A full-scale earthquake test suggests a new generation of low-carbon timber-based buildings could remain usable after major ...

Test burns involving wooden structures of varying heights suggest taller buildings tend to be more prolific producers of the ...

For almost half a century, New York City held the title for the world’s tallest building. Between 1931 and 1972, the iconic Empire State Building remained the highest — standing at 1,454 feet tall.

This is the aftermath of the magnitude 7.8 earthquake that struck Mindanao: a school building collapsed, a commercial establishment crumbled, and debris fell from several structures. The General ...

Metaphorically, building bridges equates to creating new opportunities, connections, and paths. The first bridges likely formed naturally with logs falling across rivers and natural depressions, ...

It’s not as visibly bad as the belching smokestacks of the coal industry or the gas-chugging backups on suburban highways, but the building industry is a major contributor to climate change. From ...

There are perks to city living, like the convenience of having homes, offices and retail spaces all nearby. More buildings ...