This year's record breaking snow and ice isnt without consequences. Repeated snowstorms across the Northeast have hammered the region while numerous reports of commercial roofs and industrial buildings that have collapsed.
The majority of these structural collapses were buildings constructed before 1975, which was when most statewide building codes went into effect. Building codes have become progressively more stringent, with new codes currently being released due to these new snow loads.
Under the current standards, commercial building roofs must be able to cary 45-65 pounds per square foot. and many flat top roofs must be able to sustain much more than 100 pounds per square foot.
While snowstorms in the past have collapsed residential building roofs, this video of a commercial building collapse in Easton Massachsetts is simply astounding:
Structures of all types have suffered the same fate as a result of the record snow falls from Alberta Canada, Minnesota, northeast across southern Quebec, New York, Massachussetts and Maine. Agricultural farm buildings and riding arenas have collapsed in Maine. 183+ roofs have collapsed in Massachusetts, including large commercial store-front buildings.
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