What would you say is responsible for the rising case of building collapse in the country? Building collapse has been a major challenge in Nigeria, leading to massive economic and human loss due to ...

How can building collapses be stopped? It is by the enforcement of a strict building code, say experts at a forum held by the Federal Ministry of Lands, Housing and Urban Development to address this ...

QUINCY, MASS. — The National Fire Protection Association upped the ante in the competition for national building code dominance July 19 when it released its first building code. NFPA’s Standards ...

The wake of Hurricane Andrew in Dade County, Fla., in August 1992. Fifty-four people died in the storm, which caused over $27 billion in damages and led to Florida’s adoption of a statewide building ...

After Category 5 Hurricane Michael slammed into Mexico Beach, Fla., in 2018, there was a dramatic contrast in destruction: homes built at or beyond state building codes still stood, whereas many of ...