Earthquake Safety Experts Address Pending Legislation at CALBO Event
How many buildings in
California Assemblyman
He was joined by
Nazarian spoke on the advancements made in understanding earthquakes and building safety, but said more needs to be done.
"It's great that we're able to protect lives," he said, "but if we are not able to protect the buildings that house large numbers of tenants and office space, in a place like the
Many of the speakers at the March event in
Sahabi said the problem of earthquakes is not restricted to
"AB 2681 will have a positive and multifaceted impact on our communities," Sahabi said. "By identifying our vulnerable buildings, we can implement positive social change to protect our limited housing stock. The bill supports the economy by preserving the buildings where people do business and make a living. Finally, it minimizes the disastrous environmental impacts that widespread destruction would bring, burdening our streets and landfills during recovery."
More than 90 percent of most buildings in
Noting that automobiles are required to post ratings for fuel efficiency and safety, he said buildings should be subjected to the same level of transparency.
"We should have rating systems for buildings like we have for cars," he added.
Nazarian's bill will identify
1. Develop criteria to identify seismically vulnerable building types.
2. Direct building departments to develop an initial list of potentially vulnerable buildings.
3. Notify building owners that they may have potentially vulnerable buildings.
4. Direct noticed owners to verify the vulnerability of the structure.
5. Build and maintaining a statewide data repository of potentially vulnerable buildings.
6. Identify possible funding mechanisms to offset costs to building departments.
Jay Elbettar, president of the International Code Council Board of Directors, said speakers at CALBO's event were thorough and informative.
"I was impressed with the balanced nature of the presentations," he said. "The panelists were extremely well-informed and presented a comprehensive analysis of the technical, social and economic aspects of seismic resiliency."
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