Building Officials Vote Against Progressive Collapse Resistance
At a meeting of the International Code Council in Rochester, N.Y., on May 23, members turned thumbs down on May 23 to the proposed code provision for progressive collapse resistance. ICC's ad hoc committee on terrorism-resistant buildings had proposed the section, S-05-06/07, for the 2007 supplement to the model International Bulding Code.
The provision drew vigorous opposition from almost every professional organization, including the American Society of Civil Engineers Structural Engineering Institute, the National Council of Structural Engineers Associations, as well as major building owner and architect groups. Groups said the proposal had not been properly vetted, was not enforceable, had not quantified the impact on construction cost and was written without adequate definition of either the threat to be protected against or acceptable performance.