Revised on 9/25/08
Agency Fights Building Code Born of 9/11
By: ERIC LIPTON
Agency Fights Building Code Born of 9/11
By: ERIC LIPTON
The new provisions, which include requiring tall office buildings to have better fireproofing and an extra emergency stairwell, started as a result of an study into the collapse of the twin towers at the World Trade Center seven years ago this week. The debate is that it will be too expensive to meet the requirements of the code."The fireproofing and stairwell requirements alone could cost real estate developers $13 million for a 42-story office building, as well as perhaps $600,000 a year in lost rent because of decreased floor space, real estate industry officials estimated."
While others say it is mandatory to make these adjustments for the safety of the people.“We want buildings that stand long enough for people to get out and stairs that allow people to get out quickly,” Mr. Lewis said. “If we reverse any of those improvements, we are not learning from the lessons of Sept. 11.”
The federalists are the ones who want the building code. The federalists believe the government is responsible for the peoples safety. The anti-federalists are the ones fighting the code and are completely against it. Just because it will cost more they are willing to risk the peoples lives that inside the building. The anti-federalists think it should be up to the company to decide if they should make the changes.
I believe that the code should come into affect. The companies shouldn't be complaining about the cost because it would be our tax dollars paying for the projects according to Glenn P. Corbett.
While others say it is mandatory to make these adjustments for the safety of the people.“We want buildings that stand long enough for people to get out and stairs that allow people to get out quickly,” Mr. Lewis said. “If we reverse any of those improvements, we are not learning from the lessons of Sept. 11.”
The federalists are the ones who want the building code. The federalists believe the government is responsible for the peoples safety. The anti-federalists are the ones fighting the code and are completely against it. Just because it will cost more they are willing to risk the peoples lives that inside the building. The anti-federalists think it should be up to the company to decide if they should make the changes.
I believe that the code should come into affect. The companies shouldn't be complaining about the cost because it would be our tax dollars paying for the projects according to Glenn P. Corbett.
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