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Tall building fire safety in 2026 using AI, BIM and arson research

The Tall Building Fire Safety Network (TBFSN) has released details of its programme for 2026, featuring international training dates and the return of its global conference. The 10th International Ta...

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Power in partnership: Free US sustainability training platform launches with industry leaders to transform supply chains

Keller, CRH, Fluor, National Grid, and Burns & McDonnell join forces with the Supply Chain Sustainability School, advancing sustainability practices across the US supply chains. Supply Chain Sus...

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Bridge in China cracks due to buckling under high temperatures

In engineering, buckling is a failure mode characterized by a sudden failure of a structural member subjected to high compressive stresses, where the actual compressive stresses at failure are smalle...

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Lagos, Nigeria building collapse: at least four fatalities and several trapped

This is the second such incident in Lagos in three months with another one in November 2021 leading to the death of at least 40 people. The incident happened around 3 p.m. on Saturday. A building u...

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Rinsdorf bridge was blasted by German engineers - a new record is marked

The Rinsdorf viaduct on Germany's A45 autobahn near Wilnsdorf in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia was destroyed by demolition crews who used around 120 kilograms (265 pounds) of explosives on Sund...

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Bridge collapses in Pittsburgh hours before scheduled Biden visit to talk infrastructure

Ten people were injured while no fatalities have been reported when a snow-covered bridge in Pittsburgh collapsed Friday morning, hours ahead of a previously scheduled visit to the city by President...

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Melbourne: the first 3D-printed house in southern hemisphere

The first ever 3D-printed house in the southern hemisphere has been built in a Melbourne manufacturing warehouse in just three days. The structure's elements were printed in the first two days and as...

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Earthquakes hit southern Haiti: at least two fatalities and dozens injured

A 5.3-magnitude earthquake and a series of smaller tremors have struck southwest Haiti, killing at least two people, injuring dozens and sending panicked residents into the streets. Hundreds of homes...

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Maryland partial building collapse: 3 firefighters dead, 1 in serious condition

Three firefighters died and one was in serious condition when a building partially collapsed in Baltimore on Monday, Fire Chief Niles Ford said at a news conference. The firefighters responded to a...

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Southern Japan 6.6 magnitude earthquake: 13 injuries, no tsunami warning

An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.6 hit southwestern Japan early on Saturday (January 22) morning, injuring 13 people, the authorities and local media said. Roads, buildings and water pipes were da...

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