In Moscow, check the building with long-span structures

Posted on Feb 18, 2012

Moscow housing inspection will check the reliability and condition of all buildings with long-span structures. In Moscow twice a tragedy associated with the collapse of these non-standard buildings.

As ITAR-TASS in City Hall, an executive order signed by Mayor Yuri Luzhkov. According to the document, in the first quarter of 2007, experts will have to draw up a detailed list of such buildings belonging to the city.

“All such buildings owned by the city, to be checked for reliability of structures and technical conditions,” – said the official. Subsequent to the monitoring database will be made on these buildings. It is planned that in the list of long-span structures will include the building of schools, theaters and concert halls, and theaters and drama schools, circuses, indoor shopping and sports complexes, swimming pools, skating rinks and other facilities.

In the capital twice a tragedy associated with the collapse of the roofs of buildings and flown non-standard designs, like ITAR-TASS. February 14, 2004 in the collapse of the dome in the water park capital Yasenevo killed 28 people and injured about 200. The cause of the incident was called errors in the design of the building roof. To criminal charges brought against the chief designer of the project Nodar Kancheli and head of the Moscow State departmental examination (Mosgoekspertiza) Anatoly Voronin.

February 23, 2006 a similar incident happened to Basmanny market, killing 66 people. The cause of the collapse of the roof of the market experts as unsatisfactory operation of the building.