» Faked Concrete Testing Results: Yankee Stadium, WTC, etc.
It blows my mind at how greedy some people can be. These people were so desperate to get rich, they put literally hundreds of thousands of people’s lives at stake.
“…in a sprawling case that accused the company of falsifying concrete and steel test results for nearly 120 projects in and around New York City. They include such icons as ground zero’s Freedom Tower and such crucial pieces of infrastructure as the forthcoming Second Avenue subway line.”
“The tower, the subway line, the stadium and at least 23 other buildings have been declared safe after retesting, the city Buildings Department said Wednesday. But officials are still awaiting results on at least 67 more.”
The first clue should have been their company name: Testwell Laboratories
Full article available at Architectural Record
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