What is a Story?... More Complex Than You Think

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𝙈𝙞𝙡𝙡𝙚𝙣𝙣𝙞𝙪𝙢 𝙏𝙤𝙬𝙚𝙧 𝙥𝙡𝙖𝙮𝙡𝙞𝙨𝙩:

𝘾𝙝𝙖𝙢𝙥𝙡𝙖𝙞𝙣 𝙏𝙤𝙬𝙚𝙧𝙨 𝙎𝙤𝙪𝙩𝙝 𝙥𝙡𝙖𝙮𝙡𝙞𝙨𝙩:

𝙊𝙣 𝙋𝙤𝙞𝙣𝙩 𝙥𝙡𝙖𝙮𝙡𝙞𝙨𝙩:

𝙊𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙅𝙤𝙗 𝙥𝙡𝙖𝙮𝙡𝙞𝙨𝙩:

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[barleyhops]

NOTHING you put out is boring! That is why we follow you for greater understanding that we are riveted to learning. (laypersons) Thank you sooo very much for all that you do to use this to educate folks who then may champion in their districts and communities. What a service you have done, thank you so much for CONTINUING and not giving up on educating through us lay folks to an end which may affect others.

[ObtuseMori]

Another fascinating video, this is the sort of involved detail that the average layperson would probably never even stop to think about when looking at a building. I've honestly learned so much since I started watching this channel.

[shAnnn]

Most of us found you and your channel because of your explanation of the Champlain Towers collapse, but it's become so much more than that now. You're a great resource for helping people understand how buildings are built and maintained. The way you explain blueprints makes it easy to comprehend. You've also taught us about the "politics" of a project. I enjoy knowing that you and your channel are making me smarter every time I watch a new video. Josh, thanks.

[maddogcharm]

Excellent video! You should do an analysis on the old Glass Bank building that used to stand in Cocoa Beach. That building was an engineering marvel at the time it was built in the 1960s during the space race, but turned out to be ripe with engineering failures, a co-owner who added two windowless stories to the roof some 15-20 years after it was built (lots of corruption and scandal), and who lived in that penthouse almost a decade after the rest of the building below was effectively condemned from hurricane damage and the need and expense that the other co-owner didn’t want to spend to bring back up to modern fire code in order to make functional and habitable again. I’ve always been interested in the structure and history of this building. Thanks again Josh!

[eliasthienpont]

A hole story... In our building we have four floors: B, 1, 2, 3. But do we? Below the basement level is the dungeon: [and this being a monastery you can imagine what medieval appliances might be in there] It is a set of tunnels for water and steam return pipes to live in.

Off of this there are some chambers that once upon a time gave access to pipe chases leading to other buildings. Here there be sump pumps.

This dungeon level then turns left, that is to say west and continues for another 50 feet or so, but the floor rises up so much that only a cat could pass through it. And the last time I checked the cats are not licensed plumbers, welders or electricians. But the utilities are in there none the less.

At the distal end of this tunnel there is a right hand turn and it opens up into a basement level tunnel. A brick lined tunnel that goes under the parking lot to the power house building. Off of this tunnel there are chambers that housed condensate return equipment (now disused--but with an access to the sidewalk above), and another tunnel with a sandy floor that takes pipes to yet another building. But to continue with our first (or was it the second tunnel?) we enter the basement of the power house where it circles around the platform that supports our boilers.

I have gone through these tunnels to install CAT-5 cables for our computer system. Perhaps I should have had the spiders to the work, there sure were enough of them. And so once I got to the power house I found a conduit through which I could introduce my cable, and there install a network switch, for I still had to go back down into the tunnel to bring the cable to the next building in our complex.

But wait, this is not all! For above the third floor there is the attic, and this too had to be fitted with fire sprinklers, but this had to be a dry-pipe system, since here in North Dakota we would not want pipes the the attic, or even on the un-heated floors to freeze. Then above the attic is the roof. The south and east wings are peaked, but while the north wing pretends to be peaked it really has a flat roof, and has ventilation machinery located there on.

Dungeon, Basement, First, Second, Third, Attic, and Roof, that is a lot of building any way you count it.

But now, I am 74 years old, and so someone else will have to maintain this stuff.

[walker]

I could listen to you for hours, makes me wonder if I missed my calling in life. Love to hear you break down the new laws and if they help more than hurt. Thanks Josh.

[LogicalNiko]

I used to work for the John D and Catherine T MacArthur foundation and back in the day John MacArthur wanted to put a 13th story on the building. But as he had the tallest building at the time the town had set the height limit to be that particular building’s 12th floor ceiling. As MacArther was a rich stingy lawyer, he lifted the 12th floor and inserted an 11 B underneath.

[cathykearns]

This may sound naive, but shouldn’t commercial buildings or multi-family buildings always be held to the higher standard because of the potential for harm to a large number of people?

[jamesgorman]

In Surfside a story is whatever your lawyers say apparently.

[lancecluster]

After watching your videos I always feel like I learned more than in most of my college classes.

[tombloke]

When I was a county inspector I faced this problem. A new high rise jail needed a rooftop equipment room larger than code allowed without calling it a story. The need was driven by redundant equipment to keep the jail operating during equipment outages. We ultimately went to the state board and we’re granted a variance. Thank you for the video.

[bababooey]

You learn something new every day... I had no clue the American spelling of "storey" is without the "e". ( not being sarcastic) . Great video as always!! I've been watching all your Surfside collapse videos. Extremely informative!!

[walterbordett]

OK I get your example.

I worked for 34 years in a hospital which was on a hilltop site. On one face the grade level entrance was at the Basement level. On an adjacent face was a grade level entrance on the Ground floor (one level above the Basement), and on an opposite face there was a grade level entrance on the First floor, (two levels above the Basement.) There were the following occupied levels: B, G, 1 thru 9, plus a 10th floor restricted access mechanical floor, and a restricted 11th floor elevator machinery level. So it can get pretty technical on how many stories a building has.

[lorettavanhaasteren]

Very good presentation of a moderately complex topic to those of us with little understanding of engineering. Thanks!

[barleyhops]

I have just heard after listening to you since Surfside something that affects me personally in another state. You stated that insurance has to cover new laws and ordinances on top of their coverage. Just happening RIGHT NOW to me with a new roof as the codes have changed, and they now must do by codes a freeze thingy (lol whatever is called) and they MUST do a metal thingy from the boards of the roof to the front of the such/behind the gutter. Wow! The thing that the insurance company said is the roofer must prove! Wow! Thanks and I couldn't figure out what they were talking about as to such until your video!

[sofyalizzy]

You are SO good at explaining all the technical details so laymen can completely understand. Thank you! ❤

[BillyLapTop]

This was a very interesting lesson about differences and definitions of building codes etc. I was immediately reminded of a Coen Brothers film from the early 90's called the Hudsucker Proxy. The movie started out with the sole proprietor of the company jumping out the 44th floor of the Hudsucker Building, to his demise. As the board of directors convened afterwards, the company president, played by Paul Newman, speculated as to why the man jumped 44 floors to his death but one of the directors interjected that there was also a mezzanine at the ground floor. That caught my attention and for the past 30 years or so, I thought the character may have fallen 45 stories, "including the mezzanine, " and not 44.

Now I know correctly it was 44 stories.

[JaborWithaY]

I think it would have been good to go at least a little bit into what Section 505 says about mezzanine floors in the video - at least mention the fact that if the floor area is too large relative to the floor underneath, you can't call it a mezzanine any more and have to call it a separate story (with an atrium connecting the two stories).

[urieaaron]

One tiny fact would have made this a lot clearer. Mezzanines can only be so large as compared to the story they are on before they are no longer a mezzanine. I was confused until I read the comments. Otherwise, quite a good video. I now know a little bit more of how much I don't know.

[gregeconomeier]

As a Florida resident, I believe that zoning restrictions mean nothing. It only takes minimal political influence to obtain a waiver.
Additionally, the building inspectors do nothing regarding flagrant longterm violation of zoning restrictions.
Pitiful.