Millennium Tower Fix Test Declared ‘Successful'

NBC Bay Area reports the designer of the troubled fix of the Millennium Tower on Thursday declared a key first test of a new strategy to limit more sinking and tilting during construction a success, although experts and city officials cautioned the data was preliminary, Raj Mathai speaks with Jaxon Van Derbeken on it.

Miami Condo Collapse: Water Attacked Roof, Inside, Pool Deck

In this latest video in the series on the Champlain towers condo collapse in surfside, Miami, Florida, Jeff Ostroff looks at how the onslaught of water was just constantly attacking this condominium building.

Despite Warnings, Repairs on San Francisco’s Millennium Tower Caused Additional Sinking

Max Darrow, CBS Bay Area, reports that it appears some of that damage could have been avoided.

Most Expensive Construction Mistakes in the World (Part 3)

In this video, Top Luxury goes over Expensive Construction Mistakes including San Francisco's Millenium Tower, the OIkiluoto Nuclear Power Plant, and the Harmon Hotel in Las Vegas.

How Louisiana's Grand Isle is Rebuilding after Hurricane Ida

Good Morning America reports Grand Isle is one of a number of communities rocked by the Category 4 hurricane nearly a month ago.

UC Greenlights Construction of Student Housing at Berkeley's People's Park

University of California regents on Thursday approved a plan to build housing, revitalize green space and create a memorial at People's Park in Berkeley, Da Lin of KPIX CBS SF Bay Area reports.

How Decades of Stopping Forest Fires Made Them Worse

Vox reports that the 1910’s “Big Blow-Up” forest fire devastation had a lasting effect on the United States and shaped US forest policy for the next century, but it also created a deep misunderstanding of what fire means to a forest.

Louisiana's Parishes Feel 'Forgotten' In the Dark Weeks After Hurricane Ida

Community reporter Roby Chavez of PBS NewsHour reports that while the city of New Orleans has largely recovered, the coastal parishes of Lafourche and Terrebonne are struggling with prolonged power outages and a growing housing crisis.

Surfside Mayor Tells Tenants They Must Leave Miami Beach Building He Owns for Repairs

WPLG Local 10 reports that Charles Burkett is giving the tenants 45 days to vacate the units at The Lois Apartments, at 2001 Bay Dr., in the Isle of Normandy, so needed construction can begin.

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