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EMA help architects, builders, and developers to get high-quality structural engineers services including structural engineers design, structural analysis for buildings, structural drawings preparations, structural peer review, 40 Year structural Inspections of building throughout Orlando, Daytona, Tampa, Clearwater, Miami-Dade, Broward & Palm Beach Counties. The 40 Year inspections are done to validate the structural soundness of a building’s components such as framing, foundation, beams, columns, posts, or trusses.
Milestone Inspections
A Milestone Condominium Structural Inspection is a structural inspection performed by licensed engineers like EMA Structural Forensic Engineers of a building conducted for the purposes of determining a buildings’ life safety and structural component integrity or adequacy. A Milestone Structural Inspection must be performed by a licensed engineer or licensed architect.
For Condominiums located within three (3) miles of the coastline, each building within the community that is three (3) or more stories high, must be inspected by December 31 of the year in which the building turns twenty-five (25) years old, and then subsequently every ten (10) years thereafter.
Storm Damage Assessments
EMA licensed Professional Engineers do post storm damage assessments. In case of natural disasters including hurricane, storm and flood damage, a quick and coordinated recovery is key. We have engineers & inspectors experienced in investigating flood damage claims. We are prepared to mobilize our staff of engineers, certified inspectors, and technicians to aid in the recovery process. To assist in coordinated long term recovery, our structural & forensic engineers offer the following areas of expertise:
Flood damage inspections to residential & commercial buildings.
Structural damage assessment
Forensic Engineering related to building collapse
Foundation collapse analysis
Roof wind damage reports
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Condominium Structural Safety Inspections
Florida Laws now require all 3 stories or taller buildings to undergo Condominium Structural Safety inspections. EMA Structural Forensic Engineers can help you fulfill your needs to comply with the new laws.

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We are very familiar with the challenges of creating high-quality, cost-effective structural design and renovations for commercial, high-rise, buildings and residential buildings throughout Florida.

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We perform roof moisture surveys for detecting moisture under the roofing system. We employ electrical impedance and infrared techniques during roof moisture surveys.
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Florida’s legislature have approved a bill House Bill 5D passed the Senate 38-0, and the House 110-0. Florida Governor signed the bill into law on May 26, 2022 for Florida Condominium Structural Safety Inspections.
The following is a summary of the laws:
Reporting Requirements Applicable to All Condominiums.
On or before January 1, 2023, all condominiums and cooperatives that are in existence as of July 1, 2022, must provide the following to the Department of Business and Professional Regulation, Division of Condominiums, Timeshares, and Mobile Homes (“DBPR”):
- The name of the condominium or cooperative;
- The total number of buildings that have 3 stories in height or higher;
- The total number of units in all such buildings;
- The counties where the buildings are located and the physical address for each building.
Any changes to this information must be reported to DBPR within 6 months of any changes. DBPR will be publishing a form for providing this information on its website that must be delivered to DBPR by mail, e-mail, or hand delivery.
Milestones to comply with Florida Condominium Structural Safety Inspection Law
Condominium or cooperative buildings 3 stories or higher must conduct a structural inspection of such buildings, including an inspection of load-bearing walls and the primary structural components and systems.
The structural inspection of the building must be performed by a licensed architect or engineer attesting to:
- Life safety and adequacy of the structural components of the buildings;
- General structural condition of the building affecting life safety; and
- Any necessary maintenance, repair, or replacement of any structural components of the building.
Local enforcement agencies will be required to determine and notify condominium and cooperative associations if they require a milestone inspection. The milestone inspection must be completed within 180 days of receipt of such notice. Completion of phase one occurs when the engineer or architect submitted the inspection report to the local enforcement agency.
Deadline to Complete the Inspection
All condominium and cooperative buildings must complete a milestone inspection by December 31st of the year the building reaches 30 years of age from the building’s original receipt of its certificate of occupancy, and every 10 years thereafter. Therefore, buildings with certificates of occupancy on or before July 1, 1992, must complete the inspection before December 31, 2024.
Deadline to Complete Inspection for Buildings Within 3 Miles of Coastline
All condominium and cooperative buildings within three (3) miles of the coastline must complete inspections by December 31st of the year in which the building reaches 25 years of age, and every 10 years thereafter. Therefore, buildings within 3 miles of coastline with certificates of occupancy on or before July 1, 1997, must complete the inspection before December 31, 2024.
Certificate of Occupancy Not Available
If the certificate of occupancy issuance date is not available, the date of occupancy shall be that which is evidenced in any record of the local building official.
Exceptions
The inspection requirement does not apply to single, two, or three family dwellings with 3 or fewer habitable stories above ground.
Milestone Inspections – Two Phases:
Phase 1
A phase 1 inspection consists of a visual examination by an architect or engineer of the habitable and non-habitable areas of a building, including the major structural components of a building, and provides a qualitative assessment of the structural conditions of the building. The architect or engineer must issue a report to the local building enforcement agency.
If the architect or engineer does not find signs of “substantial structural deterioration” to any building components under visual examination a phase two inspection is not required. If the Phase 1 inspection revealed “substantial structural deterioration” to any building components a Phase 2 inspection is required.
“Substantial structural deterioration” is defined as substantial structural distress that negatively affects the building’s general structural condition and integrity.
Phase 2
A Phase 2 inspection may involve either destructive or nondestructive testing, or both, at the discretion of the inspector. The inspection must be as extensive as necessary to assess areas of structural distress in order to confirm that the building is structurally sound and safe, and to recommend a program for fully assessing and repairing distressed and damaged portions of the building.
However, when determining testing locations, the inspector must give preference to locations that are the least disruptive and most easily repairable while still being representative of the structure.
Inspection Report
The inspectors must submit a sealed copy of the inspection report with a separate summary of, at minimum, the material findings and recommendations. The inspection report must, at a minimum, meet all of the following criteria:
- Bear the seal and signature of the licensed engineer or architect who performed the inspection.
- Indicate the manner and type of inspection forming the basis for the inspection report.
- Identify any substantial structural deterioration, within a reasonable professional probability based on the scope of the inspection, describe the extent of such deterioration, and identify any recommended repairs for such deterioration.
- State whether unsafe or dangerous conditions were observed.
- Recommend any remedial or preventive repair for any items that are damaged but are not substantial structural deterioration.
- Identify and describe any items requiring further inspection.
Associations must commence repairs for substantial deterioration within 365 days after receiving the report and must submit proof to the appropriate governmental agency of commencement or completion of such repairs to the local enforcement agency. Associations that fail to comply with the required timeframe for repairs are subject to further review by the local enforcement agency, which will determine if building is unsafe for human occupancy.
Associations must distribute a copy of the inspector-prepared summary of the inspection report to each condominium or cooperative unit owner, regardless of the findings or recommendations in the report; post a copy of the inspector-prepared summary in a conspicuous place on the property; and must publish the full report and inspector prepared summary on the association’s website for all condominiums required to have a website. The milestone inspection report will be an official record of the association and must be kept for at least 15 years. Renters may inspect and copy the reports.
Structural Integrity Reserves Study
All unit owner-controlled condominiums and cooperatives with buildings of 3 or more stories existing on or before July 1, 2022, must complete a SIRS by December 31, 2024, and at least once every 10 years thereafter.
Who Can Perform SIRS
The SIRS may be performed by any person qualified to perform such study. However, visual inspection portion of study must be performed by licensed engineer or architect.
SIRS Components
At a minimum, a SIRS must include a study of the following items as related to the structural integrity and safety of the building:
- Roof
- Load-bearing walls or other primary structural members
- Floor
- Foundation
- Fireproofing and fire protection systems
- Plumbing
- Electrical systems
- Waterproofing and exterior painting
- Windows
- Any other item that has a deferred maintenance expense or replacement cost that exceeds $10,000 and the failure to replace or maintain such item negatively affects the above components.
The engineers at EMA Forensic Associates are educated and trained engineers with years of performeing structural design and structural inspections of all type of buildings. Please call us to discuss.
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