AEI Discussion

Thanks for your insightful response. These inspections feel like a minefield for the structural engineer(s) of record. It sounds like the State of Florida has more to do on the regulatory side. Is anyone in this forum aware of initiatives in Florida ...

The OPPAGA report highlights a crucial distinction between communicating the results of a structural inspection and notifying building occupants of an immediate threat to safety and life. Under Florida's "Milestone Inspection" process, the condominium ...

I had not thought about those types of structures, and they have their own set of challenges. For example, a conex box is strong, but then to make it usable for humans you cut holes in it. Now it may fail. AND: another building being transformed to ...

State of Florida reporting https://oppaga.fl.gov/Products/ReportDetail?rn=26-04 Milestone inspections identified 30 buildings in 2024 and 24 buildings in 2025 as unsafe or uninhabitable. Building officials reported that most buildings determined unsafe ...

This is a great question and really needs to be looked at in a broader sense. Think of the other structures that have been converted into abodes like in ground missile silos and slip form/jump form concrete silos that were for bulk matl storage. Now ...