Florida and Puerto Rico Professional Engineering Organizations Sign Memorandum of Understanding

The MOU is to Increase Collaboration, Interchange of Information ORLANDO, Fla. (June 26, 2023) ā€“ Leaders from the Florida Engineering Society (FES) and Colegio De Ingenieros Y Agrimensores De Puerto Rico (CIAPR) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) increasing communication and collaboration, and allowing these professionals to exchange scientific and technical information to strengthen…

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President’s Message: July 2023

A Message From FES President Kelly Cranford Hello FES Members, Wow ā€“ this year has flown by! We have increased our membership over the past year and have a definite ā€œseat at the tableā€ for the milestone building inspection rules, water quality rules, and regulations concerning the procurement of professional services.Ā Remember:Ā  without friction, there is…

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Surfside weighs luxury condo proposal for site of Champlain Towers South deadly collapse

Surfside weighs luxury condo proposal for site of Champlain Towers South deadly collapse BY REBECCA SAN JUAN – Miami Herald Surfside has received plans for a luxury high-rise on the site of the deadly Champlain Towers South condominium collapse almost two years ago, bringing clarity ā€” and, for some, disappointment ā€” regarding redevelopment of the…

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Faulty design may have doomed Surfside, Florida, tower long before collapse, investigators say

Faulty design may have doomed Surfside, Florida, tower long before collapse, investigators say By Jon Schuppe – NBC News Design flaws in the pool deck of the Surfside, Florida, apartment building where a partial collapseĀ killed 98 peopleĀ put the building at risk of failure before it was even built, federal investigators said Thursday. Poor construction of…

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