Season 1 (2022)

Episode 1
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September 6, 2022 • 22m

A double telescopic crane collapse, a barge capsizing and a 187-ton bridge span all careening into a quiet residential Dutch neigh...Read more

Episode 2
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September 13, 2022 • 23m

In Asia, we witness a variety of construction site collapses: massive holes in the ground that implode in dramatic fashion, hurlin...Read more

Episode 3
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September 20, 2022 • 22m

A look at the Notre Dame Cathedral fire in the spring of 2019. Infrastructure fail that contributed to making the fire much more d...Read more

Episode 4
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September 27, 2022 • 22m

We take a take a look at scaffolding, an integral piece of construction equipment. When it fails, the results can be catastrophic....Read more

Episode 5
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October 4, 2022 • 22m

Glass may be the most popular construction material in the modern age, but constructing with glass is challenging and dangerous. W...Read more

Episode 6
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October 11, 2022 • 22m

The vast majority of demolitions rely on the excavator to bring the building down. In this episode, we witness the perfect way to ...Read more

Episode 7
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October 18, 2022 • 22m

Construction cranes are towers in the sky—except when they collapse. Learn about crane collapses in Seattle, Manhattan and Bangkok...Read more

Episode 8
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October 25, 2022 • 22m

The Artz Pedregal Mall in Mexico City had only been open a few months before the cantilevered section of the structure came crashi...Read more

Episode 9
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November 1, 2022 • 23m

A look at destruction at New Orleans' Hard Rock Hotel. The catastrophe left two cranes precariously dangling from the structure. A...Read more

Episode 10
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November 8, 2022 • 23m

The Big Dig in Boston was America’s most expensive infrastructure project ever. Delays and cost over-runs are legendary, but the c...Read more

Episode 11
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November 15, 2022 • 23m

The proliferation of heavy, oftentimes overloaded, transport truck traffic in China is having unintended consequences: the collaps...Read more

Episode 12
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November 22, 2022 • 23m

We examine the crawler crane—the heavyweight champion of the construction industry. When things go wrong with this crane, it’s a c...Read more

Episode 13
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November 29, 2022 • 23m

We begin with an in-depth look at one of the most prolific materials in the world: the science of concrete. Why are so many of to...Read more

Episode 14
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December 6, 2022 • 23m

The Glasgow Tower in Scotland is the tallest fully rotating tower in the world, but few have ever seen it rotate. Fire, broken bea...Read more

Episode 15
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December 13, 2022 • 23m

A look a the collapse of the Ponte Morandi (Morandi Bridge) in Genoa, 2018. Multiple camera angles capture the bridge crashing dow...Read more

Episode 16
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December 20, 2022 • 23m

The Millennium Tower was known as the most prestigious new condo tower in San Francisco. Now it’s known for something else: it’s ...Read more