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Originally Posted by jayswin
Can you explain to a laymen how a building that encloses 19000 people doesn't meet current fire code ratings but is allowed to enclose 19000 people over a hundred times a year?
How does that annoucment go? "Okay, so we finished our inspection and you don't pass....buuuut because it would be bad if three professional sports teams had nowhere to play, you can just not worry about not passing. Just make sure no fires!!!".
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I think it is becuase current code only applies to new construction. Like, you are required to use AFCI breakers if you add a new circuit to your house, but you don't have to upgrade all your old ones to meet current code, as long as it meets the code at the time it was built. It would be financially devastating to have to upgrade every building any time code improves safety.