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Owner and engineer reviewing plans

With performance-based design, buildings are designed to withstand an acceptable level of damage, typically described as a performance level. Building owners make the determination, with their structural engineer, of their building's desired performance level. Performance levels can include:

  • Immediate occupancy,
  • Life-safe, and
  • Collapse prevention.

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