The law was meant to simplify builders' jobs with a statewide code. It also curtailed the ability of cities to enforce ...

Minnesota passed a law in 2021 requiring all existing high-rise public housing to be retrofitted with automatic sprinklers by 2033. The law followed a fire in a Minneapolis public apartment ...

NOW PLAYING ABOVE Sprinklers stop fire in downtown high-rise, cause upwards of $200K in damage to businesses A fire caused thousands in damage to two businesses in Dayton on Thursday.

From Manhattan to South Florida, every restaurant kitchen, museum gallery and server room has a fire suppression system ...

A fire caused thousands in damage to two businesses in Dayton on Thursday. As reported on News Center 7 at 5, just before 10 a.m., crews were called to the residential side of the Dayton Arcade ...

When a fire breaks out in a high-rise building, conventional wisdom is that stairwells are the only way out. Lifts are ...

The owner of the Riverview Plaza building in Peoria, Illinois is disputing the city’s requirement that he pay $2.2 million in fines for code violations caused by a February 2024 water leak, ...

Understanding fireproof vs. fire-retardant cladding is essential for architectural design, impacting safety, compliance, and ...

BYU professor Rob Sowby teaches and studies environmental engineering, urban water infrastructure and sustainability. He has ...

An enhanced particle swarm optimization method for wind resistance in high-rise buildings is introduced, focusing on weight ...

The smoke looked so bad,” said Market Building Foundation Executive Director Elliot Broyles. “It really looked like it was ...