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, ...
District cooling is emerging as a cornerstone of Dubai’s next wave of supertall skyscrapers, with nine of the 10 tallest ...
The increased demand for responsive and quality healthcare facilities combined with Seattle’s constrained geography gives rise to more high-rise construction to serve a growing population.
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 ...
Sky-high expectations are set for the forthcoming “Rise Tower” in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, which builders plan to have surpass the current world’s tallest building by hundreds of feet. The building is ...
London’s Grenfell Tower fire shows what can go wrong when a high rise building is not designed or retrofitted in accordance with fire and safety needs. But the fire safety engineer for Wilshire Grand ...
Construction on a 31-story Milwaukee high-rise, known as Neutral.Edison, has been temporarily halted. The developer cites rising costs due to tariffs and inflation as the reason for the work stoppage.