essential to complete a comprehensive review that will establish a firm technical basis for future fire-rating requirements.