by Structural News | Apr 29, 2014 | Controversy, Record, Structures |
Tallest Buildings in the world Timeline: It is interesting to know the tallest structures in the world. USA is considered pioneer in the area of construction. According to Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat, the US has been holding the record of the tallest...
by Structural News | Jul 9, 2012 | Construction, Controversy, Structural Security, Structures |
In the coming weeks, Structural News will be running special stories on the current, dilapidated state of America’s infrastructure. With the recent passing of a new federal Highway bill, America’s crumbling roads and critical structures seem,...
by Structural News | Jun 14, 2012 | Construction, Controversy, Structures |
Broad Group, the Chinese construction company that describes itself as a “sustainable building” company, is well known for its record breaking construction times in mid-rise to high-rise structures. I saw the first video of theirs (top video below) over a...
by Structural News | Jun 13, 2012 | Controversy |
It appears as though LeanNova Engineering, a company that formed out of the now bankrupt Saab Corporation and primarily funded by the Swedish government, is now partnering with Altair, an American based engineering software company. The duo hopes to facilitate the...
by Structural News | Jun 13, 2012 | Controversy, Structures |
The story of last month’s deck collapse in Atlanta inspired me to do a bit more digging into deck collapse occurrences. Deck collapse as a result of failure of the deck-to-house ledger connection Ten years ago the Environmental Protection Agency began a...
by Structural News | Jun 12, 2012 | Construction, Controversy |
Lawsuits in the modern age are a dime-a-dozen. However, lawsuits involving a former mobster, a fatal structural collapse, and a prestigious United States university are a bit more rare. Columbia University’s controversial building projects in Harlem, one of New York’s...
