A tragedy spawned the strict regulations in place today. City lawmakers enacted measures to expand inspection requirements ...

The package of scaffolding bills, introduced by council members Keith Powers and Erik Bottcher, calls for a study on new ...

Additionally, demolition robots reduce the need for scaffolding on larger vertical demolition projects since some models can reach up to 5 m (16.4 ft.). This can save up to a week before and after ...

Beaumont city staff recommend demolishing the Gilbert Building as safety concerns mount, with structural instability and missed repair deadlines.

Sidewalk sheds, the widely reviled construction safety structures blighting public space in NYC, can only stay up for three ...

He says workers need to complete the interior demolition before the scaffolding is removed. Flanagan told KFDM he's doing ...

Developer Tom Flanagan has filed a petition in court seeking a Permanent Injunction to prevent the demolition of the Gilbert ...

Manhattan City Councilmember Keith Powers is leading the call for reform, saying outdated rules can allow scaffolding and ... to any ongoing construction or demolition work. Another bill calls ...

One measure reduces the duration of scaffold permits for repairs from one year to three months, except for new construction or demolition. Another calls for proposals for new sidewalk shed ...