TakeAStepBack
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No construction/structural code changes have happened. All of the changes have to do with FDNY (at least in NYC) standards and EAP (Emergency Action Plan) standards. While they are enforceable, they are far from addressing the structural integrity of a building. Why?
Because before or after 9/11, no steel structure high rise building has ever collapsed due to fire.
In fact, the 2005 Madrid fire involving the Windsor building burned for well over ten hours, at more than 800 degrees AND suffered a 5-6 upper floor collapse without a global collapse. No floors were pulverized.
Amazing!
Because before or after 9/11, no steel structure high rise building has ever collapsed due to fire.
In fact, the 2005 Madrid fire involving the Windsor building burned for well over ten hours, at more than 800 degrees AND suffered a 5-6 upper floor collapse without a global collapse. No floors were pulverized.
Amazing!
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