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- Why you need a supercomputer to build a house Sun, 9 Dec 18, 5:38amWhen the hell did building a house become so complicated? Don’t let the folks on HGTV fool you. The process of building a home nowadays is incredibly painful. Just applying for the necessary permits can be a soul-crushing...
- Cooking oil cans found “reinforcing” the pillars of collapsed Taiwanese apartment Wed, 10 Feb 16, 6:30amSome disturbing allegations have surfaced following a 6.4 earthquake in Taiwan on February 6th. One 16-story apartment complex, the Weiguan Jinlong, toppled over with more than 300 people inside, killing at least 24 people....
- New Palo Alto Building Code Requires Wiring for Electric Cars Tue, 15 Oct 13, 9:00pmA big hurdle facing potential electric vehicle owners is installing the equipment to charge their new car at home. Installing a home charging station can be a complicated process, often involving retrofitting the appropriate...
- Bad Buildings Kill – Rana Plaza and the Case For Stringent Building Practices Wed, 8 May 13, 2:15amPhoto by Andrew Biraj for Reuters We've been closely following the Rana Plaza tragedy in Bangladesh, where over 700 people have lost their lives when an eight-story garment factory collapsed on April 24th...
- How Good Design and Building Codes Saved Lives During Chile’s Earthquake Tue, 2 Mar 10, 6:10amThis past Saturday, the world awoke to yet another horrific natural disaster, an 8.8 magnitude earthquake right off the coast of Chile near Concepcion. It’s only been 2 days since the deadly quake and the death toll...