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Shaanxi, China: Partial collapse of highway bridge - at least 15 fatalities and 30 missing

Almost 2 weeks ago, on Friday 19th of July, at approximately 8:40p.m. (12:40 GMT) in Shaanxi province, a highway bridge partially collapsed resulting in the death of 15 people, while dozens are mis...

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Barcelona, Spain: The first zero waste, near zero CO2 emission footprint, 3D-printed building

The first building created by earth-mix material and a 3D printer is being constructed at Valldaura Labs in Barcelona, Spain. Specifically, researchers of the 3D Printing Architecture (3dPA) postgrad...

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Balcony collapsed in Mumbai resulting in one death and four injuries

Last Saturday, around 11am local time, a balcony partially collapsed in South Mumbai resulting in the death of an elderly woman while four others were injured. The survivors were promptly transferred...

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Walkway collapse in Naples, Italy: two fatalities and at least 13 injuries

On Monday the 22nd around 10:30 p.m. local time the third floor's walkway of a housing estate, known as Le Vele di Scampia at Vela Celeste, Naples collapsed resulting in 2 fatalities. Also, 13 other...

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North Chile: A strong 7.3 magnitude earthquake hit the region last Wednesday

On Wednesday 17th of July, a massive 7.3 magnitude earthquake shook North Chile according to the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC). As EMSC stated the epicenter was near Calama while...

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Heidelberg, Germany: the largest 3D-printed structure in Europe was delivered

A huge milestone for the construction sector in Europe was completed last February with the inauguration of the largest 3D printed building by the city of Heidelberg with the aid of PERI 3D construct...

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Syria: 316 schools were restored and fully equipped after last year’s catastrophic earthquake

After the catastrophic earthquake in February 2023 in Aleppo province, Syria, 1019 schools were damaged while 349 of them were deemed unsafe. Mustafa Abdel Ghani, who is the director of Education in...

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Plateau State, Nigeria school building collapse: 22 fatalities and 132 people trapped

On the 12th of July at approximately 11:30 local time a two-storey school building collapsed in Jos, Plateau State, Nigeria resulting in 22 deaths. Furthermore, 132 others primarily students were tra...

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Grajska kašča, Slovenia: 5.6-million EUR restoration project is about to start

A new project to renovate the Grajska kašča castle which is in Ptuj Castle complex in Ptuj, Slovenia is planned to start in 2024 with its completion expected by March of 2026. The total cost of the p...

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