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Commission backs new administrative bulletins to standardize post‑earthquake inspections for concrete and pre‑Northridge steel buildings
Summary
The commission recommended approval of Administrative Bulletin AB 099 (concrete) and a new steel administrative bulletin plus appendix updating FEMA 352 guidance, to harmonize post‑earthquake assessment, repair, and retrofit procedures; commissioners stressed dissemination and clarifications about use and triggers.
The Building Inspection Commission unanimously recommended approval of a package of administrative bulletins and an appendix intended to standardize post‑earthquake assessment and repair for concrete buildings and for pre‑Northridge welded steel moment‑frame buildings.
Laurel Matthews of the Office of Resilience and Capital Planning, who led the presentation for DBI, said the updates to AB 099 incorporate recent FEMA guidance (FEMA P‑2335) and align the bulletin with 2025 building code updates to clarify when and how engineers should calculate “capacity loss” following earthquake damage. Matthews said the…
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