Actually, NIST (National Institute of Standards and Technology) has been charged with investigating the building codes and coming up with exactly that.
"The National Institute of Standards and Technology has been involved since October 2001 in the effort to understand what led to the structural failure and subsequent progressive collapse of the World Trade Center buildings and use the lessons learned to better protect people and property in the future, enhance the safety of fire and emergency responders, and restore public confidence in the safety of tall buildings." http://wtc.nist.gov/ ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bill Wheatley" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "CF-Community" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, July 17, 2002 3:41 PM Subject: Re: CNN/WTC was Re: CNN now charging for video > Yea its sad, ;) after Pearl harbor did we leave The base ruined did we leave > those battleships on the bottom of the ocean nope. > > We put our sadness behind us lifted those babies out of the ocean, rebuild > the damage. But I suppose its right I mean it is a risk to work in a > building like that, but I think this time they will build anything with the > ability to withstand a 747 hitting it. Better safety, water supply system > at several points in the building so you cant severe water supply by > severing the water lines in the building. > But some people will have the stigma of it all still, and won't work in the > building. I cant say I blame them I don't know if I could do it. > They should figure some way so that there is an area that is impervious to > something like a 747 hitting it so you will be able to get the people out > through the stairwells. I don't know keep parachutes in the upper levels so > if the poor bastards have to jump they can make it. Who knows if they had > parachutes on the 50+ floors maybe we would have alot more living people. I > don't know. > I'm sure whatever they build will become wonderful in time. I remember alot > of people hating the WTC because they were so damn gawdy and they screwed up > the roads and were oversized and just like having a 6 carrot diamond > engagement ring, its nice but a little too gawdy. > > We'll see > > > Bill Wheatley > Senior Database Developer > Macromedia Certified Advanced Coldfusion Developer > EDIETS.COM > 954.360.9022 X159 > ICQ 417645 > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Howie Hamlin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "CF-Community" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Wednesday, July 17, 2002 3:10 PM > Subject: Re: CNN/WTC was Re: CNN now charging for video > > > > The official reason given was that companies would not want to rent in > tall buildings anymore...sad. > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Bill Wheatley" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: "CF-Community" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Sent: Wednesday, July 17, 2002 2:52 PM > > Subject: Re: CNN/WTC was Re: CNN now charging for video > > > > > > > yea these all are crappy IMHO. > > > > > > The one that had 2 63 story skyscrapers was nothing > > > > > > I mean I was expecting to see something dominating it just looks like to > me > > > they don't want to build something big again because they don't want > them to > > > be hit with jet liners again > > > > > > oh well > > > > > > Bill Wheatley > > > Senior Database Developer > > > Macromedia Certified Advanced Coldfusion Developer > > > EDIETS.COM > > > 954.360.9022 X159 > > > ICQ 417645 > > > > > ______________________________________________________________________ This list and all House of Fusion resources hosted by CFHosting.com. The place for dependable ColdFusion Hosting. Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists
