As the number of challenges associated with high-rise buildings continue to increase, so too does the responsibility of the fire department to know as much as possible about these buildings’ design, ...

Following-up on last month's quick review of the five basic types of building construction, according to National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) 220, Standard on Types of Building Construction ...

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Purdue engineers are taking building possibilities to new heights with the university’s role in the research and development of an innovative high-rise construction process.

The fire happened at about 6:49 a.m. at a high-rise building at State and Maple streets in the city's Near North neighborhood. Chopper 7 was over the scene at 7 a.m. showing the large response from ...

A long-vacant building strip in St. George containing the remnants an iconic diner and a beloved wine shop is set to be the new home of an eight-story, mixed-use building, the Advance/SILive.com has ...

The Chinese government remains silent about why it has permitted construction to resume on a 117-story skyscraper in Tianjin city nearly a decade after it was ...

A Russian strike drone hit the 9th floor of a high-rise residential building in Chernihiv on the evening of December 23, ...