NYC To Change Codes For Skyscrapers

New York City's sweeping plan to change building codes for high-rises is an indication of how the Sept 11th attacks could transform the nation's skyscrapers.

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August 6, 2002, 8:00 AM PDT

By Abhijeet Chavan @http://twitter.com/legalaidtech

"New York City officials are creating a sweeping plan to change the codes that govern how all high-rise buildings are protected against fire and structural damage and how they are evacuated in an emergency...A task force of city building and fire officials, real estate leaders, engineers and construction executives has already drawn up a list of possible changes, which would be among the city's most comprehensive in three decades."

Thanks to Abhijeet Chavan

FULL STORY: New York Plans Code Overhaul for High-Rises

Monday, August 5, 2002 in The New York Times

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