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ANALYZING FIRE SAFETY Many people believe the building they are in is safe from fire if it is equipped with code-required fire-protection systems. Unfortunately, while compliance with the building code does ensure a certain level of fire and life safety, code compliance is not a safety guarantee. Some conditions, like large atria or historic restorations, require fire protection schemes that are custom engineered.
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RENEWING AMERICAN GOTHIC First occupied in 1897, Blair & Buyers Hall was the first residence hall of the collegiate Gothic style at Princeton University. Designed by the firm of Cope and Stewardson Architects, it is considered to be one of Princeton's most architecturally significant buildings. Now, a major renovation has brought it up to 21st-century standards without harming its historic charm.
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More Building and Construction The Race to Data Management — Design News, 2001.1217 EditionKSR Wins Go-Ahead for Camden 50% Affordable Housing Scheme — Architects' Journal, 2001.1211 City to 'Give Back' Buildings Compromised by WTC Calamity — ENR, 2001.1210 Simulating Airplane Attacks — ENR, 2001.1210 Willamette Board Authorizes Discussions for Possible Combination With Georgia-Pacific — NewsWire at Excite, 2001.1210 Safety Focus at Skyscraper Summit — BBC News, 2001.1209 Airport Design in U.S. Took a Big Hit on Sept. 11 — Los Angeles Times at Yahoo News, 2001.1209 Evacuation Plans Saved Thousands at WTC — AP at Architecture Guide, 2001.1207 Construction Forecasters Predict Building Downturn Accelerating in 2002 — AIArchitect, 2001.1207 Edition Inflatable Dam to Protect Venice Is Approved — New Scientist, 2001.1207 Italy OKs Venice Tide Barrier Plan — AP at Yahoo News, 2001.1206 New Disability Design Guidelines Launched — Architects' Journal, 2001.1204 Building Firm Fights $5,600 Fine over Collapse of Garage in Deerfield — Sun-Sentinel, 2001.1204 Construction Sector Growth Slows — Ananova, 2001.1204 Builder Vows School Will Be Ready in Two Weeks — Bladen Journal, 2001.1204 On the East River, a Big Fixer-Upper — New York Times, 2001.1203 Building Code Faces Delay Until March 1 — Florida Today, 2001.1203
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