Condo in Florida Collapses

[Admiral Beez]

Indeed! Though the situation in Ontario is not perfect, it is clearly better regulated and condo corporations must have Reserve Fund Studies carried out by 'qualified people"

Given that the sealants used on window walls and window walls "when properly designed and installed, have a typical service life of 10 to 15 years", and that insulated glass has a half life of about 10-15 years I hope Toronto's condo boards are saving up for the day when entire exteriors of their building need replacement.

 

[DSC]

Given that the sealants used on window walls and window walls "when properly designed and installed, have a typical service life of 10 to 15 years", and that insulated glass has a half life of about 10-15 years I hope Toronto's condo boards are saving up for the day when entire exteriors of their building need replacement.

That is why condos are required to have professional Reserve Fund Studies and to follow the advice given to them in the associated Funding Plans.

 

[W. K. Lis]

They can do all the inspections and orders we all want, but actually doing the upgrades, repairs, or improvements is a whole other thing all together.

 

[Admiral Beez]

That is why condos are required to have professional Reserve Fund Studies and to follow the advice given to them in the associated Funding Plans.

That’s a good point and fortunately, barring poor quality materials (like Kitec plumbing) or installation during construction almost everything is predictable. The half life of windows, elevators, HVAC systems, etc. can be accurately estimated and budgeted for. The Florida condo board could have mitigated their rebar corrosion decades before the collapse.

 

[Northern Light]

Billion Dollar settlement of the Class Action suit in this case. Story is not paywalled at time of posting.

https://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/community/miami-dade/miami-beach/article261342832.html

 

[Northern Light]

A story from BC that seems to dovetail w/this thread well.

A rental property whose engineering turned out to be so deficient the occupancy permit was revoked, and the Engineer has now lost his license to practice.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/brian-mcclure-engineer-banned-langford-high-rise-1.6475422

Fortunately, I gather, no one was ever injured, and the property owner has fixed/is now fixing the deficiencies and the building will soon be able to resume having tenants.

 

[lenaitch]

Apparently he's not alone. Maybe the various educational and regulatory bodies need to up their game.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatchewan/engineer-designed-bridge-collapsed-facing-discipline-1.6450110

 

[Northern Light]

Keeping this thread as our catch-all for concerning engineering/construction quality ...........

Ohio State University is in the midst of its largest project ever, a new 26 storey tower at its hospital site, the James Cancer Centre.

Sooooo...

Full sized pics below:

News paper article here from one day prior to the tweet, suggests they think the problem is limited to one column, and appear to wish to continue building the project in other parts of the building while they figure this bit out.....

Construction paused on portion of new Ohio State hospital tower after cracks found

Ohio State has temporarily halted some work on its upcoming $1.79 billion hospital tower after some issues with concrete were discovered Monday morning.

www.dispatch.com

From the above, this is a pic of the overall project:

 

[AlvinofDiaspar]

And before that we also had the high profile collapse of the under construction Hard Rock hotel in New Orleans as well.

Apparently he's not alone. Maybe the various educational and regulatory bodies need to up their game.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatchewan/engineer-designed-bridge-collapsed-facing-discipline-1.6450110

Don't forget the Algo Mall collapse at Elliot Lake either.

AoD

 

[lenaitch]

And before that we also had the high profile collapse of the under construction Hard Rock hotel in New Orleans as well.



Don't forget the Algo Mall collapse at Elliot Lake either.

AoD

At least the Algo Mall collapsed after years of use. I don't recall if any of the reports I read cited an engineering flaw in the initial design.

Keeping this thread as our catch-all for concerning engineering/construction quality ...........

Ohio State University is in the midst of its largest project ever, a new 26 storey tower at its hospital site, the James Cancer Centre.

Sooooo...

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Full sized pics below:

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News paper article here from one day prior to the tweet, suggests they think the problem is limited one column, and appear to wish to continue building the project in other parts of the building while they figure this bit out.....

Construction paused on portion of new Ohio State hospital tower after cracks found

Ohio State has temporarily halted some work on its upcoming $1.79 billion hospital tower after some issues with concrete were discovered Monday morning.

www.dispatch.com

From the above, this is a pic of the overall project:

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I can hear the phones ringing at law offices and insurance companies from here. At least it's not the Faculty of Engineering.