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Now she had to decide: were they safe? That evening, Elena opened her worn copy of SEI 31-03 — Seismic Evaluation of Existing Buildings . The document was thick, dense, and unforgiving. It wasn’t a design guide for new buildings. It was a screening tool for old ones.

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It was from the city’s building department. “Pursuant to City Ordinance 2024-07, all buildings constructed before 1980 and exceeding three stories must undergo a seismic evaluation in accordance with ASCE/SEI 31-03. The evaluation report for the Meridian Towers is overdue. Please comply within 45 days.” Meridian Towers. Two seventeen-story concrete frames built in 1972. Three thousand residents. A shopping arcade at its base. Elena had walked past them a thousand times and never thought twice. Now she had to decide: were they safe