Can a building fire safety design be entirely base on performance-based requirements?

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Theoretically, it is possible to design a building entirely to performance-based requirements. Practically, most performance-based submissions will be a hybrid of performance-based and prescriptive requirements.

Can a building fire safety design be entirely base on performance-based requirements?

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