In June 2021, a residential tower in Surfside, Florida, collapsed—killing nearly 100 people. While research into the sudden catastrophic collapse is ongoing, investigators from the National Institute of Standards and Technology have hypothesized a lack of adherence to building codes as a contributing factor for the collapse—identifying likely design flaws, improper material usage, added structural stress from additions to the building, and insufficient maintenance of structural components and systems.    Read the article…………………………….