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 ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- An explosion ripped through an apartment building on Chicago's West Side Tuesday morning, leaving at least eight people injured. When something like this happens, the I-Team starts an ...

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 ...

The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts. Four recent catastrophic building collapses and a near miss are raising concerns about ...

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 ...

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 ...

Four recent catastrophic building collapses and a near miss are raising concerns about the state of America’s aging buildings and questions about who, if anyone, is checking their safety. Many cities ...

The common thread with these recent tragedies is that risk was visible, but not acted on and from the investigations into ...

ALTANTA, Mich., (WPBN/WGTU) -- Two important government services in Montmorency County are closed until further notice. The District Health Department and the Secretary of State in Atlanta are ...

The District Health Department No. 4′s Montmorency office in Atlanta, Michigan, is closed, officials said Monday. The office will be closed until further notice because of a building structural ...