Protect your Miami Buildings.

Miami is a beautiful area with some spectacular buildings. However, Miami buildings face severe threats due to their location in Miami. These threats include rising sea levels, storms and hurricanes, and sea air. Building owners in the Miami area should take certain precautions to protect their buildings and those in them.?

Rising Sea Levels

Sea levels in the Miami-Dade county area are rising. According to the county website, the sea level will be 10 to 17 inches higher in 2040 than in 2000. Rising sea levels pose a significant threat to buildings. For one, rising sea levels can intensify storms which can damage structures.?Rising sea levels can also slowly inundate buildings. Rising sea levels are primarily a threat to Miami's coastal properties. As one may expect, rising sea levels can contribute to increased flooding of properties. Rising sea levels can also contribute to the sinking of buildings into the ground.?

Storms and Hurricanes

Florida is a state known for its storms and hurricanes. It is not hard to imagine the type of damage that a storm or hurricane can do to a building. From flooding to cracked facades and broken windows, storms and hurricanes can severely affect a structure. According to ?AccuWeather, Miami has a 16% chance of experiencing the impacts of a hurricane in any given year. AccuWeather further elaborates that a hurricane passes through Miami every six to eight years. Overall, this means there is a high chance of buildings in the Miami area being affected by storms.

Sea air

You can check out my previous article about the effect of salt water on building envelopes. Since Miami is close to the sea, the buildings in the area can be significantly affected by the salt in the sea air. Salt can form crystallizes, creating cracks in a building's structures. Cracks can obviously lead to even more severe issues.

What you can do

There is not much you can do to change the weather, but there are steps you can take to help protect your building. The first step is to invest in materials that can withstand substantial weather occurrences when building a structure. If your building is already built, consider having it storm-hardened. Storm hardening is improving the already built infrastructure to make a building more fit to withstand storms. Also, make sure to keep up with the mandatory ?40/10 recertifications. Finally, when you notice issues, contact a facade maintenance or construction company like Thompson Exterior Services as soon as possible.?