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The reasons why they want to do a controlled implosion is that i think they can control the spread. if there is necessity to vacate a nearby building, the building in our city immediately south of it is already vacated, you can be certain they will do that. i think the reason they want to do it is they think its safer than to let an unstable building go through tropical winds or worse. >> mayor suarez, i imagine youre hearing from a lot of residents who arent necessarily only in buildings that a...

The Minnesota State Building Code is updated every six years. Author: Sharon Yoo Updated: 6:44 PM CDT July 1, 2021 MINNEAPOLIS — Everywhere you look, it almost seems like theres a new apartment building or a whole bunch of condos. It is construction season after all. Minnesota Department of Labor and Industrys Building Codes division assistant director Scott McKown said, we are in good hands when it comes to the rules in the state. "We have building codes and s...

In that briefing, were expecting local officials and also florida governor ron desantis. after that, the first couple is expected to thank first s responders and rescue teams. and then later this afternoon president biden and the first lady will be meeting with families, families forced into this tragedy a week ago today, some of them mourning the lives of their loved ones. the national institute of standards and technology launched an investigation. now, this is a fact finding mission is what t...

Wont be in vain. well end up with better building codes and inspection processes and hopefully safer buildings in the future. >> the news headline we heard from the mayor of miami-dade county. the death holtoll is now 18. when i got here it was one, four, five, 10, 11, now 14. now its 18. and so sad. because she just confirmed latest two victims are kids, children. 4 years old and 10 years old. their bodies have been recovered. >> just heart wrenching but you know, i would hope people that belie...

Right thing and if you get any board member that is doing something shady or not right, it could jeopardize the entire building without anyone knowing. i dont think anybody thought this building was collapsed. i dont think any board member thought this building would come down. >> no. >> im not saying that. there was clear negligence the money was not used for what it was supposed to be used for. and now people have died. thats criminal negligence or not thats for a prosecutor to decide and some...

Tight building codes. of course this was built before andrew. but were pretty conversive because we have hurricanes and a whole bunch of other climactic issues. so well do a good review of everything to make sure that our buildings are safe, and our residents are safe. >> yeah. there is an enormous amount of need beyond the structural questions, inspections right now. and i know you said, theyre right by you and i know that you got a lot of folks working to support those people there. what does ...

For an audit of all buildings over 40 years old to determine if there is a problem that needs to be addressed, and if so, address it immediately. but its unclear, as you mention, how those building codes might make a difference. especially after hurricane andrew. >> "the wall street journals" deborah acosta thank you for that update. well speak to an engineer later who works in condo repair and who worked on the pool deck in 2017. well also speak live with the mayor of miami-dade. >> it is, agai...

This point. but i was present at an engineers conference, in orlando, and i had the original plans, the inspection reports and different pictures and we all got together im talking about structural engineers with 20, 30 years of experience and were all scratching our heads but this is the kind of scenarios that we were looking at and coming up with all sorts of theories. but at the end of the day its the experts that are there in the field trying to piece together this extremely complex puzzle t...

Standing. i spoke with the condo association of that building said their maintenance has been top notch, perhaps that made a difference. >> for people like myself that grew up in florida, there are always booms and busts for buildings. i remember in the late 70s, early 80s, a lot of condos going up quickly along the coastline. and for any floridan, you know the building codes radically tightened and got tougher after hurricane andrew in 1992 and the building codes changed along the beaches. how ...

Felt it was so very important to help these families process whats going on. >> process. mayor, im wondering had you received, had your office received any warnings about structural dangers for any buildings in the area at all over the past few years. >> absolutely not. no. no. >> what were -- >> first of all again this was the city property so the city was the one that would have received any information. obviously were looking at what we can change for the future. we want to be sure that build...