Miami Condos Collapse What's Behind Shocking 50% Code?

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Jeff Ostroff analyzes the latest NIST engineering investigation updates into the Champlain Towers South Condo collapse in Miami, FL. This engineering update was a public meeting of The National Construction Safety Team (NCST) Advisory Committee on June 14-15, 2023. NIST leadership updated the committee on the progress of NCST investigations focused on the Champlain Towers South partial building collapse that occurred in Surfside, Florida on June 21, 2021.

📺 Warning Signs: SHOCKING Condo Damage Days Before Miami Collapse
https://youtu.be/cbFPVf1qd10

💻 Miami Herald Article "Surfside tower was flawed from day one. Designs violated the code, likely worsened collapse":
https://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/community/miami-dade/miami-beach/article253200228.html

💻 Surfside condo was ‘screaming’ as an alarming crack formed just weeks before the collapse
https://www.miamiherald.com/news/special-reports/surfside-investigation/article261372582.html#storylink=cpy

💻 NIST Public meeting videos mentioned: https://www.nist.gov/disaster-failure-studies/champlain-towers-south-collapse-ncst-investigation/public-meeting-videos

00:00 Into to NIST Champlain Towers Condo collapse Update
00:50 NIST Primary Storage Facility moving condo collapse debris
02:02 Rebar Rods crowed in concrete columns
03:54 Update on security camera videos and DVrs from Champlain Towers south
06:55 Code check and under design violations
08:31 Building Demand Capacity Ratio is off by a factor of 2
11:59 what about Champlain towers North Condo?
13:39 NIST focusing on the pool deck from K to M columns
15:56 Conspiracy theories
16:41 Toyota Supra destroyed in Miami Condo Collapse
18:29 Rebar rods buried too deep in concrete slabs
20:01 Palm trees and planters were added to the pool deck in 1996
22:27 Excessive paver sand thickness and installation over old tiles
24:31 Corrosion in column rebars

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