Florida’s buildings are fighting a losing battle against their own climate. Salt air, rising humidity, intensifying storms ...

Florida is now positioned to lead again by encouraging the use of monitoring as a complement to inspections and reserve ...

About 60 people were evacuated from a Florida condo building as a precautionary measure after cracks were discovered in a pillar, authorities said. On Tuesday, May 6, Clearwater Police Department and ...

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Allyn Kilsheimer, a renowned structural engineer, about the factors that could have led to the collapse of a... Structural Engineer Who Investigated 9/11 Looks For Answers ...

The Surfside collapse wasn’t caused by a single moment. It was the result of structural weakening that accumulated over years. Corrosion, water intrusion, and delayed repairs reduced the building’s ...

Nearly two weeks after the collapse of a 12-story beachfront condo in Surfside, Fla., officials made the decision Wednesday to cease search and rescue operations, putting an end to the hopes of ...

SURFSIDE, Fla. — Three more people have been found dead in the rubble of the collapsed Champlain Towers South building after crews resumed search efforts following the demolition of the part of the ...

Federal investigators say it is highly likely that structural issues in the pool deck caused the collapse of the Champlain Towers South that killed 98 people in Surfside, Florida, more than four years ...

Sept. 9 (UPI) --A Miami area condo was showing visible signs of structural strains weeks before it collapsed and killed 98 people, federal investigators revealed Tuesday. The update from the National ...

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