Choosing the right floor in a high-rise building is a decision that goes far beyond views and prestige. The floor level directly influences comfort, safety, noise exposure, wind effects, ...
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 ...
The famous observation decks of 20th-century buildings—the Empire State Building, Rockefeller Center, the World Trade Center—were low-tech but thrilling open-air platforms ringed by coin-operated ...
The BCPG warns of major Lagos high-rise risks, citing systemic failures in fire safety and structural integrity after ...
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 ...
ANN ARBOR, MI — Ann Arbor’s skyline has two notable additions with new high-rises completed in August, including the tallest building the city has seen in over half a century. And several more big ...
Nov. 26 (UPI) --Forty-four people, including a firefighter, are dead and hundreds are missing in Hong Kong after a massive high-rise fire Wednesday that hit multiple buildings in the small Chinese ...