Post by account_disabled on Jan 24, 2024 7:07:28 GMT
Albania does not have a definition of earthquake-resistant buildings and higher safety levels do not exist, but there are some steps you can take to ensure that the house you are buying is the most durable possible... Since our country is considered to be in a seismic zone, it is important for builders and authorities to ensure that construction complies with earthquake standards, according to experts in the field. Those who claim to build and sell earthquake-resistant buildings simply mean that they have followed standard regulations. We do not expect buildings to collapse, even if the "content" is destroyed, the structure must remain intact so that the building can be rebuilt after demolition. This will enable the occupants of the building to survive.
It is called "collapse prevention" in design terms and the concept that builders Job Function Email Database guarantee when it comes to earthquake resistance. Theoretically, when we say that the structure is earthquake-resistant, we must specify the "resistance category, i.e. fully functional, immediate occupancy, life safety or collapse prevention," according to experts in the field. Builders in Albania declare that buildings erected by serious companies are safe against earthquakes. According to them, before being built, every facility has received a geological permit and conducted a seismic survey on the land where it was built. The builders' association was one of those who requested the introduction of European standards, Eurocodes, in Albania. Which are unified European codes to calculate structures, are better and give a higher level of security. Buyers should ask questions about structural safety before buying or renting and make sure the promise of earthquake safety is real. Before booking an apartment, a buyer should find out who the project's structural designer and land consultant is.
Legal acts In January 2020, a few months after the November 2019 earthquake, the parliament approved legal changes that opened the way for technical control of all buildings, which have been built for more than 50 years, to assess whether or not they are sustainable and safe, to live or exercise public activities. According to the law, the control will be carried out for all public or non-public constructions that have a value of at least 10 million ALL, but also public facilities, such as kindergartens, nurseries or schools. Then in August, the government filed two new bills. The amended draft law "On planning and development of the territory" aims to prohibit all constructions without a permit in the country, to punish with a fine, confiscation of the object and up to the demolition of all those who violate the construction permit. the second draft law approved was the one on "Discipline and Control of Works". Where in both initiatives it becomes mandatory to sign an insurance contract from the designer to the builder for all new buildings. Both draft laws were drafted as a necessity to increase the safety of facilities, after the earthquakes of last year. Also, in the future, the commissions will also discuss the changes in the criminal code, proposing punishment of up to 15 years in prison for builders and designers who abuse the quality of construction.
It is called "collapse prevention" in design terms and the concept that builders Job Function Email Database guarantee when it comes to earthquake resistance. Theoretically, when we say that the structure is earthquake-resistant, we must specify the "resistance category, i.e. fully functional, immediate occupancy, life safety or collapse prevention," according to experts in the field. Builders in Albania declare that buildings erected by serious companies are safe against earthquakes. According to them, before being built, every facility has received a geological permit and conducted a seismic survey on the land where it was built. The builders' association was one of those who requested the introduction of European standards, Eurocodes, in Albania. Which are unified European codes to calculate structures, are better and give a higher level of security. Buyers should ask questions about structural safety before buying or renting and make sure the promise of earthquake safety is real. Before booking an apartment, a buyer should find out who the project's structural designer and land consultant is.
Legal acts In January 2020, a few months after the November 2019 earthquake, the parliament approved legal changes that opened the way for technical control of all buildings, which have been built for more than 50 years, to assess whether or not they are sustainable and safe, to live or exercise public activities. According to the law, the control will be carried out for all public or non-public constructions that have a value of at least 10 million ALL, but also public facilities, such as kindergartens, nurseries or schools. Then in August, the government filed two new bills. The amended draft law "On planning and development of the territory" aims to prohibit all constructions without a permit in the country, to punish with a fine, confiscation of the object and up to the demolition of all those who violate the construction permit. the second draft law approved was the one on "Discipline and Control of Works". Where in both initiatives it becomes mandatory to sign an insurance contract from the designer to the builder for all new buildings. Both draft laws were drafted as a necessity to increase the safety of facilities, after the earthquakes of last year. Also, in the future, the commissions will also discuss the changes in the criminal code, proposing punishment of up to 15 years in prison for builders and designers who abuse the quality of construction.