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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.
The National Institute of Standards and Technology has added a remote sensing and visualization project to its roster of queries into the June 24 partial collapse of the Champlain Towers South residential condominium in Surfside, Fla., which killed 98 people.
The agency says it will not report preliminary findings before issuing its final report unless investigators discover issues that would impact public safety.
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.