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<ul class="summary-list"><li>An engineering firm in 2018 advised the board of the <keyword id="15641" type="COMPANY" weightage="60" keywordseo="Miami">Miami</keyword> condo that collapsed to make more than $9 million in repairs.</li><li>After the collapse, the building's structural integrity came into question, with one report saying the condo showed "major structural damage" in 2018.</li><li>At least five people are dead from the collapse, and more than 150 people are unaccounted for.</li></ul>An engineering firm in 2018 advised the board of the condo that collapsed in <keyword id="6357385" type="LOCATION" weightage="60" keywordseo="florida">Florida</keyword> on Thursday to make more than $9 million in repairs to the building's structural integrity, <a href="https://townofsurfsidefl.gov/departments-services/town-clerk/champlain-towers-public-records-documents">according to new emails</a> released by the town of Surfside, Florida.A section of Champlain Towers South, located on Collins Avenue in Surfside, Florida, <a href="https://www.insider.com/video-florida-condo-building-collapse-surfside-2021-6">crumbled just after 1 a.m. on Thursday</a>. Officials said <a href="https://www.insider.com/part-of-miami-condo-block-from-ivanka-jared-caved-in-2021-6">at least five people have died in the collapse of the 12-story building</a>. More than 150 people still remain unaccounted for, days after the collapse. New emails from an engineering firm, Morabito Consultants, Inc., that inspected the building show that necessary repairs would have cost more than $9 million. Morabito Consultants, Inc. put together a comprehensive package in October 2018 documenting "conditions that require future repairs and maintenance." The package was addressed to Maggie Manrara, treasurer of the board of Champlain Towers South. "The goal of our study was to understand and document the extent of structural issues that require repair and/or remediation in the immediate and near future," Morabito wrote in an email to Manrara. "As a part of this report, MC has prepared an estimate (that is attached to this report) of the probable construction cost to construct the required structural repairs &amp; maintenance that MC recommends being completed."Manrara did not immediately reply to Insider's request for comment.It's unclear whether the damage documented by Morabito in this report was the cause of the collapse. But in 2018, Morabito warned the board that the repair needs should be taken into account seriously. "These documents will enable the Condominium Board to adequately assess the overall condition of the building, notify tenants on how they may be affected, and provide a safe and functional infrastructure for the future," Morabito Consultants, Inc. said in the email.The newly released emails follow documents that put into question the infrastructural integrity of the building.The condo in 2018, for example, showed signs of "<a href="https://www.insider.com/florida-condo-collapse-engineer-found-major-structural-damage-in-2018-2021-6">major structural damage</a>." Additionally, an engineering consultant found evidence of "abundant" cracking and fragmentation in the building's columns and beams, according to an <a href="https://www.townofsurfsidefl.gov/docs/default-source/default-document-library/town-clerk-documents/champlain-towers-south-public-records/8777-collins-ave---structural-field-survey-report.pdf?sfvrsn=882a1194_2">inspection report.</a>The son of a woman who is now missing told CNN <a href="https://www.insider.com/florida-condo-collapse-son-says-missing-mom-heard-creaking-noises-2021-6">she heard creaking noises the day before the collapse</a>. Pablo Rodriguez said his mom called him the day before and said "she had woken up around 3 [or] 4 in the morning and had heard like some creaking noises. They were loud enough to wake her."And a <a href="https://news.fiu.edu/2021/fiu-professor-collapsed-surfside-building-showed-signs-of-subsidence-in-90s-era-space-radar-data">2020 study</a> found that the land around the building had shown signs of sinking decades ago.

Before the Miami condo collapsed, an engineering firm recommended the building's board make more than $9 million in repairs to its structure

<ul class="summary-list"><li>Documents obtained by <a href="https://www.npr.org/sections/live-updates-miami-area-condo-collapse/2021/07/02/1012373938/months-before-florida-condo-collapse-residents-and-board-sparred-over-repairs">NPR</a> and <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2021/07/04/us/documents-construction-miami-building-collapse/index.html">CNN</a> reveal residents and the board in <keyword id="11514246" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="surfside">Surfside</keyword> were fighting for months over repairs.</li><li>A 2018 report found "major structural damage" in the building, prompting talk of an extensive repair project. </li><li>By 2020, the cost of the project had jumped from an estimated $9 million to more than $12 million.</li></ul>Less than a year before the <a href="https://www.insider.com/part-of-miami-condo-block-from-ivanka-jared-caved-in-2021-6">Champlain Towers South building collapsed</a>, residents of the 12-story Surfside apartment and the building's condominium association board were fighting over the cost of necessary repairs, according to documents obtained by <a href="https://www.npr.org/sections/live-updates-miami-area-condo-collapse/2021/07/02/1012373938/months-before-florida-condo-collapse-residents-and-board-sparred-over-repairs">NPR</a> and <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2021/07/04/us/documents-construction-miami-building-collapse/index.html">CNN</a>.Since the apartment complex collapsed last month, <a href="https://www.insider.com/florida-condo-collapse-death-toll-rises-to-28-2021-7">leaving at least 28 dead and more than 100 still missing</a>, an <a href="https://www.insider.com/timeline-of-miami-building-collapse-reveals-prior-warnings-details-dates-2021-6">ever-growing list of red flags</a> that plagued the building before its downfall has emerged, as the community searches for answers.In several presentations given during the fall and winter of 2020, residents and the board were shown a series of PowerPoint slides detailing the urgent need for expensive repairs, with one slide explaining, "WHY WE HAVE TO DO ALL THIS NOW," according to NPR. During one presentation, attendees were told the building's garage had "very poor drainage (design flaw)," CNN reported."There is no waterproofing layer over the garage in the driveway or any area except the pool deck and planters. This has exposed the garage to water intrusion for 40 years. Where there is waterproofing, it has failed. Water has gotten underneath and caused additional damage to the concrete," a presentation from October 2020 said, according to CNN.<a href="https://www.cnn.com/2021/07/03/us/surfside-condo-collapse-questions-unanswered-invs/index.html"></a>Another slide warned, "This Will Be Expensive No Matter What Choices We Make. The main expenses by far are related to items that are not cosmetic or even seen: concrete, roof, generator room, fire wall," NPR reported. It was not clear who delivered the presentations, but according to CNN, some of the slides listed an official with the building's management as a point of contact.<a href="https://www.npr.org/sections/live-updates-miami-area-condo-collapse/2021/07/01/1012223852/in-surfside-biden-meets-local-officials-and-tells-them-more-help-is-on-the-way"></a>Arguments over the repairs stemmed from a 2018 report that found signs of <a href="https://www.insider.com/florida-condo-collapse-engineer-found-major-structural-damage-in-2018-2021-6">"major structural damage"</a> in the complex.<a href="https://www.townofsurfsidefl.gov/docs/default-source/default-document-library/town-clerk-documents/champlain-towers-south-public-records/8777-collins-ave---structural-field-survey-report.pdf?sfvrsn=882a1194_2">Documents</a> released by the town of Surfside, Florida reveal an engineering consultant, Frank Morabito, found evidence of "abundant" cracking and fragmentation of the columns, beams, and walls in the garage in October 2018, Morabito also noted hairline cracking on the balcony structural floor slabs and splintering in the concrete columns and exterior walls.Morabito advised that the complex's crumbling concrete be repaired in a "timely fashion" to maintain the "structural integrity" of the building.The results of the inspection spurred plans for an extensive repair project, but between 2018 and 2020, the estimated cost of the repairs jumped from $9 million to more than $12 million, NPR reported. According to the outlet, the board suggested taking out a $15 million line of credit to manage the repairs, suggesting condo residents would be responsible for footing their share of the bill at about $100,000 each. Residents were reportedly frustrated with their options, which included a vote to increase monetary reserves. One slide obtained by NPR read: "Complaining Or Shouting At Each Other Doesn't Work! Voting Is The Best Way To Understand What The Majority Wants."By the fall of 2019, five of the board's seven members, including the president at the time, had resigned over in-fighting regarding the necessary fixes, <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/investigations/majority-of-florida-condo-board-quit-in-2019-as-squabbling-residents-dragged-out-plans-for-repairs/2021/06/30/43592282-d98e-11eb-ae62-2d07d7df83bd_story.html">The Washington Post</a> previously reported. In an April 2021 letter, then-condo board president <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com.au/florida-condo-president-warned-worsening-conditions-months-before-collapse-2021-6">Jean Wonicki warned conditions</a> in the building's basement garage had gotten "significantly worse" since the 2018 inspection, acknowledging that discussions about repairs had stretched on for years. According to NPR, documents reviewed by the outlet show the board approved a $15 million line of credit in April 2021, but repairs had not yet begun on the building when it collapsed in June.

Surfside residents and the condo association board fought over building repairs in the months leading up to collapse

<ul class="summary-list"><li>Binx the cat, a resident on the ninth floor of the collapsed <keyword id="6357385" type="LOCATION" weightage="60" keywordseo="florida">Florida</keyword> condo building, has been found.</li><li>Binx was reunited with his family more than two weeks after the collapse, officials said Friday.</li><li>Officials said the death toll is at least 78, with more than 60 people potentially unaccounted for.</li></ul>Binx the cat, a resident on the ninth floor of the Champlain Towers South, was found alive and reunited with his family on Friday, more than two weeks after the building collapsed.Binx was found by volunteers near the rubble at the site of the collapse, Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava said in a <a href="https://www.facebook.com/watch/live/?v=1195246844235360&amp;ref=watch_permalinklink">news conference</a>."After 16 long and extremely difficult days, I'm happy to be able to share a small piece of good <keyword id="6355005" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="news">news</keyword>," the mayor said, announcing that Binx had been reunited with his family hours earlier.One of the volunteers spotted Binx and thought they recognized him. He was brought to a local animal shelter and was positively identified as belonging to one of the families that lived in the building."I'm glad that this small miracle could bring some light into the lives of a hurting family today, and provide a bright spot for our whole community in the midst of this terrible tragedy," Levine Cava said.The 12-story Champlain Towers South, located in <keyword id="11514246" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="surfside">Surfside</keyword>, Florida, collapsed in the early morning hours of June 24, setting off two weeks of rescue operations that <a href="https://www.insider.com/surfside-condo-search-shifts-from-rescue-to-recovery-2021-7">turned into a recovery mission</a> on Wednesday.Officials said Friday the <a href="https://www.insider.com/death-toll-florida-condo-collapse-staggering-mayor-more-bodies-found-2021-7">death toll was at least 78</a>, with more than 60 people potentially unaccounted for.

Binx the cat, a survivor of the Florida condo collapse, was found and reunited with his family after more than two weeks

This sprawling, seven story government building was recently built in the village of Yungai. <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;">
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Nice right?
The problem is, the building begins to look a little ostentatious when you consider that Yungai, an impoverished village on the outskirts of the city of Changsha in the central province of Hunan with just 3,683 residents, only has five government officials.
In total, eight people will use the building.
What's worse, <a href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/china/10402088/Chinese-village-builds-seven-floor-government-office.html">according to the Telegraph</a>, is that the building cost a reported 15 million yuan (around $2.4 million). One public official also told a Chinese news source that <a href="http://news.ifeng.com/mainland/detail_2013_10/24/30605271_0.shtml">the construction was financed with</a> "all debts, no payments."
The construction of such an extravagent public building on it's own would probably be infuriating to the average Chinese citizen, but worse still is that it <a href="http://www.chinasmack.com/2011/pictures/government-office-buildings-throughout-china-awe-inspiring.html">seems to be part of a trend</a> - things got so bad that earlier this summer, Beijing implemented a <a href="http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/indepth/2013-07/24/c_132567708.htm">five year ban on new government buildings</a>.

This Enormous Chinese Government Building Was Built For Just 8 People

<ul class="summary-list"><li>Local governments do not evenly enforce high-rise building rules, <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2021/07/04/us/south-florida-condo-maintenance-violations.html?action=click&amp;module=Spotlight&amp;pgtype=HomepageHomepage">The New York Times</a> reported.</li><li>Since the Surfside <keyword id="6359721" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="building-collapse">building collapse</keyword>, high-rise buildings are being evaluated again for errors. </li><li>The condo that collapsed had "structural issues" but it's not clear if that caused the collapse.</li></ul>The collapse of the Champlain Tower South condo building in Surfside, <keyword id="6357385" type="LOCATION" weightage="60" keywordseo="florida">Florida</keyword> revealed how the state's strict high-rise building rules were unevenly enforced by different local governments, <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2021/07/04/us/south-florida-condo-maintenance-violations.html?action=click&amp;module=Spotlight&amp;pgtype=HomepageHomepage">The New York Times</a> reported. Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava last week ordered an audit of all buildings that are more than 40 years old following the collapse. "We want to make sure that every building has completed their re-certification process, and we want to move swiftly to remediate any issues that may have been identified in that process," Cava said during a <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ko2XwKY8CU">news conference</a>.At least 24 people were killed and 121 are unaccounted for following the Surfside condo collapse. While what caused the collapse hasn't been specifically determined, evidence has mounted that the building owners were slow to act after a 2018 report found the building has "structural damage."The Times reported that Florida's high-rise building regulations are among the strictest in the country, but the collapse showed that not all local governments enforced them properly. Miami-Dade County officials told the Times they were prioritizing reviews of 24 high-rise buildings that either had failed major structural or electrical inspections as part of a 40-year review or did not submit the report. Several of these reviews were pending for years. Last week, the city of North Miami evacuated <a href="https://www.insider.com/north-miami-building-evacuated-after-it-was-deemed-structurally-unsafe-2021-7">the 156-unit Crestview Towers, which was built in 1972, because it was fund structurally and electrically unsafe</a> during a review prompted by the Champlain Tower South collapse. The Times reported that the city, however, tried for years to get the building into compliance with recertifications requirements, and when they finally submitted paperwork last week it highlighted the safety concerns that led to its evacuation. When the Champlain Tower's South building was completed in 1981 for instance, developers criticized city officials for helping the project move along after <a href="https://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/community/miami-dade/miami-beach/article252467273.html" target="_blank" title="" rel="noopener noreferrer">accepting campaign contributions</a> from the project. Additionally, grand jury inquiries through the 1980s and 1990s showed that there was less than adequate work done by Miami-area building inspectors, however, there wasn't a lot of evidence that those buildings were less sound than others built in other decades. Residents of high-rise buildings across the area have been worried for their safety since the Surfside building collapse Some have started posting images of the concrete in their building on social media, but many are superficial errors with nothing structurally wrong. "All concrete cracks - it's made to crack," Allyn E. Kilsheimer, a structural engineer hired by Surfside to help investigate the Champlain Towers collapse, told the Times. "The issue is to understand what the crack is, what might have caused it if anything, and then making sure it doesn't cause more problems."

Condo collapse reveals that Florida's high rise building rules were unevenly enforced by local governments across the state

<ul class="summary-list"><li>An <keyword id="27859" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="60" keywordseo="engineering">engineering</keyword> firm said it's "deeply troubled" by the <keyword id="6357385" type="LOCATION" weightage="60" keywordseo="florida">Florida</keyword> condo collapse.</li><li>Morabito Consultants documented "major structural damage" at the building in 2018.</li><li>Officials have confirmed five deaths so far, with 156 people still unaccounted for.</li></ul>A structural engineering firm that <a href="https://www.insider.com/florida-condo-collapse-engineer-found-major-structural-damage-in-2018-2021-6">warned in 2018 of structural damage</a> at the Champlain Tower condominium building released a statement on Saturday, calling Thursday's collapse "tragic.""We are deeply troubled by this building collapse and are working closely with the investigating authorities to understand why the structure failed," the statement from Morabito Consultants said.The 12-story building fell in a <a href="https://www.insider.com/florida-condo-collapse-surfside-mayor-2021-6">sudden pancake collapse</a> at 1:30 a.m. local time on June 24, killing at least <a href="https://www.insider.com/miami-condo-collapse-death-toll-rescue-efforts-updates-2021-6">five people</a> and leaving another 156 unaccounted for as of Saturday evening. <a href="https://www.townofsurfsidefl.gov/docs/default-source/default-document-library/town-clerk-documents/champlain-towers-south-public-records/8777-collins-ave---structural-field-survey-report.pdf?sfvrsn=882a1194_2">Newly released documents</a> from the town of Surfside, where the collapse occurred, revealed that Morabito Consultants documented serious structural issues throughout the building in 2018 - particularly in the parking garage, pool area, and on the balconies.The report described failed waterproofing that caused "major structural damage" to the concrete below the pool deck and entrance drive, as well as "abundant cracking" in the concrete columns, beams, and walls of the parking garage.It's unclear if any of those issues flagged in the 2018 report contributed to Thursday's collapse. Officials told reporters in a press conference Saturday that the cause of the collapse will be investigated after the search-and-rescue efforts finish.Morabito Consultants' statement noted that the 2018 report had "detailed significant cracks and breaks in the concrete, which required repairs to ensure the safety of the residents and the public."The statement also said the firm had provided the condo association with an estimate of what the necessary repairs would cost and had been working on a "40-year Building Repair and Restoration" plan since June 2020.The firm added that they only provide engineering consulting services - not construction or repair services.

The engineering firm that found structural damage in 2018 says they're 'deeply troubled' by the Florida condo collapse

<ul class="summary-list"><li>Close to 150 people are still missing after a <keyword id="6357385" type="LOCATION" weightage="60" keywordseo="florida">Florida</keyword> <keyword id="2266800" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="condo">condo</keyword> building collapsed. </li><li>Survivalists say while there should still be hope, the likelihood of survival is slim. </li><li>Experts say the most important thing to survive may be mindset and a will to live. </li></ul>Almost 150 people are still unaccounted for after a building collapsed in Florida on Thursday, and survival experts say with each passing day the likelihood of finding survivors diminishes but is not impossible. Search and rescue crews are still working through the rubble after the Champlain Towers South <a href="https://www.insider.com/video-florida-condo-building-collapse-surfside-2021-6">collapsed.</a> At least <a href="https://www.insider.com/part-of-miami-condo-block-from-ivanka-jared-caved-in-2021-6">12 people have been confirmed dead, with 149 still unaccounted for</a>."I'm always amazed at the simple things that can take life, but also the incredible things that humans can endure. So while I always hold out hope when you look at the big picture as a tactical person would have to ... really after three days, normal survival rates start to go down very quickly," survivalist <a href="https://www.mykelhawke.com/">Mykel Hawke</a> told Insider.Hawke said the chances go up if those trapped can get oxygen and stay hydrated. "There seem to be enough air pockets in the rubble that the oxygen could be available and provided that, maybe there's a broken pipe or something that they can use to stay hydrated," Hawke said. "There is a chance that someone or some people can still survive this. When you start hitting seven days, that really goes down."Survival depends on several factors - mainly access to air and water, ability to regulate body temperature, pre-existing health conditions, injuries sustained during the collapse, and mental will to live. However, while experts say hope is necessary, the reality may be bleak. "Essentially a giant building fell on those people and on the good/bad scale of survivability, that's very bad," Tim Smith of the <a href="http://jackmtn.com/">Jack Mountain Bushcraft School</a> told Insider. Smith said in a wilderness situation, <a href="https://www.insider.com/survival-expert-explains-how-woman-survived-in-utah-national-forest-2021-5">a person could survive for 40 days if they get oxygen, water, and can sleep</a>, but in a case of a collapsed building, their chances go down if they're injured or don't have access to necessary medicine. "You don't get pinned under tons of construction debris without having things happen, things break, being wounded, those sorts of things, and they all will dramatically shorten any sort of survival episode," Smith said. How the building fell could either help or harm those still under the rubble, according to Shane Hobel of the <a href="http://mtnscoutsurvival.com/">Mountain Scout Survival School</a>. Hobel told Insider that because the floors of the building pancaked on top of each other, there's a chance that they layer on top of one another, leaving room in between the floors where people could avoid being crushed. If that's the case, there's a better chance of survival.Tony Nester from the <a href="https://www.apathways.com/">Ancient Pathways survival school</a> added the weather in Florida might also be hurting things. The heat means it's easy for people to become dehydrated. Maintaining a core body temperature at around 98.6 degrees and staying hydrated is critical for survival. Most of all, experts said maintaining a mindset of hope and a will to live is one of the most important factors. "If they hear the rescuers out there working. If they've got loved ones that they're hanging on for. Heck, even if they got someone they're pissed off at, and they want to just survive because they don't want them to get the upper hand in an argument - any of those factors [can] just keep them hanging on," Hawke said. "And [if] they got a little bit of air, a little bit of space, a little bit of water ... there's still a chance that they could survive."

Survival experts explain what it would take to survive a building collapse like the one in Surfside, Florida

<ul class="summary-list"><li>Gov. Ron DeSantis said that residents of the sister <keyword id="26780" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="60" keywordseo="building">building</keyword> that partially collapse on Thursday will "potentially" be evacuated.</li><li>DeSantis said the mayor would have to make that decision.</li><li>The collapse of 12-story condo in <keyword id="15641" type="COMPANY" weightage="60" keywordseo="Miami">Miami</keyword> resulted in four deaths and more than 150 people unaccounted for.</li></ul>Gov. Ron DeSantis said that officials "are considering potentially evacuating" the residents of the sister building to the 12 story high-rise condominium that <a href="https://www.insider.com/video-florida-condo-building-collapse-surfside-2021-6">partially collapsed</a> earlier this week in the town of Surfside in Miami, <keyword id="6357385" type="LOCATION" weightage="60" keywordseo="florida">Florida</keyword>. Officials said that at <a href="https://www.insider.com/part-of-miami-condo-block-from-ivanka-jared-caved-in-2021-6">least five people have died</a> from the collapse at The Champlain Towers South Condo on Thursday, and 159 remain unaccounted for. An inspection report from 2018 revealed evidence of <a href="https://www.insider.com/florida-condo-collapse-engineer-found-major-structural-damage-in-2018-2021-6">"major structural damage" to the property</a>. And in 2015, <a href="https://www.insider.com/florida-collapsed-condo-was-part-of-2015-maintenance-lawsuit-2021-6">a resident filed a lawsuit</a> regarding the <keyword id="52632" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="60" keywordseo="maintenance">maintenance</keyword> of one of the building's outer walls, as Insider's Mia Jankowicz reported. During a <a href="https://www.facebook.com/watch/live/?v=4320051838055622&amp;ref=watch_permalinklink">media briefing</a> on Saturday, a reporter asked DeSantis that in light of the concern about the structure of the building that crumbled, "would you feel safe going to sleep tonight if you were in the sister building?""There's a sister building basically right down the street ...it was built at the same time with the same designer, so they are looking at working with them. And I know they are considering potentially evacuating them, but that's something that ultimately the mayor is going to have to make the call on," DeSantis responded."I don't know if there's indications that there's any problems with that building, but just given the similarities, given the same age, they think that that may be something, so I think he may have an announcement on that today," he added. In a<a href="https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/560381-desantis-local-officials-considering-evacuating-sister-building-of"> statement to The Hill,</a> Surfside Communications Director Malarie Dauginikas said officials are working with experts to determine if action is necessary."Should the decision be made to evacuate residents from this tower, we will work directly with FEMA and the Red Cross to ensure all arrangements are made to ensure their safety and make them comfortable," Dauginikas told the Hill. On Friday, the White House said President Joe Biden <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/biden-approves-florida-emergency-declaration-after-miami-building-collapse-2021-6">issued an emergency declaration</a> for Florida which "authorizes the Department of Homeland Security, FEMA, to coordinate all disaster relief efforts."Miami-Dade County Daniella Levine Cava said that although<a href="https://www.insider.com/fire-spread-around-site-collapsed-miami-condo-hampering-rescue-efforts-2021-6"> the fire has spread at the site of the building,</a> rescue efforts and an investigation are still underway. Cava added that she is directing an audit "of all of the buildings at the 40-year point and beyond.""We want to make sure that every building has completed their re-certification process, and we want to do it swiftly to remediate any issues that may have been identified in that process," Cava said at the media briefing. "We're going to conduct this audit within the next 30 days, and we are beginning right now."

Florida governor said officials are considering evacuating residents of sister building to collapsed Miami condo

<ul><li>At the <keyword id="9150718" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="build-2020">Build 2020</keyword> developer conference, <keyword id="10387" type="CITY" weightage="20" keywordseo="Microsoft">Microsoft</keyword> unveiled <keyword id="9250000" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="Project-Bonsai">Project Bonsai</keyword> and <keyword id="9249999" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="Project-Moab">Project Moab</keyword>, its latest products to help engineers develop autonomous industrial control systems.</li><li>With Project Bonsai, engineers can simulate millions of possible methods and implement an optimised process within weeks as opposed to months, without having a background in artificial intelligence (AI).</li><li>For starters in AI, Project Moab allows developers to learn how to teach machines, making it a building block for Project Bonsai.</li></ul>At its Build 2020 developer conference, Windows-maker Microsoft today announced Project Bonsai, a new artificial intelligence (AI) development platform for developing autonomous industrial control systems. This AI platform can be used to make factories more efficient. The use of stuff like robotic arms, forklifts, precision drills and more can be optimised. Microsoft says that Bonsai will be useful across manufacturing, process control, robotics, energy, smart buildings, consumer durable goods and other sectors. Not just that, users can either 3D print the robot or buy one when it goes on sale later this year, Microsoft <a href="https://blogs.microsoft.com/ai-for-business/build-bonsai-public-preview/">said</a> in a statement. There is also a simulation, developed by MathWorks, that developers can try out immediately. <div type="Article" hostid="261" msid="75831278" title="Microsoft has a new supercomputer — and it wants to use it make AI that can talk like humans do" mstype="2" mssubtype="0"></div> Building autonomous systems without a background in AI The key promise from Project Bonsai is that it allows people without a background in AI to build autonomous systems. This would make it easier for subject matter experts to focus on their subject instead of learning how AI works. Project Bonsai is a result of Microsoft’s acquisition of Bonsai in 2018. It is a “machine teaching” platform ⁠— it uses more than data analytics; it also incorporates real-life experiences and expertise to the solution, as CEO Satya Nadella explained. <div type="image" title="Satya Nadella" msid="75833543" hostid="261" caption="&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella at the Microsoft Future Decoded Tech Summit in Bengaluru&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;"></div> “This approach bridges AI science and software to the traditional engineering world, enabling fields such as chemical and mechanical engineering to build smarter, more capable and more efficient systems by augmenting their own expertise with AI capabilities,” said Mark Hammond, Microsoft general manager for autonomous systems. Project Moab is a tool for developers to learn how to teach machines If you don’t know how it will fit into your factory or office, you can simulate the physical infrastructure. And if you don’t have a background in AI, there is Project Moab to learn how to. <div type="image" title="Project Moab" msid="75833478" hostid="261" caption="&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;Project Moab&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;"></div> Project Moab is a hardware kit that allows developers to learn how to teach machines to accomplish a certain task. Microsoft is offering it initially as a simulator in MathWorks. Developers will also be able to 3D print robots to learn how this works in different scenarios. Developers and engineers will then be able to use their learnings from Project Moab into building autonomous systems using Project Bonsai. Essentially, Project Moab is the building block of Project Bonsai. <div type="Youtube" id="6mfUz4PDgOw" title="How to build Intelligent control systems using new tools from Microsoft and simulations by Mathworks" thumbUrl="https://i.ytimg.com/vi/6mfUz4PDgOw/mqdefault.jpg"></div> SEE ALSO: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/tech/news/microsoft-has-a-new-supercomputer-and-it-wants-to-use-it-make-ai-that-can-talk-like-humans-do/articleshow/75831278.cms">Microsoft has a new supercomputer — and it wants to use it make AI that can talk like humans do</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/science/health/news/the-worlds-fastest-supercomputer-joins-the-battle-against-coronavirus-to-find-cure/articleshow/74725396.cms">The world's fastest supercomputer joins the battle against coronavirus — and it's speeding up the hunt for a cure</a>

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<ul class="summary-list"><li>A resident of the Miami-area condo building that collapsed says a stranger carried her to safety.</li><li>Esther Gorfinkel, 88, has a bad knee, so her neighbor Alfredo Lopez carried her on his shoulder.</li><li><keyword id="82130" type="CITY" weightage="60" keywordseo="CNN">CNN</keyword>'s Randi Kaye reunited the residents more than a week after their harrowing escape.</li></ul>More than a week after a <a href="https://www.insider.com/floridas-high-rise-building-rules-were-unevenly-enforced-2021-7">building</a> collapsed in Surfside, <keyword id="6357385" type="LOCATION" weightage="60" keywordseo="florida">Florida</keyword>, 88-year-old Esther Gorfinkel had a chance to thank the neighbor who carried her on his shoulder to safety, <a href="https://www.cnn.com/videos/us/2021/07/03/surfside-condo-collapse-escape-reunion-kaye-ac360-pkg-vpx.cnn">CNN's Randi Kaye reported</a>. Alfredo Lopez and his family were fleeing their sixth floor apartment through darkness and dust, when they ran into Gorfinkel on the staircase just a few flights down. She told Lopez her knee was bothering her and she wanted to stop."Stopping is not an option," Lopez recalled telling her, according to CNN.So Lopez hoisted Gorfinkel onto his shoulder and carried her to the parking garage, where they climbed over rubble to escape.<div type="image" title="Esther Gorfinkel wraps her arms around Alfredo Lopez, the man who rescued her from the Champlain Towers condominium, in their first meeting after their escape." height="1240" width="2480" msid="84149184" hostid="261"></div>In their first meeting since then, Gorfinkel wrapped her arms around Lopez, crying and clutching a handkerchief."I'm so happy," she said."We made it out, you know. So that's what's important," Lopez said. Gorfinkel agreed.They lost all their belongings when the building <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/surfside-florida-building-collapse-causes-structural-engineers-2021-7">fell overnight</a> on June 24. As of Monday, the death toll stands at 27 and at least 115 people are still missing, <a href="https://www.nbcmiami.com/news/local/miami-beach-holds-candle-light-vigil-amid-surfside-tragedy/2488294/">NBC Miami reported</a>.Lopez also got out with his wife, Marian, and their 24-year-old son, Michael. Lopez told CNN's Kaye that he is now dealing with "survivor's guilt," asking himself why he and his family survived when so many others did not. The search and rescue efforts <a href="https://www.insider.com/tropical-storm-elsa-advances-demolition-of-remaining-florida-condo-units-2021-7">will resume</a> after the rest of the building was demolished on Sunday night.<h1><a href="https://www.cnn.com/videos/us/2021/07/03/surfside-condo-collapse-escape-reunion-kaye-ac360-pkg-vpx.cnn">Click here to watch the video.</a></h1>

A video shows an 88-year-old resident of the collapsed Surfside condo being reunited with the man who saved her

<ul class="summary-list"><li>Fire officials are asking <keyword id="15641" type="COMPANY" weightage="60" keywordseo="Miami">Miami</keyword> residents to stay indoors after the 12-story condo collapse. </li><li>The Miami-Dade Fire Rescue said on Twitter that the collapse has led to "smoky conditions."</li><li>At least four people are dead because of the collapse, which happened early Thursday.</li></ul>Miami-Dade fire officials are urging residents to stay indoors after a condominium collapse, warning of harmful "smoky conditions.""If you live near the area of the #SurfsideBuildingCollapse, you may be experiencing smoky conditions, which can affect those with respiratory conditions," the Miami-Dade Fire Rescue said in a tweet late Friday night.The fire department advises Miami residents to stay indoors and keep all windows and doors shut while running their air conditioning units. At least <a href="https://www.insider.com/part-of-miami-condo-block-from-ivanka-jared-caved-in-2021-6">four people are dead</a> after the collapse in Surfside on Thursday, with more than 150 unaccounted for or missing. President Joe Biden on Friday <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/biden-approves-florida-emergency-declaration-after-miami-building-collapse-2021-6">signed an emergency declaration for Florida</a>, giving authority to the Federal Emergency Management Agency to coordinate disaster relief. Dozens of fire and rescue units, including FEMA, have since responded to the scene.Officials on Friday said <a href="https://www.insider.com/officials-hopeful-they-will-find-survivors-from-collapsed-florida-condo-2021-6">they remained hopeful</a> that they'll rescue survivors from the rubble. "We will continue search and rescue because we still have hope that we will find people alive," Miami-Dade Mayor Daniella Levine Cava said at a press conference."That is exactly why we are continuing," Cava continued. "That is why we are using our dogs and our sonar and our cameras, everything possible to seek places where there may still be people to be found."Following the collapse, information emerged questioning the infrastructure and integrity of the 12-story building.The building in 2018 showed signs of "<a href="https://www.insider.com/florida-condo-collapse-engineer-found-major-structural-damage-in-2018-2021-6">major structural damage</a>," and an engineering consultant found evidence of "abundant" cracking and fragmentation in the building's columns and beams, according to an <a href="https://www.townofsurfsidefl.gov/docs/default-source/default-document-library/town-clerk-documents/champlain-towers-south-public-records/8777-collins-ave---structural-field-survey-report.pdf?sfvrsn=882a1194_2">inspection report.</a>The son of a woman who is now missing told CNN <a href="https://www.insider.com/florida-condo-collapse-son-says-missing-mom-heard-creaking-noises-2021-6">she heard creaking noises the day before the collapse</a>. Pablo Rodriguez said his mom called him the day before and said "she had woken up around 3 [or] 4 in the morning and had heard like some creaking noises. They were loud enough to wake her."And a <a href="https://news.fiu.edu/2021/fiu-professor-collapsed-surfside-building-showed-signs-of-subsidence-in-90s-era-space-radar-data">2020 study</a> found that the land around the building had shown signs of sinking decades ago.

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