Elevators are often taken for granted in modern buildings, yet they play a critical role in how efficiently people move within a structure. Whether in commercial offices, residential high-rises, ...

Can you ride out a Category 5 hurricane on the 50th floor? Would you want to? You might not make it through the storm alive, experts say. Even if you do, your building won’t likely be the same when ...

A fire ravaged multiple high-rise towers in Hong Kong on Wednesday, killing at least four people. The raging fire sent up a column of flames and thick smoke and then spread on bamboo scaffolding that ...

Radio signal dead zones can create a potentially dangerous situation for emergency responders, yet dozens of high-rises in Fort Lauderdale have them, city officials say. That means police and ...

Researchers in Canada have proposed using gravity-based energy storage in high-rise buildings, in combination with photovoltaic facades, small wind turbines, and lithium-ion batteries. Their modeling ...

Mixed-use construction and renovation are usually combinations of building types that typically include offices, residences, retail, and/or food and beverage. Less common are mixed-use projects with ...

A wide urban road in Shenzhen, China shows how city planning adapts to areas surrounded by high-rise buildings. By providing ...

Explore the critical role of vertical mobility in India's urban growth and infrastructure as cities evolve towards a denser ...