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 Toll in Haiti Collapse Hits 75 


Associated Press Associated Press Nov 8, 08 12:21 PM CST
(Newser) - The death toll in the Haitian school collapse has risen to 75, the AP reports. The mayor of the Port-au-Prince suburb where it occurred said 17 dead students have been found so far today. Another 80 are being treated for injuries, many of them serious, and hundreds more children could have been in the building. Haiti’s president warned that structures all over the country were at risk of failure because of poor construction. More »

More about:  disaster • rescue • school • construction • Haiti • collapse • survivors • search • building

Fed Agency Battles Tough
Post-9/11 Building Code

New safety rules safety 'too expensive,' officials complain

New York Times New York Times Sep 8, 08 3:36 AM CDT
(Newser) - A federal agency is joining major landlords in fighting tough new building safety standards developed in the wake of 9/11, the New York Times reports. The requirements, added last year after a federal probe into the Twin Towers collapse, call for better fireproofing and extra stairwells. But the General Services Administration,which manages federal property, complains that the cost could outweigh safety benefits. More »

More about:  skyscraper • workplace safety • building • office buildings

Dubai High Rise Would Add Novel Twists

Revolving floors just one of 80-story tower's planned innovations

Associated Press Associated Press Jun 26, 08 3:51 PM CDT
(Newser) - If heights make your head spin, a planned 80-story tower in Dubai might not be the place for you. Set to be the "world's first building in motion," David Fisher's design features doughnut-shape floors that rotate 360 degrees around a fixed cement core, the AP reports. It would be the first skyscraper for a relative unknown prepared to "revolutionize the way buildings are made." More »

Poorly Built Schools Stood No Chance in Earthquake

Up to 10K kids died; parents blame gov't

New York Times New York Times May 25, 08 9:56 AM CDT
(Newser) - As a massive earthquake shook Sichuan province, subpar construction turned many Chinese schoolrooms into the mass graves of as many as 10,000 children, the New York Times reports, and grieving parents are pointing fingers at Beijing. The government, aware of the problem, had issued warnings on school safety in the years before the quake—but in many cases, the shoddy buildings remained. “This is not a natural disaster,” said one parent. “They stole our children.” More »

More about:  China • children • earthquake • natural disaster • school • student • construction • Sichuan province • building

 Condo Glut Floods Cities 

Bargains abound as boom-time projects completed

Wall Street Journal Wall Street Journal Mar 22, 08 8:17 AM CDT
(Newser) - A deluge of new condos is about to hit many American cities already flooded with an unprecedented number of unsold units, the Wall Street Journal reports. This year, thousands of projects started at the height of the housing boom will be completed; oversupply and economic slowdown are likely to cause prices to plummet in condo-heavy cities like Miami, Atlanta, and Dallas.   More »

More about:  housing market • housing crisis • mortgage • housing • construction • condominium • property • building

US Sees Worst Decline
in Jobs Since 2003

Payrolls dropped by 63,000;
recession fears intensify

Bloomberg Bloomberg Mar 7, 08 7:58 AM CST
(Newser) - The US lost 63,000 jobs in February, the second straight month payrolls contracted and the worst drop since 2003, catching economists off guard and fanning fears of recession anew, Bloomberg reports. Economists hoped the economy would add 23,000 jobs after declining a modest 17,000 in January, when the unemployment rate rose to 4.9%. More »

More about:  Federal Reserve • recession • Ben Bernanke • housing crisis • unemployment • manufacturing • construction • job • job cuts • job market • factory • building

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