The sfpe engineering guide to performance based fire protection analysis and design of buildings was first published in 2000 the guide was developed for engineers in recognition of the increased acceptance of performance based design. By contrast a performance based code allows the use of any design that demonstrates compliance with the fire safety goals of the code those fire safety goals are explicitly spelled out in the code as are methods that can be used to demonstrate compliance. Performance based fire safety design hurley morgan j rosenbaum eric r 9780367870270 books amazonca. At its core performance based design is about alleviating some of the prescriptive requirements of codes and standards and allowing for design flexibility generally the designer is obligated to demonstrate how the proposed alternative is equal to certain aspects of the code which can include fire safety compliance and structural integrity