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Surfside Working Group - Florida Building Professionals Recommendations

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Reacting to the tragedy of the Champlain Tower South collapse in Surfside, Structural Engineers from ACEC-FL and FES assembled a coalition of engineers and building professionals from various backgrounds, understanding that changes are needed to Florida’s Building Code and inspection laws to assure the safety of all other existing structures in Florida.

This coalition includes engineers from the American Council of Engineering Companies of Florida, the Florida Engineering Society, the Florida Structural Engineers Association, the Florida Section of the American Society of Civil Engineers, and other building professionals from the International Concrete Repair Institute, the Building Officials Association of Florida, and the Florida Association of the American Institute of Architects. Together this group presents the following recommendations from the Florida building professionals.

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