READY FOR THE BIG ONE

摘要

The severity and frequency of natural disasters have given developers, owners, and AEC firms reason to reconsider how buildings are designed, engineered, and constructed for longevity. In its latest Sustainability poll of its clients, Structure Tone's Building Group found that 58% didn't think the industry's standards for resilient building are sufficient, and 48% will require embodied carbon accounting on future projects. Resilience-related building codes have gotten tougher, though. The new Stanford Hospital in San Francisco, which opened in November, is a $2 billion, 824,000-sf complex that can withstand a 500-year seismic event in compliance with the Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development's earthquake code. The existing hospital that this building replaces was built in 1959, and doesn't meet current code requirements. The older building will be phased out of use by 2030.