Florida did the hard part after Surfside – now comes the next step

Florida did the hard part after Surfside – now comes the next step

By Greg Batista, G. Batista Engineering & Construction  Florida’s buildings are fighting a losing battle against their own climate. Salt air, rising humidity, intensifying storms and decades of chloride exposure are corroding the steel inside concrete faster than almost anywhere else in the country — and faster than the inspection schedules designed to catch it.  Thousands of post-war coastal buildings are now exceeding their design lifespan. Th…