SFE allows fire protection measures to be integrated into structural design. If SFE could be applied in the design process from the very beginning of a building project, it can bring significant benefits to the project. The benefits include:

• Better understanding of structural fire behaviour leading to a higher level of fire safety
• Greater flexibility to develop alternative and cost effective solutions for fire protection
• Potential construction cost savings
• Potential long-term maintenance and management cost savings
• Potential insurance savings

The full benefits can only be revealed when SFE becomes an integral part of building design, and everybody involved in the building design process – architects, structural engineers, and other design professionals, is aware of the SFE issues.

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