Category Archives: Vulnerability Assessment

LESSONS FROM A BUILDING COLLAPSE: WHAT NEEDS TO CHANGE?

In the early morning of June 24, 2021, many of us in Southeast Florida and in the rest of the country waked-up to the news of a tragic partial building collapse in Surfside. A young boy was rescued alive from … Continue reading

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BUILDING COLLAPSE IN SURFSIDE, FLORIDA : WHY?

It was before sunrise Thursday 24 June 2021 that my pinging mobile phone, acknowledging text messages coming in, woke me up. Upon checking the headings of these messages alerting me to the partial sudden collapse of the 12-story Champlain Tower … Continue reading

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