Two columns that held up the building’s pool deck began to fail several weeks before the 2021 collapse, according to a new ...
A federal investigation has concluded that the collapse of the Champlain Towers South condominium in Surfside, Florida, began ...
Structural engineers, under the aegis of the Nigerian Institution of Structural Engineers (NIStructE), have urged the government to implement laws and building codes that will stem building failures ...
Substantial structural damage (SSD) is a defined term within the International Code Council (ICC) building code library, which assesses the reduction in load-bearing ...
One month after a building under construction collapsed in Barangay Balibago and killed 30 people, investigators are nearing the release of their findings. But the question of who should be held ...
On January 21, 2025, a severe winter storm delivered record-setting snowfall across the Florida Panhandle. The city of Pensacola recorded 8.9 inches of snow, breaking a state record that had stood ...
APPARENTLY embarrassed by the reoccurring incidents of building collapse, despite past recommendations, professionals in the sector are blaming human factor and gap between regulatory framework and ...