Dec. 2 (UPI) --Hong Kong's leader, John Lee, on Tuesday, ordered the creation of an independent committee to investigate a high-rise fire that killed more than 150 people. The committee will be led by ...

Sometimes there’s a good reason Massachusetts has different rules than the rest of the nation. For example, we pioneered universal health insurance coverage and free public schools. But sometimes ...

The House of Lords has called on the government to address ‘unacceptable’ delays and ‘unclear’ guidance by the Building Safety Regulator (BSR), which are leaving residents with unsafe cladding and jeo ...

The study of smoke movement and fire dynamics in high-rise buildings is critical for improving fire safety and resilience in modern urban environments. Recent investigations have focussed on the ...

Researchers in Canada have proposed using gravity-based energy storage in high-rise buildings, in combination with photovoltaic facades, small wind turbines, and lithium-ion batteries. Their modeling ...

Large quakes produce shaking at a variety of frequencies. Some waves can travel hundreds of miles, and are amplified by local geological conditions. By Thomas Fuller Thomas Fuller has reported on why ...

Radio signal dead zones can create a potentially dangerous situation for emergency responders, yet dozens of high-rises in Fort Lauderdale have them, city officials say. That means police and ...