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INSIGHTS, UPDATES & PROJECT HIGHLIGHTS
THIS MONTH IN ENGINEERING | January 31, 1953 | When Waterproofing Became a System
On the night of 31 January 1953, a severe European windstorm drove a surge of seawater through the North Sea. What followed was one of...
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2 days ago
THIS MONTH IN ENGINEERING | December 7, 1946 | Hotel Fire That Changed the Code
In the early hours of a Saturday morning in downtown Atlanta, a fire ignited in Room 326 of the Winecoff Hotel. Within minutes, it tore...
Rebeka Zubac
Jun 30
THIS MONTH IN ENGINEERING | Nikola Tesla – Master of Alternating Current
In the late 1880s, Nikola Tesla, born in the village of Smiljan, now part of Croatia revolutionised electrical engineering with his...
Rebeka Zubac
Jun 23
THIS MONTH IN ENGINEERING | June 8, 1911 | The Origins of Public Water Access
In June 1911, Halsey Willard Taylor and Luther Haws were granted a patent for a fixture most people use without a second thought, the...
Rebeka Zubac
Jun 16
THIS MONTH IN ENGINEERING | June 17, 1902 | The Birth of Modern Air Conditioning
In June 1902, a 25-year-old engineer named Willis Carrier drafted a solution that quietly redefined how we interact with buildings. The...
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Jun 10
Introducing | THIS MONTH IN ENGINEERING
In a world where buildings are growing taller, faster, and more complex, there’s a quiet legacy beneath it all: the systems that make it...
Rebeka Zubac
Jun 2
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