Building Safety

There are two areas about the World Trade Center attack that have not been addressed. Builders and engineers must develop a quicker way to evacuate skyscrapers than simply telling people to use the stairs, not the elevators, in an emergency. And where was the reserve of water or firefighting foam? Most of the rescue personnel perished because they had to carry the necessary equipment into the building and up the stairs (the same ones people were using to exit). There should be a moratorium on such buildings until techniques are developed that give the priority to saving people’s lives over office square footage.

Robert Dunn

Huntington Beach