12358e2f2a4a
tech



Hello Jim - 

CA>>> Any comment about what all that asbestos was doing in an
CA>>> office building in 2002 when that is supposedly illegal? 

RS>> According to the architect (on PBS) asbestos was legal
RS>> when the building was started and about half way through
RS>> construction they were forced to change to a less
RS>> effective fire retardant. The architect said that the
RS>> building would have lasted hours longer if asbestos had
RS>> been used throughout as designed. 

RS>> I think that the risk by trying to remove the asbestos is
RS>> much too great in comparison to leaving it be. If it's not
RS>> disturbed, it's fairly safe. 

CA>> Sounds reasonable but they tore down a perfectly good High
CA>> School (large one) here in Michigan because the cost to
CA>> remove the asbestos was too great. No mention of just
CA>> 'leaving it there' at the time. 

JH> Over the years, asbestos was used in a large number of ways
JH> in the building construction industry. Since you now seem
JH> to be a bit of an asbestos guru, 

I don't recall stating that I had any special information about
asbestos that would give you the impression I think I'm an
asbestos guru? 

JH> I'll ask if the asbestos used in the spray-on steel
JH> fireproofing at WTC was the same application and the same
JH> types of asbestos fibers as were installed in that
JH> torn-down high school? I'll wager a dime to a donut - - not. 

The high school was, at most, a two story structure which would
seem to indicate a somewhat different design. How much was done
to fire-proof the school I do not know but considering the
numbers of persons in a school outnumber the average office
building (per square foot) I would think fire retardants to
allow time for the populace of the building to exit in case of
fire would be a factor in the design? If not, it should be. 

I think there were asbestos ceiling tiles throughout the
building and I recall some mention of pipes being wrapped in
asbestos (steam pipes?). I have little to no interest in
achitecture and did not find the subject particularly
interesting at the time. 

>
>        ,                                        ,
>      o/      Charles_Angelich  - DOS Ghost       \o       ,
>       __o/
>     / >  www.undercoverdesign.com/dosghost/faf/  < \   __\__
 

___ * ATP/16bit 2.31 * 
... DOS the Ghost in the Machine! http://www.undercoverdesign.com/dosghost/

--- Maximus/2 3.01