Magnificent temples, monumental dams, and lofty spires that reach out and touch the sky. Why do we build? Is it just because we need roofs over our heads or is there another more profound reason? The UnXplained with William Shatner s2e3: Extraordinary Engineering, History 2022
Champlain Towers: On 24th June 2021 a 13-storey apartment building Surfside, Florida, crumbles to the ground without warning killing 98 people. It’s the deadliest structural collapse in the US since 9/11. Why Buildings Collapse, BBC 2022
A building in urgent need of repair … What went wrong in Surfside? And could more buildings be at risk? ibid.
Nightmare builders: the destruction caused and the toll it can take. So is change needed? … The number of complaints about trades people rose by a quarter last year. So how do you avoid being conned? Tonight: Building Nightmares, ITV 2022
Help! We need a builder. The problems that skills shortages are causing. The lives being ruined. So is there a solution? … We are facing a severe shortages of skilled tradesmen. Tonight: We Need a Builder: Britain’s Skills Shortage, ITV 2024