Codes and Standards
Codes not to blame for Anchorage roof collapses following heavy snows
By By BD+C Staff
Feb. 17, 2012
Though two roofs of commercial buildings collapsed recently after more than 100 inches of snow fell in Anchorage, Alaska this winter, the city's building codes are not to blame.
Design or construction problems likely contributed to the collapses, according to city officials.
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