![]() ![]() Maybe 98 lives might have been saved in the implosion of the 12-story Champlain Towers South if, as engineers had warned years before the tragedy, the abundant cracking in the 40-year-old structure from the damaged, exposed and rusting rebar had been replaced by Basanite’s rebar that doesn’t rust. I say it’s a good start, but I’d take it a few giant steps further by encouraging greater use of BasaFlex, a rust-proof building material made by Basanitein Pompano Beach, Florida and another green product made by A Fiberglass Solutionin nearby South Carolina whose maintenance free fiberglass is another far better solution than wood or steel as it will not rot or rust and lasts 50-plus years with no maintenance. Buildings within three miles of the coastline would be inspected after 20 years and every seven years thereafter. The legislation would require a two-part inspection at these buildings’ 30-year mark and then once every 10 years thereafter. ![]() The proposed legislation (SB 1702) received unanimous approval from the Senate Community Affairs Committee. Recently the first condominium regulation update since the Surfside disaster last year sailed through a Senate committee, aiming to require 30-year-old, multifamily buildings taller than three stories to get inspected. Why do we keep feeding corrosion its favorite food-steel? Why aren’t we using rust-proof rebar made from basalt fiber when there’s a company right in Florida called Basanite Inc (OTCQB:BASA) that manufactures it?Īnd if it’s permanence we want, why are we not building our stairs, doors, windows, railings and even our docks with the same durable, rust-proof material we use to build our boats-fiberglass? What are we, rust fans? Corrosion lovers? I know something about it as I’ve seen it rusting before my own eyes during the periodic balcony restorations that must continually occur in oceanfront properties like mine when rusting rebar hemorrhages causing noticeable cracks in the cement. Many believe it’s resulting from a ubiquitous building material called steel rebar that’s rusting everywhere it’s used in construction throughout the state. Today it’s a different type of rust belt occurring in communities along Florida’s beautiful and captivating oceanfront. The Rust Belt used to be a region of the Northeastern and Midwestern United States experiencing industrial decline starting around 1980 with the transfer of manufacturing jobs overseas, increased automation, and the decline of the US steel and coal industries. ![]()
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