At least 11 people were killed when the roof of a middle school gymnasium collapsed in northern China, authorities said. The incident occurred in the city of Qiqihar on July 23, and the last trapped student was pulled from the wreckage without vital signs on July 24, according to state broadcaster CCTV. The cause is…
At Least 11 Killed as China School Gym Roof Collapses During Girl’s Volleyball Team Training
Housing Starts Tumble Despite Signs of an Improving Home Sales Market
July 20, 2023
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The number of housing starts tumbled last month, despite signs that the home sales market is heating up again after falling. Housing starts take into account the change in the number of new residential buildings beginning construction. New single-family home construction fell 8 percent from May to June, according to July 19 report from the U.S. Census…
Construction Costs Slow to Lowest Rate Since Pandemic
Rising construction costs have slowed for the first time in two years as a drop in new home builds eases demand for materials and labour. The cost of building a home or renovating recorded its lowest average increase last month since September 2020, with potential knock-on effects for the housing market and inflation. The national quarterly…
Fire Chief: 2 Missing After Massive Blaze at North Carolina Construction Site
May 19, 2023
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CHARLOTTE, N.C.—Two construction workers were still unaccounted for late Thursday after a massive, fast-moving fire broke out at a North Carolina construction site earlier in the day, the city’s fire chief said. Fifteen workers, including a crane operator, were rescued by the more than 90 firefighters called to the five-alarm blaze in the South Park…
2 Killed in Construction Accident at New York’s JFK Airport
April 4, 2023
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NEW YORK—Two workers were killed in a construction accident at New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport on Monday, officials said. The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, which runs the airport, said the two workers got trapped under construction rubble around 11 a.m. A spokesperson for the city Fire Department said it…
Ban on Domestic Use of Silica on the Cards
Australian federal workplace ministers will ask state and federal ministers to accelerate the ban on the domestic use of silica due to the risks it carries of causing an incurable, progressive, and in many cases, fatal lung disease. Each year around 600,000 Australian workers are exposed to silica dust at work, according to the Australian…
Ancient Roman Manufacturing Technique Found by Researchers Could Help Create Self-Healing Concrete: Study
A group of researchers from MIT, Harvard University, and facilities in Italy and Switzerland has made significant progress in uncovering ancient concrete-manufacturing processes that included numerous crucial self-healing features. The findings were reported in Science Advances in an article co-authored by MIT professor of civil and environmental engineering Admir Masic, former doctoral student Linda Seymour,…
US Construction Spending Rebounds in November
WASHINGTON—U.S. construction spending unexpectedly rebounded in November, lifted by gains in nonresidential structures, but single-family homebuilding continued to be hammered by higher mortgage rates. The Commerce Department said on Tuesday that construction spending climbed 0.2 percent in November after falling 0.2 percent in October. Economists polled by Reuters had forecast construction spending would decrease 0.4…
Industrial Accident Leaves 3 Dead, Others Injured in US City
An accident on Jan. 2 left three dead in Charlotte, North Carolina, officials there said. A scaffolding collapse in downtown Charlotte left three construction workers deceased, according to the Charlotte Fire Department, which described it as an “industrial accident.” Two additional workers were rushed to area hospitals for evaluation, Jackie Gilmore, a captain with the fire…
Australian State Promises to Triple Women in Construction
The government of New South Wales (NSW) has committed to tripling the number of female construction workers to dismantle gender norms and move towards equality. Treasurer Matt Kean said the government is allocating $10 million (US$6.7 million) towards reaching a target of 15 percent of women on work sites by 2030. “This grant program will…
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