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DBI to centralize selection of outside experts for tall-building reviews after Millennium Tower issues
Summary
The Building Inspection Commission heard President's announcements that DBI will select future peer-review participants for buildings 240 feet and taller, launch an RFQ to create a paid pool of academic and professional experts, and strengthen internal review processes ahead of the 2017 code cycle.
The Building Inspection Commission on Nov. 16 heard an extended announcement that the Department of Building Inspection will centralize selection of outside peer-review experts for tall-building projects following lessons from the Millennium Tower situation. The change applies to future projects 240 feet or taller and to designs that use performance-based approaches rather than prescriptive code methods.
In the announcements, the commission said the department “will select all future peer review participants” and will…
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