Attorney General Brian Schwalb announced Thursday that local developer Steven Sushner will pay $400,000 to repair a Ward 4 condominium building so structurally unsound that it physically swayed during ...

As we approach the three-year anniversary of the tragic collapse of Champlain Towers South, we may finally have answers as to the exact cause. The court-appointed firm investigating the tragedy ...

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 ...

The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts. Four recent catastrophic building collapses and a near miss are raising concerns about ...

As storm season approaches, the question is no longer which building meets minimum requirements—but which one is built to endure.

There are three basic needs of man: food, shelter and clothing. A building is another name for shelter and is therefore one of the basic needs of man. We construct buildings to provide shelter for man ...

New Jersey has enacted legislation aimed at protecting and maintaining the structural integrity of residential condominiums and cooperative housing buildings. It's the second state in the country to ...

Four recent catastrophic building collapses and a near miss are raising concerns about the state of America’s aging buildings and questions about who, if anyone, is checking their safety. Many cities ...

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 ...