The initial code mandating sprinklers dates to 2022 and was approved after international code authorities urged cities worldwide to require sprinklers in high rise buildings. The issue was first ...

A movement powered by grit and a shared purpose is growing across South Florida. A culture less focused on looks and more about building community. Athletes are finding their passion through ...

On Tuesday night, the Raleigh City Council apporved a rezoning proposal that could reshape Raleigh's skyline. Developers asked leaders to rezone more than two acres of the downtown area to allow for a ...

The increased demand for responsive and quality healthcare facilities combined with Seattle’s constrained geography gives rise to more high-rise construction to serve a growing population.

A wide urban road in Shenzhen, China shows how city planning adapts to areas surrounded by high-rise buildings. By providing multiple lanes and organized traffic systems, the road helps reduce ...

SOUNDVIEW, Bronx (WABC) -- Firefighters battled a blaze at a high-rise apartment building in the Bronx on Wednesday night. Crews responded to 1965 Lafayette Ave. in the Soundview section, where ...

Sometimes there’s a good reason Massachusetts has different rules than the rest of the nation. For example, we pioneered universal health insurance coverage and free public schools. But sometimes ...

Researchers in Canada have proposed using gravity-based energy storage in high-rise buildings, in combination with photovoltaic facades, small wind turbines, and lithium-ion batteries. Their modeling ...

HONG KONG — A massive fire tore through a high-rise housing complex in Hong Kong on Wednesday into Friday, in one of the region's deadliest blazes in decades. Hong Kong authorities say at least 146 ...

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israel struck and destroyed another high-rise building in Gaza City on Monday after warning residents to evacuate, part of an offensive aimed at taking over the ...

The building envelope, the barrier between the interior and exterior environments, plays a central role in enhancing energy efficiency, occupant comfort, and overall building performance. In both ...