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Departments outline seismic initiatives, tall‑building review and Community Action Plan for Seismic Safety
Summary
DBI described code performance targets, peer review for tall buildings and plans to relaunch the Community Action Plan for Seismic Safety; public commenters urged seawall strengthening, attention to liquefaction zones, and planning‑DBI coordination on large projects.
At Item 4 of the Dec. 7 joint hearing the Department of Building Inspection presented seismic safety priorities, retrofit programs and procedures for reviewing very tall buildings.
Ray Louie, manager of DBI’s new structural safety and emergency management division, explained the building code’s life‑safety focus: structures designed to code are intended to resist collapse in maximum considered earthquakes, though they are not guaranteed to remain functional. Louie described…
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