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Timber wall plate. This was left partially unsupported and failed.
Link: https://news.sky.com/story/several-injured-and-one-dead-after-building-partially-collapses-in-miami-beach-12340671 A partial collapse of a 12-storey apartment building near Miami has left 99 people unaccounted for and one confirmed dead, with ongoing rescue…
The US National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has concluded that the 2021 partial collapse of Champlain Towers South in Surfside, Florida, began weeks…
Link: https://www.constructionenquirer.com/2024/01/26/government-wasted-millions-on-failed-mmc-housing-push/ The House of Lords built environment committee criticized the Government’s approach to modern methods of construction (MMC), highlighting the failure of major industry…
Link: https://www.theguardian.com/society/2023/nov/02/tenant-killed-himself-after-landlord-failed-to-resolve-repeated-noise-complaints A tenant took his own life after his landlord, Clarion, repeatedly dismissed his noise complaints from a neighbor, despite being warned about the…
