The Surfside building collapse prompted needed reforms. Now the next step | Column

Florida’s buildings are fighting a losing battle against their own climate. Salt air, rising humidity, intensifying storms ...

Five Years After Surfside, A Top Engineer Warns Florida Condos Are Still Flying Blind

Five years ago on June 24, the Champlain Towers South condominium in Surfside collapsed, killing 98 people. The tragedy ...
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This building was already failing - why the Surfside collapse wasn’t sudden

The Surfside collapse wasn’t caused by a single moment. It was the result of structural weakening that accumulated over years. Corrosion, water intrusion, and delayed repairs reduced the building’s ...
The Real Deal

At Surfside collapse site, big-name planned project hasn’t sold a single condo

Damac Properties, the Dubai developer that acquired the site of the deadly Surfside condo collapse, hasn’t sold a single unit at the planned project, The Real Deal has learned. Damac, led by founder ...
The Times of Israel

Israel sends IDF team to Florida to assist with tower collapse rescue efforts

Home Front Command delegation of 10 reservists flies to Miami; Israel's United Hatzalah sends psychological assistance team; Bennett speaks to governor and offers help ...
Fairbanks Daily News-Miner

What’s haunting us about the Surfside building collapse

In 2017, I wrote about the Grenfell Tower fire in London, which claimed 72 lives because of poor construction and a recently added, highly flammable aluminum cladding that formed an “infernal ring” ...
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Father who lost loved ones in Surfside collapse sues insurance company amid cancer battle

The Langesfeld family has been at the forefront of the effort to build a memorial to the Surfside building collapse victims. Now they’re fighting a different battle, this time against an insurance ...