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Puerto Rico, which has been experiencing seismic activity since late December, was rocked Jan. 6 and 7 when a pair of strong earthquakes took down buildings and caused widespread power outages, according to news reports.

The reality that more structures fail during construction than after completion spurred the forensic engineer, who died Jan. 3 in Manhattan, to champion the first load design standard for temporary and partially completed structures. 

After falling debris kills an architect executive, industry members look at facade laws around the country.

Developers disagreed with a city assessment that they were pushing back the demolition date.

Interior work was already well underway by the time the hospital campus topped out in October.

Legislation has mix of increases and cuts for infrastructure programs, but positive tax and other non-spending provisions.

Milestone fiber production plant under construction in Thailand

The U.S. Green Building Council recently announced LEED Positive – a vision statement and LEED development roadmap that USGBC hopes will lay the foundation for a “regenerative” built environment.