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Sierra Leone: A seven-storey building collapsed - at least 15 fatalities
- Sep, 16, 2024
- Structural Failures Damage (Structural) Structural Reliability Standards And Design Codes Other Structural Structural Stability Structural Behavior
- Sierra Leone
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
Last week, on Monday 16th of September around 11:00 a.m. local time a seven-storey building in Freetown, Sierra Leone collapsed claiming at least 15 lives. Three children under the age of five were a...
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ATX Tower, Austin: Pioneering Performance-Based Wind Design in High-Rise Construction
- Jun, 18, 2024
- Earthquake Engineering Structural Design Load Factors Performance-Based Design Structural Optimization Wind Tunnel Wind Engineering Other Structural Standards And Design Codes News On Projects / Industry Other News
- United States, Texas, Austin
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
The University of Texas at Austin designed the ATX Tower, the first high-rise to incorporate the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) Prestandard for Performance-Based Wind Design (PBWD). Curre...
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Digitalization could assist the construction industry reducing its carbon emissions
- May, 28, 2024
- Structural Design Structural Optimization Sustainable Development Other Structural Repair And Retrofit Of Structures Standards And Design Codes News On Research / Academia Other News
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It is well known that the global construction industry significantly contributes to the world's carbon footprint, with both building construction and operation being accountable for nearly 40% of glo...
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Finland: Demolition of older buildings harms both the environment and the economy
- May, 22, 2024
- Standards And Design Codes Structural Design Repair And Retrofit Of Structures Sustainable Development Other Structural News On Projects / Industry Other News
- Finland
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The rate of building demolitions in Finland has nearly doubled in just ten years, despite evidence that renovation is often significantly cheaper and less environmentally damaging than demolition and...
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New study to reinforce concrete with textiles instead of steel published by Sweden researchers
- Mar, 29, 2024
- Structural Design Performance-Based Design Structure Reinforcement Structure Types Concrete Structures Structural Behavior Other Structural Standards And Design Codes News On Research / Academia Other News
- Sweden
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
Researchers at Chalmers University of Technology in Sweden have invented a method aimed at simplifying scale analysis, thus facilitating the construction of more textile-reinforced concrete structure...
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The first house to be constructed in Portugal with the aid of 3d printing
- Jan, 23, 2024
- Structural Design Performance-Based Design Structural Optimization Structural Systems Walls Other Structural Sustainable Development Standards And Design Codes News On Projects / Industry Other News News On Products & Services
- Portugal, Torres Vedras
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
Α real estate development firm, Litehaus, announced its ambition to construct the "first Portuguese 3d-printed building". Its plan will mark a pioneering project for the region. The house will be loc...
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The tallest Tower in U.S. is planned to reach 1,907 feet
- Jan, 23, 2024
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- United States, Oklahoma
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
California architecture studio AO and developer Matteson Capital have returned with a revised design for a new skyscraper in Oklahoma City. Initially, they planned a 1,750-foot tower, which would hav...
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Construction works started on Dubai’s second tallest tower
- Jan, 24, 2024
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Construction has started on the Burj Azizi, a tower valued at $1.5 billion and named after Dubai Azizi Developments. This iconic structure is anticipated to become the second tallest building in Duba...
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New York City's Little Italy: building's façade collapses due to renovation work without the necessary permits
- Jan, 10, 2024
- Structural Failures Damage (Structural) Structural Stability Repair And Retrofit Of Structures Standards And Design Codes Other Structural News On Failures News On Natural Disasters / Failures Other News
- United States, New York, New York
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
A building in New York City's Little Italy suffered a partial collapse on Wednesday afternoon. The Department of Buildings reports unauthorized renovation work at the building. Although the FDNY stat...
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The USGBC shares a report showcasing the progress in sustainable green building practices
- Dec, 11, 2023
- Sustainable Development Concrete Structures Structural Design Structural Reliability Other Structural Standards And Design Codes News On Projects / Industry News On Products & Services Other News
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Elizabeth Beardsley, Senior Policy Counsel for the US Green Building Council (USGBC), shared updates on COP28 developments, highlighting key announcements in the building sector. It is mentioned that...
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