Sometimes there’s a good reason Massachusetts has different rules than the rest of the nation. For example, we pioneered universal health insurance coverage and free public schools. But sometimes ...

An explosion at a New York City apartment building blew off a floor-to-roof chunk of the high-rise – terrifying residents in the Bronx and fueling frustration and outrage as to how this could have ...

Typically, when you want to build a high rise, you need iron, steel, cement, concrete; materials that are super strong and durable but also come with a high carbon footprint. Now, some builders are ...

Even today, there is ongoing debate among builders, safety experts and first responders about whether New York City is doing enough to reduce the risks of high-rise fire catastrophes—all as a new ...

ANN ARBOR, MI — Ann Arbor’s skyline has two notable additions with new high-rises completed in August, including the tallest building the city has seen in over half a century. And several more big ...

Dark smoke was rising nearly 24 hours after the blaze engulfed the apartment complex. More than 270 people were still missing. Smoke billowing from a housing complex in Hong Kong’s Tai Po district on ...