Not all buildings are created equal, some fail at alarming rates. Some failures occur at a high rate of frequency but result in minor, practically, negligible consequences. Other building failures on ...

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 ...

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 ...

Implied and express warranties for construction or material defects on projects have time limits but when the time limit is exceeded, that doesn’t mean that contractors are completely free from ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A December fire that shut down Thunder Vista P-8 in Broomfield and displaced hundreds of students may be tied to building problems ...

Construction experts have blamed weak design standards, poor professional oversight and profit-driven practices for the growing concerns over building failures in Nigeria, while calling for a shift ...

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 ...