Architect Resigns in Protest over UCSB Mega-Dorm

Re:Architect Resigns in Protest over UCSB Mega-Dorm by KennyBlanken on Friday October 29, 2021 @10:35AM (#29038929)

Those are factories, so it's a bit different, but I agree with you. In my state every room in a home that could be used as a bedroom or for regular occupancy (ie not a closet) has to have a window large enough to get a person out. For damn good reason.

How the fuck was this project compliant with local fire code?

I don't even understand how this was seriously considered in the first place. Apparently the project has a $1.5B pricetag and this old coot is tossing in a seventh of that? WTF.

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Re:Architect Resigns in Protest over UCSB Mega-Dorm by wpietri on Friday October 29, 2021 @10:51AM (#29039150)

> How the fuck was this project compliant with local fire code?

UCSB employs 10k people in a town of 90k. This is a $1.5 billion project that the University is desperate to have. It seems totally plausible to me that they could find a compliant inspector and/or get a variance for the building.

Whether or not it's actually safe, you can bet that the companies making millions off this will have a plausible story about safety. With lots of documents and presentations and software models. What's a small-town fire safety inspector got to put against that?

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Re:Architect Resigns in Protest over UCSB Mega-Dorm by queuebert on Friday October 29, 2021 @12:18PM (#29040301)

I was unable to get home owner's insurance for my home until I removed the existing burglar bars on the windows.

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