Lessons Learned From Deadly Condo Collapse: Reshaping Industry to Prevent Future Tragedy While nothing can replace the lives lost in this historic tragedy, there are valuable lessons to be learned ...

There are three basic needs of man: food, shelter and clothing. A building is another name for shelter and is therefore one of the basic needs of man. We construct buildings to provide shelter for man ...

Our built environment is aging and failing faster than we can maintain it. Recent building collapses and structural failures of roads and bridges are indicators of a problem that’s likely to get worse ...

A building collapse is not just a structural failure—it is a human tragedy. Families are displaced, lives are lost, and investments are wiped out in seconds. Yet, behind every failed structure lies an ...

Logansport Fire and the Logansport Police Department, along with the Cass County EMS, were sent to 1000 block of North Street Wednesday night to investigate the partial collapse of an apartment ...

Structural engineers, under the aegis of the Nigerian Institution of Structural Engineers (NIStructE), have urged the government to implement laws and building codes that will stem building failures ...

Crowds gather at the Al Khoziny Islamic boarding school in Sidoarjo, East Java, as rescue crews assess the collapse of a multi-story prayer-hall building that failed during concrete placement.

NEW YORK ‒ On Monday, a seven-story tenement building in New York City partially collapsed, heaping a 12-foot mound of debris on the street and forcing over 170 people, including dozens of children, ...

The property owners who are most successful with SB 721 compliance are those who treat it as an ongoing safety program ...

Most structural failures are associated with materials and are the consequence of human error involving a lack of knowledge about materials or the combination of ...

People with long commutes usually come up with tricks to stay focused and alert and avoid the dangerous tendency to zone out during the drive. One trick I used to use was keeping mental track of the ...