Articles Tagged with ''Champlain Towers''

Federal investigators found that the Champlain Towers South collapse likely began after a failure in a pool deck slab-column connection.

The National Institute of Standards and Technology expects to publish a draft report on its investigation in May 2025.

The as-built condition of rebar in slab-column connections did not match the design drawings, NIST investigators say.

Probe of the 2021 Surfside, Fla., condo collapse by federal investigators highlighted apparent problems with the pool deck among the hypotheses they are exploring.

National Institute of Standards and Technology investigators will take hundreds of samples from physical evidence collected at the collapse site in Surfside, Fla.

National Institute of Standards and Technology investigators aim to have a final report, including recommendations for changes to building codes and standards, by the end of 2024. 

The new statewide inspection requirement applies to all condominium buildings three stories or taller.

Faced with prospect of trial, insurers settle untested claims about next-door pile installation.

Many claims by victims and families were expanded to blame construction work on a neighboring building.

Bill introduced in response to Champlain Towers condo collapse snarls despite general agreement on inspection requirements.