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INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY local emergency response noting that digital blueprints teams.” He adds that “the im- would allow faster access to portant thing is to phase the plans and would benefit his- Digital Blueprints Are Werth It process in on existing struc- tures to avoid a scramble and toric building renovation. “But we should restrict access on key THE INFORMATION TECHNOL- drawings part of the emer- drain on resources.” government buildings and ogy revolution in U.S. com- gency management plan. This Frank Kaylor, engineering large public use structures,” merce is prompting more could be submitted and held technician at the Virginia he adds. “Basically it’s a good construction professionals to by the insurance carrier and Transportation Dept, agrees, idea, but it would take years rethink a long-enduring ih- I dustry symbol—the paper SHOULD ALL PROJECT BLUEPRINTS BE DIGITIZED TO money to complete.” 1 blueprint This week’s enr.com poll seeks viewer opinions on 32a PERMiniNG AND EMERGENCY NEEDS? EXPEDITE ButDi^ne Kiiwem, a prin- cipal of Dudek & Associates, whether project blueprints i J Encinitas, Calif., believes the should be brought into the ‘ YES—but only made available to I ' effort is worth it “I was sur- electronic age. More than !, 37% construction and emergency personnel. I prised that the ‘maybe’ answer one-third of the 320 poll re- - J rated the lowest [response],” spondents support digitizing she says. “That led me to be- blueprints but with access lim- NO—this is not realistic because many L J lieve that digital copies weren’t ited to industry professionals ' 25% documents are missing or Incomplete. . .I worth the time and cost, which and emergency personnel. ; J I don’t believe.” Kilwein says Others beUeve the conversion “there is a middle ground. may be too difficult or expen­ YES—blueprints should be distributed . One way is to start a digital sive (see chart). - 23% as soon and as widely as possibly f library of all new jobs. This “This information should r . would keep costs low. Then not be available to the public ‘■ 1 you can determine which for obvious reasons,” says one ! MAYBE—the task pduld take 1 past projects are worth digitiz- respondent. “For existing • 15% years and cost mniions. ; ing.” structures, make the digitized WilliamJ. Angelo Soundjffordndusti^IssuesIVote^ndcomnTentinENR^sblweeklyponiocatedono^

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