This six-story apartment building in Davenport, Iowa, had clear signs of trouble before it partially collapsed in May 2023.
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Following the deadly collapse of a condo high-rise in Florida, a historian of this kind of housing explains how it offers a sense of community that many people seek.
Condo association boards make decisions with long-term consequences for their communities.
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An expert on condo management explains why associations should commission new studies that determine how much money they need to set aside for repairs every three to five years.
A drone flies above search and rescue personnel at the site of the Champlain Towers South Condo building collapse in Surfside, Florida.
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At building collapse sites, aerial drones and ground robots can extend the eyes and ears of search and rescue personnel to places people can’t go – above and inside the rubble pile.
The collapse of Champlain Towers is one of the worst building failures in recent memory.
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Investigators are searching for what caused the tall apartment building near Miami to suddenly fail. What they find could lead to changes in building codes.