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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.
Under the county's equitable distribution program, the Miami-Dade Police Department is seeking a qualified local forensic engineer with high-rise experience and familiarity with concrete construction to study a recent collapse in Surfside, immediately north of Miami Beach.
Building officials of Miami-Dade County suspect deferred maintenance rather than weak building codes or an inadequate 40-year recertification process required by the county was the likely reason for the June 24 building failure in Surfside, Fla. The partial collapse of the 40-year-old Champlain Towers South residential condominium caused at least 98 fatalities.
The National Institute of Standards and Technology team has collected more than 200 building elements while refining its procedures for evidence identification.
Knowing when a building is structurally deteriorating, and actually doing something about it can be very different things, as the collapse in Surfside, Fla., has shown this month.
One of the deadliest accidental building collapses in U.S. history is causing state elected officials, buildings officials, industry groups and others to reassess older buildings and consider the need for stricter regulations and enhanced inspection standards.