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40,000 Buildings in New York may have to Switch off the Lights
Legislation introduced by New York City Councilman Donovan Richards (D-Queens) would prohibit the exterior and interior lighting at night for roughly 40,000 buildings. The bill is a part of the city’s...
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Explosion in NYC Levels 3 Buildings
- Apr, 08, 2015
- News On Natural Disasters / Failures
- New York, New York
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
Around 250 firefighters responded last Thursday after a gas main leak caused an explosion that demolished three buildings in Manhattan’s East Village. 22 people were injured, four critically, and two...
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Work Stops on World’s Tallest Modular Tower
- Sep, 03, 2014
- News On Projects / Industry
- Brooklyn, New York, United States
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
Skanska stopped work on the world’s tallest modular building last week over a dispute with the project’s developer Forest City Ratner. Skanska feels that the delays to the project have resulted from t...
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UPDATE: Tappan Zee Bridge Site Gets Own Concrete Plant
- Jul, 23, 2014
- News On Projects / Industry
- New York, New York, United States
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
Workers began drilling piles for the Tappan Zee Bridge in March. Since then, equipment has slowly accumulated on the Hudson River in New York to help build the bridge. Perhaps the most impressive piec...
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New York Unveil Emergency Housing Unit Prototype
- Jun, 13, 2014
- News On Projects / Industry
- New York, New York, United States
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
New York City officials unveiled an emergency housing unit prototype at a parking lot in Brooklyn on Tuesday. The prototype was developed in response to the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy. All available...
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