Our office is preparing ahead for the upcoming requests of building recertifications due to the recent changes to the program. After attending the workshop that was held by the Department of Regulatory and Economic Resources on October 27th, 2022. We concluded that due to all...
How Building Recertification Started? The Federal Drug Enforcement Administration building in downtown Miami collapsed in 1974. John C. Pistorino was early into his engineering career, and worked in the district as a consulting engineer. Building collapses were extremely rare at the time, so this sparked an investigation. Which...
What is Wind Load? Any stresses or tensions that the wind transmits to a component or structure are referred to as wind loads in this context. Essentially, there are three different kinds of wind loads that could be applied to a building. Uplift, shear and lateral...
40 Year Recertification Updated to 30 Year Recertification Reason for Change 40 Year Recertification has been updated to 30 Year Recertification. Many changes have surged in the Miami-Dade County Building Department since the tragic accident in the Champlain Towers. This accident made many aware of the possible...
40 Year Recertification Modifications Background Buildings in Miami-Dade County are now required to go through a 30 Year Recertification. The collapse of the Champlain South Tower has brought renewed attention. This attention is regarding building safety and procedures around the recertification and unsafe structures process. Through the...