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San Francisco faces major hurdle: 82,000-unit housing goal by 2031
San Francisco is under pressure to plan for 82,000 new housing units over an eight-year period ending in 2031 under state housing regulations. City officials acknowledge that the pace of new housin...
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China launches visitor access to new artificial island in Pearl River Delta
A recently completed artificial island within the broader infrastructure linkage across the Pearl River Delta estuary has opened for public tours, marking a milestone in the region’s major transporta...
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Canada and Nova Scotia launch pre-qualification for historic offshore wind sale
The Canada–Nova Scotia Offshore Energy Regulator (CNSOER) has formally initiated the pre-qualification process for the country's first offshore wind farm auction, in the offshore area between Canada...
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Luxury Miami beach condo-hotel resolves dispute over building defects with Qatari owner
Residents of the luxury condo-hotel complex The St. Regis Bal Harbour in Miami Beach have reached an out-of-court settlement with their Qatari owner, ending a lawsuit filed last year that alleged ser...
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Nigerian structural engineers challenge unethical project-management practices
A group of structural engineers in Nigeria has publicly criticized unethical practices in project management within the construction sector. The complaint was detailed in a June 2025 article publishe...
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Diamanti prototype bridge uses nine prefab 3D-printed concrete segments
- Oct, 31, 2025
- Concrete Structures Other Structural Bridges News On Projects / Industry
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
A modular 3D-printed concrete bridge, named Diamanti, has been unveiled at the Time, Space, Existence exhibition in Venice. The project is a collaboration led by the Polyhedral Structures Laboratory...
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Court of Auditors Blocks Key Approval for Sicily–Mainland Bridge Project
On October 29, 2025, Italy’s Court of Auditors, which oversees public-spending scrutiny and financial legality of state-backed projects, released a terse statement rejecting the key plan by the Giorg...
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Structural design for Phase 2 of the Gurugram Metro stations begin
- Oct, 24, 2025
- Underground Structures Other Structural Structural Design Performance-Based Design Standards And Design Codes News On Projects / Industry News On Products & Services Other News
- India, Gurugram
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
The structural design work for Phase 2 of the Gurugram Metro project is presently in progress under the supervision of Gurugram Metro Rail Limited (GMRL), according to officials. This phase will cons...
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A seven-storey building collapsed in Turkey: two fatalities and at least three injuries
- Oct, 29, 2025
- Damage (Structural) Structural Failures News On Failures News On Natural Disasters / Failures Other News Seismic Effects Earthquake Engineering Other Structural News On Natural Disasters/phenomena
- Turkey, Gebze
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
A tragic incident occurred on Wednesday in the northwestern Turkish city of Gebze where a seven-storey building collapsed and claimed the lives of two people while 3 others were injured. Local author...
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6.1-magnitude earthquake hit Turkey: at least 22 injuries
- Oct, 29, 2025
- Earthquake Engineering Seismic Effects Damage (Structural) Structural Failures Other Structural News On Failures News On Natural Disasters / Failures News On Natural Disasters/phenomena Other News
- Turkey, Sındırgı
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
A strong earthquake struck western Turkey on Monday, October 27, shaking several provinces and causing multiple buildings to collapse. According to the country’s Disaster and Emergency Management Age...
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