Responses Begin to Federal World Trade Center Report Recommendations 6/23/2005
Industry groups are joining forces to review recommendations for changes to structural and life-safety systems for tall buildings proposed by the National Institute of Standards and Technology as part of its $16-million World Trade Center Investigation. The recommendations released June 23 for public comment will form the basis of a debate on how future tall buildings will be designed and constructed and how building codes may evolve.
The National Council of Structural Engineers Associations, the American Institute of Architects and the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat are forming a joint a panel to review the draft report and provide an "official" opinion on the part of the profession. In addition, the Association of Major City/County Building Officials has announced it will review the draft and provide NIST with formal comments from the nations largest cities and counties.