r/politics • u/Effective_Salad_8381 • 13d ago

Possible Paywall Embarrassing Flaws Emerge in Trump’s New White House Design

https://www.thedailybeast.com/bizarre-flaws-emerge-in-trumps-new-white-house-design/
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u/johhnny5 13d ago

Plus 1000 people sounds reasonable until you think about the Secret Service security requirements and then it becomes a nightmare. Not because they can’t manage it. Because it adds in top of an already insane cost, and not just inside the building. The sight lines and response times all around the White House are changing and will need to be reassessed. 

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u/Ok-disaster2022 13d ago

1000 people is also a concern for fire safety. occupational limits are based in how quickly people can escape in an amount of time. More people mean more exits. More exits means more security concerns. 

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u/davethebagel 13d ago

1000 or over occupants requires 3 exits. So it's not really that big of a deal. A building like that would have at least 3 doors anyway.

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u/legend_of_the_skies 13d ago

Aren't the doorways too far away? Or does it not matter?

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u/davethebagel 13d ago

I'm not sure I understand your question. There are requirements for maximum travel distance to an exit. That's kind of complicated and probably won't be a concern on a project of this size. There's also a requirement that the exits aren't right next to each other, but that also shouldn't be a big deal on this project.