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| Title:{anchor:_GoBack} | Construction, Seismic Safety Design |
| Publication date: | 6/26/2012 |
| Effective date: | 1/2/2012 |
h2. BRIEF
h3. Policy Summary
Berkeley Lab requires design and construction of new buildings and other facilities on Laboratory or University of California premises to comply with current seismic provisions of the California Code of Regulations (CCR), Title 24, _California Building Standards Code_, or local seismic requirements, whichever requirements are more stringent.
h3. Who Should Read This Policy
Architects and structural engineers who work for the Capital Projects Department of the Facilities Division
h3. To Read the Full Policy, Go To:
The POLICY tab on this wiki page
h3. Contact Information
[Structural Engineer|https://commons.lbl.gov/display/rpm2/Contacts+for+Select+Operations+Functions#ContactsforSelectOperationsFunctions-StructuralEng]
Facilities Division
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| Title: | Construction, Seismic Safety Design |
| Publication date: | 6/26/2012 |
| Effective date: | 1/2/2012 |
h2. POLICY
h3. A. Purpose
To provide an acceptable level of seismic safety for Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) employees and affiliates who occupy buildings and other facilities on Laboratory or University of California premises to the maximum extent feasible by current structural engineering practice
h3. B. Persons Affected
This policy applies to Laboratory project managers and subcontracted architects and structural engineers who work for the Facilities Division.
h3. C. Exceptions
This policy is optional and at the discretion of the Laboratory Building Official for one\- and two-story wood-framed buildings of less than 3,000 square feet, buildings not intended for human occupancy, hospitals under the jurisdiction of the State of California Office of Statewide Health Planning & Development, and small projects that the Laboratory Building Official determines do not involve structural work requiring design by a consulting engineer.
h3. D. Policy Statement
# *Code Compliance:* Berkeley Lab requires design and construction of capital projects for new buildings and other facilities and major modifications of existing buildings on Laboratory or University of California premises to comply with current seismic provisions of the California Code of Regulations (CCR), Title 24, _California Building Standards Code_, or local seismic requirements, whichever requirements are more stringent.
# *Consulting Structural Engineer Review*
## *Preliminary plans* for new major capital improvement projects (except pre-engineered buildings, wood-framed buildings of less than 3,000 square feet, and buildings not intended for human occupancy other than hospitals) proposed for construction must be examined by the consulting structural engineer, who will prepare recommendations regarding any special criteria that should be recognized in providing adequate resistance to seismic forces to minimize the risk of injury to persons and of damage to property.
## *Final plans* and structural calculations must be reviewed by the consulting structural engineer for completeness, general accuracy, structural details, and compliance with any special criteria previously established. Should seismic design standards be revised during the period between completion of final plans and the date of advertisement for bids, the consulting structural engineer will again review the plans and structural calculations before advertising for bids. The design structural engineer will incorporate all comments into the plans prior to bidding.
# *New Building Location:* New Laboratory buildings must not be constructed on the trace of an active geologic fault.
# *Approval of Variations from Policy:* Unless this policy explicitly and specifically authorizes an action, the action is considered to be a variation from the policy and must be approved in advance by the Laboratory Director.
h3. E. Roles and Responsibilities
| *Role* | *Responsibility* |
| Laboratory Project Manager | Retains the services of a consulting structural engineer to perform peer reviews of the preliminary and final plans and structural calculations |
| Design Structural Engineer | Resolves and/or incorporates all comments into the plans and calculations prior to bidding |
h3. F. Definitions/Acronyms
| *Term* | *Definition* |
| Design Structural Engineer | The Structural Engineer-of-Record for a capital improvement project |
| Major Modifications | Repairs, modifications, and retrofits that exceed the limits set forth in Chapter 34, Section 3417.3 of the California Building Code |
h3. G. Recordkeeping Requirements
Project documents related to compliance with this policy shall be retained in the project files and archived.
h3. H. Implementing Documents
| *Document Number* | *Title* | *Type* |
| PUB-3193 | Capital Projects Procedures Manual | Manual |
|09.01.003.001 | Capital Projects Construction Details and Design Guidelines | Guidelines |
h3. I. Contact Information
[Structural Engineer|https://commons.lbl.gov/display/rpm2/Contacts+for+Select+Operations+Functions#ContactsforSelectOperationsFunctions-StructuralEng]
Facilities Division
h3. J. Revision History
| *Date* | *Revision* | *By whom* | *Revision Description* | *Section(s) affected* | *Change Type* |
| 6/26/2012 | 1 | E. Tucker | Reformat for the wiki | All | Minor |
| 1/2/2012 | 0 | E. Tucker | New | All | Major |
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h2. DOCUMENT INFORMATION
| Title: | Construction, Seismic Safety Design |
| Document number | 09.01.003.000 |
| Revision number | 1 |
| Publication date: | 6/26/2012 |
| Effective date: | 1/2/2012 |
| Next review date: | 1/2/2015 |
| Policy Area: | Major Construction |
| RPM Section (home) | Facilities Management (9) |
| RPM Section (cross-reference) | none |
| Functional Division | Facilities |
| Prior reference information (optional) | |
h3. Source Requirements Documents
* U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Order 413.3B, _Program and Project Management for the Acquisition of Capital Assets_.
* DOE Order 420.1B, Chg. 1, _Facility Safety_, CRD, Chapter IV, Section 3, _Natural Phenomena Hazard Mitigation_
h3. Other Driving Requirements
* Executive Order 12941, _Seismic Safety of Existing Federally Owned or Leased Buildings_
* [University of California Policy on Seismic Safety|http://www.ucop.edu/facil/resg/seismic-safety]
h3. Implementing Documents
| *Document Number* | *Title* | *Type* |
| PUB-3193 | Capital Projects Procedures Manual | Manual |
|09.01.003.001 | Capital Projects Construction Details and Design Guidelines | Guidelines |
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h2.ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
|Title: |Construction, Seismic Safety Design|
|Document number|09.01.003.000|
|Revision number|1|
|Publication date: |4/13/2012|
|Effective date: |1/2/2012|
|Next review date:|1/2/2015|
|Policy Area:|Major Construction|
|RPM Section (home)|Facilities Management (09)|
|RPM Section (cross-reference)|none|
|Functional Division |Facilities|
|Author name/contact info|Structural Engineer, Facilities Division \\ |
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|Revision 0 publication date|1/2/2012|
|Retirement date|n/a|
|Prior reference information (optional)| |
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|Inputs from more than one Functional Area?|No|
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|Inputs from more than one Policy Area?|No|
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|30-day notification needed?|No|
|30-day start date|n/a|
|30-day end date|n/a|
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|LDAP protected?|No|
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|Need TABL reminders?|No|
|Frequency|n/a|
|Brief reminder text:|n/a|
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