Case Study: Mid-Rise Hotel in Southeast U.S.

July 13, 2016

CHALLENGE: A hotel guest accidentally broke through a guest room window and fell to her death at a hotel built in the early 1970s. In addition to the personal tragedy that resulted, the accident also led to allegations of improper window glazing and legal claims against the hotel owner and other parties associated with the property. SOLUTION: An LBFG Senior Forensic Engineer provided a forensic review of the window assembly and applicable code requirements to assess potential code violations related to the window installation, glazing, and hotel renovation. RESULTS: LBFG's review concluded that the window configuration and glazing were within the minimum code requirements. In this case, however, the minimum requirements were not sufficient to prevent the tragic accident.

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