Videos of the 7.7 magnitude earthquake that struck Myanmar and Thailand on Friday morning have surfaced. Some residents were able to capture the moments high-rise building collapsed leaving many dead ...

More than 30 luxury high-rise buildings in Miami Beach, FL, are currently sinking into the ground, shocking new research has revealed—but that hasn't stopped a swath of homebuyers and developers from ...

SUNNY ISLES BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Almost three dozen high-rise condos and luxury hotels along the beach in South Florida are sinking or settling in unexpected ways, in some cases because of nearby ...

Almost three dozen high-rise condos and luxury hotels along the beach in South Florida are sinking or settling in unexpected ways, in some cases because of nearby construction, according to a new ...

BETHESDA, MD – February 14, 2011 – A nationwide survey conducted by Society of Fire Protection Engineers (SFPE) revealed that 70% of Americans feel safer from fire at home than in a commercial ...

When a fire breaks out in a high-rise building, conventional wisdom is that stairwells are the only way out. Lifts are verboten in such scenarios, while sheer height typically prevents any other ...

New Rochelle's Encore, a 29-story luxury high-rise apartment building, has reached 95% occupancy. New Rochelle Mayor Yadira Herbert-Ramos said occupancy rates for luxury residences like Encore are ...

BROCKTON — The 10-story towers of Campello High Rise would be torn down to make way for three new apartment buildings with larger units. The new Campello Apartments would remain "deeply affordable" ...

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 ...