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<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 color=navy face=Verdana><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana;color:navy'>Larry, confirming our
discussion this morning......<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Verdana'>Based on my understanding of the criticality of services
provided by a Memphis Red Cross blood processing center and quasi-lack of
redundancy/back up for immediate alternate source blood availability in a
post-quake scenario situation (and potential complications with air and other
means of delivery), we would suggest consideration of state-of-the-art
standards for such a facility. I.e., IBC 2006 provisions for critical and
essential facilities, with further consideration given to non-structural and
especially Red Cross blood processing and storage functions, with the latter perhaps
not clearly covered by the IBC provisions. You may, in fact, wish to go
"beyond Code" and consider isolation or other advanced techniques for
protecting the latter functions (especially blood storage and perhaps
processing) depending on assessment of likely demand and downtime time frames
vs shelf life.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Verdana'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Verdana'>Depending on site location, you may also wish to consider
an IBC-conforming site specific seismological study to get the best handle on
ground motions relative to structural system behavior.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Verdana'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Verdana'>With regards to cost implications, based on my
understanding that your typical facility is a two-story steel framed structure
with a budget over $250/sf, I would expect premiums for seismic-resistant
construction to be relatively minimal (1% maybe 2% or less), with costs
associated with non-structural systems and especially protection of blood
supplies and perhaps processing being more significant considerations. (The
preceding comment refers to “seismic premium” as cost differential relative
to past pre-IBC Memphis Code provisions as a percentage of overall project
construction cost – i.e, $250+/sf.)<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Verdana'>To all:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Verdana'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Verdana'>I have been watching the ongoing exchange with great
interest and am increasingly uncomfortable at not "chiming in."<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Verdana'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Verdana'>In fact, I have been tasked by major clients with
developing a "white paper" addressing the Stein-Tomasello Initiative
(as I fondly call it in due respect to Seth and Joe). Aren't you all
envious? (As a <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Memphis</st1:place></st1:City>
practitioner, I have been embroiled in it for, I think, 20 years.)<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Verdana'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Verdana'>In due time (drafts are in process) I will provide both my
comments to the web list discourse and the STI white paper and share them with
you all (after sharing the drafts with a number of you and with Seth and Joe,
as well).<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Verdana'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Verdana'>In general, I commend you all who have contributed to this
discussion and feel the discourse serves some purpose.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Verdana'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Verdana'>I steadfastly observe, however, that the appropriate forum
for <b><i><span style='font-weight:bold;font-style:italic'>decisions and
development of consensus (</span></i></b>the latter an absolutely essential
aspect of the whole affair) is NOT in email exchanges, is NOT in the media, and
not in local meetings or City Council or Code adoption hearings. Those
who espouse departing from the well and wisely developed process by which we as
a society resolve such matters and bring them to the point of adoption and
enforcement by those who are generally poorly informed and educated (*) in the
issues do us all a disservice.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Verdana'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Verdana'>*This seismic science, engineering, design, and Code issue
is a real bear for anyone - even the most "informed and educated," is
it not? And particularly so with respect to explaining it all to those
who must ultimately make the real decisions to commit precious resources (be
they time, effort, or direct and indirect costs). I do agree (and have
long advocated) that some sort of appropriate benefit-cost analysis – not
necessarily only in $$ terms but also comprehensive treatment of pro’s
and con’s - is order, if for no other reason than to serve as a
basis/resource for decision makers and to assist in getting this on-going
endless and apparently irresolvable debate off the table.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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