Ask those in the steel industry as well why they use rusty steel in buildings as it's a recipe for disaster @Don-And-Emily0
It pays for people to take photos of Building Construction right from scratch so all can all be documented.
Do you know if any photos exist as and when the Condo you have @Don-And-Emily0 was built?
Have a browse through library and newspaper archives and ask the local Council for them.
Be pro-active and follow up that your building is safe and fit for purpose.
Historic Land Title of ones property have peoples name on and the works they have undertaken in the area are often recorded.
Who originally owned the land and what was it used for are often helpful ways to establish matter of facts where and how things may have contributed to unfortunate consequences.
We have a family member who at one stage was a Project Manager for a Construction company ( I come from a family of Builders and grew up around constant renovations and building projects so have seen and learnt a lot first hand - don't start me on machinery noise!) who apparently said around 30 years ago there would be serious problems in the industry due to the short-sightedness of some.
Town Planners and those in Consents need to utilize historic Archives Newspaper collections to see where Flood plains lie, land slides and earthquakes etc have all taken place and what engineering including the grading of roads with Graders and where drains have been created to get a more sensible idea what should and shouldn't be created where and consented or not consented to.
Those before us had a great eye for detail and exercised common sense.
One needs to sometimes go backwards to go forwards, as an example what once used to be called ponds, swampland and marshes are now often drained locations that one may still thinks twice about building on.
It staggers me how much the construction industry thinks they can drain all the water where they intend t and do build without thinking logically what lies beneath the ground and water will travel where it will desire to after they have built it.
Water bores are our source of water worldwide, if only people stopped to think of Consequences...
The earth was created the way it was for a reason and some have screwed it up along with causing unnecessary losses of lives.
May those involved who contributed to this sad situation be held to account - that includes local Councils who approved the building where it was and those who provided the materials if that's what's contributed to it.
Most importantly, may we all learn something from it to ensure future generations also learn and have the right to personal safety where they choose to live or pass by
