Building Enclosure was joined by Karl Fippinger, Vice President, Fire and Disaster Mitigation at the International Code Council. Karl recently joined the FEMA Mitigation Assessment Team that was deployed to evaluate building performance in areas that were affected by Hurricane Ian.
While the cause of the collapse of the Champlain Towers South in Surfside, Fla. has yet to be determined, the question of safety, building codes, concrete and high-rise structures has been the topic of discussion as of late, and likely will be for some time to come.
