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Landscape and situation. for the bridge deck, we used slate mined from a quarryjust two miles away. 40,000 hand=split and hand—cut slate slabs laid and arranged like after eight mints. one word that encapsulates it is not an architectural word, but it is �*fun�*, and you can see it on the face of users — the fun and the enjoyment they are getting from the project, and that is extremely gratifying. and now, ourfinal building, a mosque in cambridge. when i first walked in, i think, when yo...

Just two miles away. 40,000 hand—cut slate slabs laid and arranged like after eight mints. for one word that encapsulates it is not an architectural wordd, but it is fun, and you can see it on the face of users, the enjoyment they are getting fro the project, and that is extremely gratifying. and now, ourfinal building, our mosque in cambridge. when i first walked in, i think, when you first enter up the stairs through the car park and you see these sweeping pillars... yeah, its breathtaking, ...

But those thousands of firefighters are unable to stop the thick slabs of smoke from more than 90 active wildfires fouling air quality for millions in the west. the air over reno and lake tahoe so hazardous, officials closed schools. more than 60,000 students staying home monday and tuesday. phil wente cutting short his lake tahoe vacation. >> it just looked like armageddon. it was terrible. >> reporter: californias governor telling me the extremes of climate change are coming faster than even s...

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That was a bit of frustration there, but it was well worth the wait, we got about 100 slabs of exceptionally preserved items. normally you would find one or two slabs and thinking of having an exceptionally good days two to come back with 100 was really exciting. two to come back with 100 was really excitina. ~ , ., , . exciting. when you were sent a photograph _ exciting. when you were sent a photograph she _ exciting. when you were sent a photograph she knew— exciting. when you were sent a i...

There of where that rubble site is. and to put in context with our own eyes what that scene looked like, i think its hard to -- video only does so much. and my first reaction was just the extraordinary size of that rubble site, just about two stories in the air, is that existing cement. and the metal shards that are existing there. and this area that they have to go through is requiring this heavy machinery, those cranes. the slabs of cement that sheer man power, no matter how many menu get onsi...

Flaw, that makes an issue thats -- that could be very critical for the sister building that, potentially, has the same contractor and the same develop ever. developer. so i would urge, if a design professional did write that statement and can verify that, that he immediately speak to the surfside officials and bring it to their attention, regarding the other building. >> okay. one more, if i may. again, from a powerpoint presentation made to residents of the building in the fall and winter of 20...

Expensive? quote, there is no waterproofg layer over the garage in the driveway or any area except the pool deck and planters. this has exposed the garage to water intrusion for 40 years. your thoughts? >> slabs are supported on beams, beams are supported on columns. columns are ultimately the elements that support a building. certainly a failure in the waterproofing could cause damage of the slabs which do support beams and columns. so if that, in fact, was the case, then it would be an area of...

To the ground being exposed to water intrusion for 40 years. rick la guardia, a forensic engineer who is familiar with the building and who specializes in building component failures. rick, obviously i lack your expertise, but when i look at the powerpoint presentation that was made in the fall and winter of 2020 to building residents -- in fact, im going to put something on the screen that i just quoted so everybody can take a moment and have a peek at it. this was under the headline why we hav...

Made in the fall and winter of 2020 to building residents. in fact, i am going to put up on the screen something that i just quoted so that everybody can take a moment and -- and have a peek at it. this was under the headline, why we have to do all this now. and the part that jumped out at me was the slabs under the landscaping in front. the area over the storage units have been overstressed, since the day the building went up. design or construction flaw. of what significance do you see in that...