As a precautionary safety measure, neighbouring occupants have since been alerted and advised to temporarily vacate, pending further technical assessments.

PRELIMINARY findings reveal that substandard materials and illegal construction practices led to the four storey building ...

Our built environment is aging and failing faster than we can maintain it. Recent building collapses and structural failures of roads and bridges are indicators of a problem that’s likely to get worse ...

Logansport Fire and the Logansport Police Department, along with the Cass County EMS, were sent to 1000 block of North Street Wednesday night to investigate the partial collapse of an apartment ...

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 ...

The collapse of the River Ranch Temple in Redcliffe, Verulam, is the latest in a long series of building failures in the ...

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 ...

NEW YORK ‒ On Monday, a seven-story tenement building in New York City partially collapsed, heaping a 12-foot mound of debris on the street and forcing over 170 people, including dozens of children, ...

Prompt site assessment of wind damage from major storms such as hurricanes and tornadoes is a crucial step in determining the extent of property loss. The assessment of wind damage is important for ...

In view of the rising incidents of landslides, sinking of foundations and structural failures of buildings, Town and Country Planning (TCP) Minister Rajesh Dharmani has directed strict implementation ...