^ Well, switching Chicago over to IBC would certainly make my life a lot simpler. Only one set of rules to keep in my head. Still, IBC would probably increase costs to build or renovate the kind of small multi-family buildings that make up Chicago neighborhoods, while lowering costs for the big developers by enabling wood-frame podium construction for midrises. Our buildings would end up looking much more like those in other cities, for better or worse.
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la forme d'une ville change plus vite, hélas! que le coeur d'un mortel...
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