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The performance objective for a retrofit should be

  • A.agreed with the owner before a scheme is chosen
  • B.set at the highest level technically achievable regardless of the cost involved
  • C.left undefined until the strengthening works have been completed on site
  • D.taken as identical to that required of a newly designed building in every case

Answer: A

Life safety, immediate occupancy and continued operation cost very different amounts, and the choice belongs to the owner. Codes for existing buildings generally permit an objective below that required of new construction.

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