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VANCOUVER — A British Columbia engineer has been banned from the profession and fined because a highrise he designed in Langford, B.C., was so unsafe that its occupancy permit had to be revoked.
Aspects of the building's seismic design and gravity load resisting system didn't comply with B.C.'s building code.
The lead engineer on an 11-storey residential high-rise in Langford that had to be evacuated after it was deemed structurally unsafe has been stripped of his licence.
After building’s structural integrity was questioned shortly after it was built, all tenants were instructed to vacate in December 2019
A beleaguered highrise apartment building in Langford, B.C., that was plagued by structural deficiencies has been renamed and is expected to reopen to renters starting in May.