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15-storey structures taken down in a simultaneous explosive event
Every year, disasters linked to natural and climate hazards strike, and infrastructure suffers. Jan Przydatek of Lloyd’s Register Foundation, explains why resilience needs to be embedded into the built environment.
Morocco hit by deadliest earthquake in more than six decades
The government of the Philippines has placed 22 land reclamation projects in Manila Bay under review, leading to their temporary suspension.
Could a spate of high-profile bridge collapses to have hit the headlines this year be linked to climate change?
A series of levees, floodwalls and pump stations outside New Orleans, designed to reduce storm and hurricane damage, is to cost $1.27 billion more to complete than originally planned.
Record-breaking temperatures in US and Europe intensify demand for rules protecting construction workers from extreme heat.
Benin has received €164 million (US$178.3 million) from the African Development Bank and a fund backed by China to build stormwater drainage infrastructure in four of its cities.
Video has captured the moment that sections of a bridge under construction in Bhagalpur in the state of Bihar, India
Vice president of engineer Jacobs explains the scale of the global flood alleviation challenge and some of the innovative techniques the construction industry is using to combat the problem.
The US Department of Transportation will provide $749 million in Emergency Relief Program funds to repair roads and bridges damaged by natural disasters and catastrophic events.
US contractor Granite has won a $173 million weir widening contract along the Sacramento River by the US Army Corp of Engineers.
The US government has recommended $562 million in funding for nearly 150 flooding resilience projects across 30 coastal states and territories.
A 50 tonne capacity crane has been donated by Tadano for the Turkey-Syria earthquake relief effort
IRN speaks to Oğuz Yusuf Yiğit, secretary general of İMDER and İSDER
It’s now over a month since two earthquakes in rapid succession devastated parts of Turkey and neighbouring Syria.
Turkey will build a total of 488,000 new homes for victims of last month’s devastating earthquake, its government has announced.
Local distributor will lend machines operators, company also makes financial donation
Turkey has expanded its investigation in to building contractors after tens of thousands of buildings collapsed following a 7.8 magnitude earthquake in the region on 6 February
Country’s contractors pledge to donate 1% of public reconstruction costs.