Tag: Engineering and Engineers

His Cousin Promised a Quake-Proof Building. Then the Walls Crumbled.

Turkish families got wealthy off a construction system rife with patronage. A Times investigation reveals just how fatally shaky that system was.

Manhattan Garage That Collapsed, Killing One, Was Due for Inspection

The parking structure in Lower Manhattan, originally built in 1925, had unresolved safety violations, city officials said.

E.P.A Lab Helps Plan the Fastest Road to an EV Future

Government scientists have spent a year analyzing electric vehicles to help the E.P.A. design new tailpipe rules to trigger an electric car revolution.

Inside Taiwanese Chip Giant, a U.S. Expansion Stokes Tensions

Employee doubts are rising about Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company’s $40 billion investment in an Arizona factory.