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>> having the outside air is a problem. having high humidity is a bigger problem. having high humidity and salt at this air is a problem. we have ocean front structures. the structure is being basically blasted by the sea air, full of salt, especially if it's on the beach the entire lifetime. it doesn't get a break from it. salt is the worst corrosive agent for the rebar inside. usually in structures in the mayor a time environment there is extra thick concrete covering the rebar. my guess is it wouldn't because a lot of the structure was internal to the building. you usually do that only on e...

Especially some people are saying climate change might play a factor with the changing climate? should we perhaps change our regulations? >> i agree. i think it probably should be 20 years. it should definitely be shorter than the 40 years eerks specially on ocean front structures. now if there's buildings on the interior inland, 40 years might be fine. the ocean front structures need inspections more often. there will be a lot more quicker corrosion. it just gets a beating from it including all of the hurricanes that hit florida. >> as someone who has dealt with collapsed buildings in the wor...

>> one of the possible factors experts are talking about is salt from the ocean, from the air, many years ago i covered a deadly pancake collapse of a structure and engineers found runoff from the deicing road salt contributed to the corrosion of the rebar and the bonds with the concrete. explain what the long exposure salt has on the integrity of the buildings? >> having the outside air is a problem. having high humidity is a bigger problem. having high humidity and salty air is a worse problem. we have ocean front structures. the structure is being basically blasted by the sea air, full of s...