What is the Australian Fire Engineering Guide (AFEG)

The Australian Fire Engineering Guide (AFEG) is a key reference document published by the Fire Protection Association Australia (FPAA) that provides guidance on developing and assessing performance-based fire engineering solutions. It sets out a structured methodology for identifying fire safety objectives, defining performance criteria, selecting design fire scenarios, conducting analysis, and evaluating compliance with the National Construction Code (NCC).

The AFEG helps fire engineers, certifiers, regulators, and other stakeholders ensure that performance-based designs are consistent, transparent, and meet the required safety outcomes. In practice, it acts as a framework to standardize the fire engineering process across Australia, reducing ambiguity and improving confidence in innovative or non-standard building designs.

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