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I feel like the body of the article doesn't fit the headline. Given the flat deck of the swimming pool area, pictures of exposed/corroded rebar in the basement,
by throwawaysea 5y ago
I feel like the body of the article doesn't fit the headline. Given the flat deck of the swimming pool area, pictures of exposed/corroded rebar in the basement, and so on, I think what it will change is how building codes and maintenance are enforced, if anything. For instance we might see states impose controls to ensure private owner associations (like condo boards) can't ignore life-threatening problems. We may also see some changes regarding where buildings can be built or what degree of over-engineering is needed, given that there may be environmental peculiarities here like a settling coastline area (https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/27/us/miami-building-investigation-clues.html https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/27/us/miami-building-investi...). But as yet, it isn't clear that there is going to be some kind of fundamental new learning in construction engineering that will alter how we build buildings.