The Surfside building collapse prompted needed reforms. Now the next step | Column

Florida’s buildings are fighting a losing battle against their own climate. Salt air, rising humidity, intensifying storms ...

Surfside Condo Collapse Investigation

Take a deeper look as South Florida officials look into criminal charges and blame for the deaths caused when the Miami Dade ...
MyJoyOnline

Lack of professional oversight driving recent building failures — Expert

A structural engineering expert has attributed recent building collapses to poor professional supervision, use of substandard materials, and failure to comply with approved construction designs.
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Regulatory authorities urged to enforce building regulations

Regulatory authorities have been urged to strictly enforce existing building regulations to curb the increasing incidence of building collapses across the country.The call followed preliminary ...
Nature

Progressive Collapse Resistance in Structural Systems

Progressive collapse refers to the phenomenon whereby an initial local failure in a structural system propagates, triggering subsequent failures and potentially culminating in partial or total ...
MyJoyOnline

GhIE cite regulatory lapses for building collapses, push for stage-by-stage inspections

The Ghana Institution of Engineers (GhIE) has raised fresh concerns over what it describes as persistent regulatory failures ...
WPLG

Structural collapse at Hallandale Beach building under investigation

HALLANDALE BEACH, Fla. — A structural collapse at a Hallandale Beach building prompted a response from Broward Sheriff Fire Rescue on Thursday morning, though no injuries were reported. Authorities ...
KVIA

Downtown building collapse may have been due to support column structural failure, City of El Paso says

(UPDATE: March 30, 2026) -- The City of El Paso confirmed with ABC-7 no injuries or occupants were reported during the collapse. The city said an engineer found the cause may have been because of a ...
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Building designs must be prepared and approved by built environment professionals, engineers urged

By Albert Allotey Accra, June 11, GNA – The Ghana Institution of Engineering (GhIE) in collaboration with other partners has ...
KOAT Albuquerque

Structural engineer speaks on potential causes of partial collapse at Lindy's Diner

ONE OVER 100 YEARS OLD WERE BUILT DIFFERENT THAN TODAY. LINDY’S DINER, SERVING THE CITY OF ALBUQUERQUE FOR MORE THAN A CENTURY, PARTIALLY COLLAPSED MONDAY MORNING. KEEP IN MIND, 100 YEARS AGO, THEY ...
CBS News

Section of Hallandale Beach building involving a pedestrian walkway partially collapses, officials say

Emergency crews responded to reports of a partial structure collapse involving a pedestrian walkway in Hallandale Beach on Thursday morning, according to Broward Sheriff Fire Rescue (BSFR). BSFR ...
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Collapsed Building in Kisaasi Linked to Poor Design, Two Bodies Retrieved

Police have retrieved two bodies from the collapsed building in Kisota road, Kisaasi, in Kawempe Division.A three-storey building collapsed yesterday at around 2:00 p.m. in Kisota road, Kisaasi, ...