A three-storey commercial building in a fast-growing Nigerian city develops a visible crack along its rear wall on a Tuesday afternoon. By the time a structural engineer is called in, tenants have been occupying the building for six months with no monitoring in place — no strain gauges, no tilt sensors, no early alert to…

A flood retention basin in Lekki fills faster than its design storm predicted. A pedestrian bridge in Abu Dhabi records a vibration spike outside its normal range at 2 a.m. A tunnel ventilation fan in a Lagos underpass drops below its rated airflow during rush hour. In each case, the difference between a near-miss and…