The company that designed and built the ill-fated Dallas Cowboys' practice facility knew long before the giant, tent-like structure collapsed three years ago that it was in danger of falling and concealed the problem, company documents obtained by the Associated Press reveal. The emails, handwritten notes and other documents, which have not been released publicly, indicate that Summit Structures LLC knew far more about the perilous condition of the facility than has been reported and raise fresh questions about similar steel and fabric structures erected by the now-defunct Allentown, Pa., company. "The deeper we dig into it, the worse it appears to get," an engineering consultant hired by Summit wrote in an email to company executives in April 2008, 13 months before the collapse. The facility toppled spectacularly in a sudden wind storm as the Cowboys conducted a rookie mini-camp in May 2009. The documents reveal that Summit knew the facility was prone to buckling and planned to provide the Cowboys, who had complained about the building's structural integrity, with engineering calculations that would hide the defect. Source: Associated Press
I'm in the field of construction and we depend on structural engineers a lot. This really pisses me off. They put a mens lives on the line, just so wouldn't have to tear it down and rebuild. Company won't fold that's what liability insurance is for. They close shop and reopen with different name to escape the bad press
They are sooo hecked. But you are right. Bankruptcy and then re open under a new name and business as usual. Where is the American pride in our work? Have we sunk that low?
Not just that what see everyday is kids coming out of college and they are books smart but not realty smart. We've had to tell engineers and architects, if we build it like you designed it. It will fail and fall
