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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

NEW YORK ‒ On Monday, a seven-story tenement building in New York City partially collapsed, heaping a 12-foot mound of debris on the street and forcing over 170 people, including dozens of children, ...

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 ...

The Lagos State Government has sealed 827 construction sites across the state in the last 12 months as part of intensified enforcement measures aimed at tackling building collapses and ensuring ...

The city has red-tagged the Hotel Beaumont ballroom for demolition due to structural failure.

Fourteen people were injured after part of a commercial building collapsed in Indore’s Vijay Nagar on Monday evening. Rescue ...