QUESTION
Do the University of Maryland and experts have New York City-specific statistics on smoke dampers?
2:25:46
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48 sec
Christopher Ruch acknowledges the lack of New York City-specific statistics regarding smoke dampers, citing a comprehensive study by the University of Maryland as the most informative available.
- Ruch highlights a scarcity of localized data for New York City regarding smoke dampers.
- He mentions building owners' reluctance to report problems in their properties as a major barrier to data collection.
- The University of Maryland's study, examining over 170,000 dampers across the United States, is referenced as the most comprehensive study available.
- Despite the wide scope of the study, it did not focus specifically on New York City circumstances.
Pierina Ana Sanchez
2:25:46
Do you have or does the University of Maryland have New York City specific numbers?
2:25:51
Is YOU HEARD EARLIER WE ASK FDNY.
2:25:54
WHY DON'T THEY DON'T BELIEVE THAT SMOKENPERS ARE A SIGNIFICANT PROBLEM, A DAMAGE smoke dampers are a significant problem in New York City, but do you have statistics that might be specific to you?
Christopher Ruch
2:26:06
There is not specifics specific to New York City that I have.
2:26:10
And with the part of the problem before this study by the University of Maryland was that, believe it or not, most building owners didn't want to present that they found these problems in their own buildings.
2:26:19
University of Maryland though was very comprehensive.
2:26:22
It looked at over a 170,000 dampers throughout the United States.
2:26:27
So to my knowledge, that is the best study that we have.
Pierina Ana Sanchez
2:26:32
Okay.
2:26:33
Okay.
2:26:33
Thank you.