Retrofitting of Campus Building Nearly Done
Construction crews are nearly finished shoring up Cal State Long Beach’s tallest building.
University officials have spent $1 million widening and reinforcing six pillars that support the nine-story McIntosh Humanities Building.
Several employees had asked to be transferred from the building in 1994 after learning of a report by state inspectors that the building could collapse during a major earthquake. The workers withdrew their requests, however, as soon as the university undertook a temporary, $30,000 retrofitting.
“What we have done now is considered to be a permanent solution,” said Scott Charmack, vice president of physical planning and facilities management.
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