Videos of the 7.7 magnitude earthquake that struck Myanmar and Thailand on Friday morning have surfaced. Some residents were able to capture the moments high-rise building collapsed leaving many dead ...

SUNNY ISLES BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Almost three dozen high-rise condos and luxury hotels along the beach in South Florida are sinking or settling in unexpected ways, in some cases because of nearby ...

More than 30 luxury high-rise buildings in Miami Beach, FL, are currently sinking into the ground, shocking new research has revealed—but that hasn't stopped a swath of homebuyers and developers from ...

BETHESDA, MD – February 14, 2011 – A nationwide survey conducted by Society of Fire Protection Engineers (SFPE) revealed that 70% of Americans feel safer from fire at home than in a commercial ...

A material that’s been around since people built shelters—wood—is increasingly being proposed for low- and mid-rise buildings. As an economist who studies forestry and natural resources, I took an ...

BROCKTON — The 10-story towers of Campello High Rise would be torn down to make way for three new apartment buildings with larger units. The new Campello Apartments would remain "deeply affordable" ...

The famous observation decks of 20th-century buildings—the Empire State Building, Rockefeller Center, the World Trade Center—were low-tech but thrilling open-air platforms ringed by coin-operated ...

A 25-story high-rise building caught fire on Lagos Island in Nigeria. The damage amounted to millions.

A long-vacant building strip in St. George containing the remnants an iconic diner and a beloved wine shop is set to be the ...

Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has visited the scene of a destructive fire that ravaged the 22-storey Great ...

FILE - A giant tarp covers a section of rubble where search and rescue personnel worked at the Champlain Towers South condo building, as demolition experts were preparing to bring down the precarious ...