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Santa Monica Wants To Be First Earthquake Safe City
- Feb, 20, 2014
- News On Projects / Industry
- Santa Monica, California
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
The city of Santa Monica, California will spend $100,000 over the next year identifying steel, concrete, and wood-frame buildings that would be vulnerable to an earthquake. If investigators determine...
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10 Dead in South Korean Auditorium Collapse
- Feb, 19, 2014
- News On Natural Disasters / Failures
- Gyeongju, South Korea
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
Ten people died and over 100 were injured on Monday night when the roof of the auditorium building at the Mauna Ocean Resort in Gyeongju, South Korea collapsed. Nine of the ten fatalities were student...
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High-Speed Rail Line Planned for Houston and Dallas
Texas Central Railway President Robert Eckels discussed some of the preliminary details for a high-speed rail line between Dallas and Houston last week. The high-speed passenger rail system would take...
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Developers Submit Plan to fix Walkie Talkie Skyscraper’s Sun Ray Problems
- Feb, 14, 2014
- News On Projects / Industry
- 20 Fenchurch St London, England
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
Developer Land Securities and Canary Wharf Group submitted a plan on Wednesday to fix the “Death Ray” coming from sunlight bouncing off the Walkie Talkie building. The 160-meter, 34-story office build...
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Plans for New Zealand’s Tallest New Skyscraper Unveiled
- Feb, 13, 2014
- News On Projects / Industry
- Auckland, New Zealand
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
Plans were revealed today for a new 209-meter, 52-storey skyscraper in Auckland, New Zealand. The tower will be referred to as the NDG Auckland Centre, named after the New Development Group owned by S...
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Property owner Wanted to Save Rhode Island’s Tallest Building
- Feb, 11, 2014
- News On Projects / Industry
- 111 Westminster St, Providence, RI, United States
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
The owner of Rhode Island’s tallest building renewed his effort on Monday to gain support for a public private partnership that would convert the vacant office building into apartments. 111 Westminste...
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Developer Wants to Resume Chicago Spire Project
- Feb, 10, 2014
- News On Projects / Industry
- Chicago, Illinois, United States
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
Irish Developer Garrett Kelleher announced on Thursday that he has found an investor willing to pay his company’s creditors. He hopes that this news will allow construction to resume in the near...
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Panama Canal Expansion Cost Negotiations Break Down
Negotiations relating to a financial dispute on the Panama Canal Expansion project between the European building consortium GUPC, or Group United for the Canal, and the Panama Canal Authority, a gover...
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World’s Tallest Residential Building Under Construction
- Feb, 06, 2014
- News On Projects / Industry
- 432 Park Avenue, New York, United States
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
Construction is currently reaching over 600 feet on the 432 Park Avenue residential building in New York. Once the 1,396-foot, 89-story structure is completed it will be the tallest residential...
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Canada To Buy Land in US for NITC Bridge
- Feb, 05, 2014
- News On Projects / Industry
- Detroit, Michigan, United States
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
Canadian officials announced plans last week to buy land in the United States for the New International Trade Crossing Bridge and customs plaza that will link Detroit and Windsor. They will do so with...
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