Not all buildings are created equal, some fail at alarming rates. Some failures occur at a high rate of frequency but result in minor, practically, negligible consequences. Other building failures on ...

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 ...

Flawed energy efficiency modeling is the reason many green buildings fail to live up to expectations on energy efficiency, according to a U.K. researcher. David Coley, a University of Bath specialist, ...

Non-adherence to standards and codes of practice in the construction process have resulted in building collapses, endangering lives, loss of property and damaging public trust. This was the conclusion ...

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 ...

Recurring building failures and their impacts — deaths, hospitalizations, longtime business closures and public transit disruptions — reverberate far beyond the structures themselves. Amid the latest ...

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.

The building that collapsed at the corner of Magazine Street and Hastings Place on Monday night, cutting power to hundreds and crushing at least two nearby cars, is only the latest to inconvenience ...