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ELMIRA, N.Y. (WETM) – As the historic Brand Park Pool nears a still unspecified date with a wrecking crew, 18 News has learned there was still time to save the structure in 2010. A report from an engineering firm concluded “this structure is a good candidate for restoration. However, the work should not be postponed […]
Evaluates damage to residential and commercial buildings. and architect kobi karp, whose firm specializes in rez sidenti developments and is based in miami. asher, we just saw photos taken 36 hours before this collapse. what did you see? >> we saw spalling, again, which is well documented. we saw significant spalling in some what looked like a beam below what i understand is the south end of the pool structure below that. and we saw evidence of spalling in other photographs in that inspection report. again, it was noted and it has been noted continuously that the spalling, alone, doesn't expla...
A forensic engineer who evaluates damaged building and also specializing in high-rise residential developments based in miami. asher, we just showed photos taken 36 hours before this collapse. what did you see in that? >> spaling, well documented, significant spaulding in the south end of the pool structure below that and we saw evidence in other photographs in that inspection report. again, noted and has been noted continuously that the spaling alone doesn't explain this to the degree it was. a real mystery and as we expect pieces get removed from the site and re-examine them, test them, send...
Different spot. but there is one sentence in this article which makes you wonder. the question is was that more widespread across that whole level? if it had been, how much of a concern would that be to you? >> yeah. well, again, it was. we saw evidence of spalling throughout the parking garage. again, it's well documented that, at this point, we recognize there was spalling. to the extent that we saw below the south end of that pool structure. maybe, not to that extent. but again, we did see evidence of that in that 2018 report. as kobi said, this is something that occurs over many, many year...
About water and the deterioration of the concrete and the structure. it is very concerning to me to see those pictures. >> the miami dade mayor says a building audit has uncovered serious issues. does the process of inspecting buildings along the south florida coast, for example, need to change? >> yeah. that's a great question. and let me just go back a second and say that the pool structure is intact. i am most concerned with the reports of the membrane that was found under the pool deck. i think people will look at deterioration at the intersections of the columns in the slab. that tends to...