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1 UNITED STATES
Key issues from Miami Condo collapse
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Investigations are continuing
into the collapse of a 12-storey building in Miami's Champlain Towers South sea-view condo development and focusing on column integrity, sinking, drainage and reclamation.
2 UNITED KINGDOM
UK publishes Building Safety Bill
The Building Safety Bill sets out a clear pathway on how residential buildings should be constructed and maintained, according to the UK Government.
4 FINLAND
ReCreate project reuses concrete in new buildings
Universities and companies in Finland, Sweden, the Netherlands and Germany are deconstructing precast concrete intact and reusing them in new buildings.
3 SWEDEN
HeidelbergCement to upgrade Slite site to carbon neutral
HeidelbergCement claims its upgraded plant on the Swedish island of Gotland will be the world’s first carbon-neutral cement plant. The Slite plant, at subsidiary Cementa, will be scaled to capture up to 1.8 million tonnes of CO2 annually. 5 SOUTH KOREA
Hyundai buys controlling stake in Boston Dynamics
Hyundai Motor Group
has bought a controlling interest in Boston Dynamics from SoftBank following regulatory approvals and follows Bridgestone Americas' investment in Kodiak Robotics.
