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 new Gower Court Mausoleum will provide a final resting place for about 13,000 people. Architects Michael Lehrer and Roberto Sheinberg describe a “hyper heavy” structure that can be a place of joy, ...

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 ...

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 June 20 Instagram post (direct link, archive link) shows images of a high-rise building, a bedroom, a fitness center and a conference room. “New illegal immigrant housing facility costs $600,000 per ...

Another high-rise apartment development is about to break ground in Ann Arbor, just steps away from the University of ...

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