Page 40 - Florida Building Code News Today : Breaking News, Live Updates & Top Stories | Vimarsana

Share this article Share this article SANTA CLARA, Calif., July 6, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- The ArteZanos® Flexible Solar PV (Miami-Dade NOA# 21-0315.05 Exp.06/24/26) is currently the only Miami-Dade NOA Approved Solar Photovoltaic Panel. The Miami-Dade NOA establishes compliance with the most stringent requirements of the Florida Building Code to facilitate the permitting, installation, and inspection process. Miami-Dade maintains the highest standard of product approval provisions in the country and internationally. The Miami-Dade NOA has been recognized and accepted in Hawaii, Japan, South Am...

But most importantly what i see for the mayor and inspectors is new means and methods to inspect the existing structures with the technology that we have today. infared or whatever it is, sonar. whatever we have. question check the salinity. we have an ability better than ever before to understand clearly what is behind the walls and the concrete and see the condition of the buildings. and i am seeing like we did with hurricane andrew, we will revamp the way we look at our florida building code and our means and methods of inspections. >> larding the demolition itself, miami's mayor told me th...

Two state lawmakers representing coastal communities of Northeast Florida say they expect the Surfside condo tower collapse will bring proposed changes in regulations but they want to see what an investigation determines caused the building to come down. “It was devastating," said state Rep. Cord Byrd, R-Neptune Beach. "Your home is your sanctuary. That’s where you go to get away from the world, and to be in the middle of night in your bed and all of a sudden it collapses, it’s heartbreaking." He said he wants to learn more about what led up to the building falling. 

LAKELAND – There is no state or local requirement for recurring inspection, testing or recertification of buildings greater than three stories or 50 feet in height, also known as "threshold buildings,” according to Lakeland and Polk County officials. “There are likely private insurance requirements and potentially others involving condo association owners of threshold buildings,” said Kevin Cook, Lakeland's communications director city official, said. “But those are not local government regulations.” On June 24, Champlain Towers South, a 12-story beachfront condominium in Miami, c...

Unlike Miami, Brevard and Volusia counties do not recertify older condos No statewide standard exists for how frequently structures must be inspected and repaired Tags:  Unlike Miami, Brevard and Volusia counties do not recertify older condos BREVARD COUNTY, Fla. – When most buildings in Miami-Dade and Broward counties reach 40 years of age, building owners are required to seek recertification from the local government by hiring an engineer or architect to verify their building is structurally sound. Similar requirements to recertify older buildings do not exist in most other parts of the ...