FWIW, I am intrigued enough by this that I decided to reach out to SBFD and inquire as to their position (if any) on this proposal. I just sent the following email to several of their fire prevention / inspections / public info people. If/when I hear back, I'll update you all. Or heck, maybe one of them will sign up for an HN account and post something. That would be interesting.

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> SBFire:

> Hi, I have a question I hope you can help me with. I

> stumbled across an article about the proposed UCSB "Munger

> Hall" on an Internet forum that I frequent.

> https://www.independent.com/2021/10/28/architect-resigns-in-...

> As a former firefighter myself, I got some serious bad

> vibes from the way this building was described. I made a

> comment about my concerns which sparked (no pun intended)

> a lot of discussion about fire safety, building codes,

> etc.

> https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29038356

> As it happens, the original article was somewhat light on

> details about the fire safety aspects of the building. So

> I wanted to reach out to you and simply ask "From an SB

> Fire perspective, has this building design been reviewed,

> and - if so - are there any outstanding concerns from a

> fire/life safety viewpoint?"

> I'm particularly interested in knowing if there are any

> concerns around the number of entrances / egress points,

> the proposal for interior bedrooms with no windows, and

> whether or not this structure would be sprinklered.

> Thank you kindly!