This blog post was authored by architect and structural engineer Charles F. Bloszies FAIA, SE, LEED. The skyscraper is architecture’s ultimate icon. The term itself conjures images of seemingly ...

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 ...

A material that’s been around since people built shelters—wood—is increasingly being proposed for low- and mid-rise buildings. As an economist who studies forestry and natural resources, I took an ...

Fire safety in residential properties is not merely a rule or requirement, but rather a protective measure in the context of human life and property. The building codes of India specifically stipulate ...

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 ...

ANN ARBOR, MI — It’s getting harder to keep track of all the high-rise developments in Ann Arbor as more and more keep getting proposed and approved. Several projects that will alter the downtown ...