Nearly 2,000 workers constructing the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge were evacuated, and more than 2,000 others working on an offshore oil platform were relocated.
Adjustments to the direction of the tunnel also had to be made whenever builders encountered geological problems or when it deviated from its set path.
Therefore, it's likely that construction would have to be restricted to just five months of the year between May and September for the safety of the construction crew.
Current owners of the residence were in the process of demolishing the structure to make room for a renovation project when workers made the gruesome discovery.
Future robotic construction crews could fabricate buildings using locally sourced materials, mined or spun, and then build based on the parameters of the available materials and the lay of the land.