"Hidden floors in skyscrapers are more common than most people realize," a chartered architectural technologist told Newsweek ...

Advanced methods for rectifying building tilt, including chemical grouting and micro-tunneling, offer effective solutions for ...

When designing a building for lateral loads such as those generated by wind or earthquakes, engineers have several options. Lateral loads may be transferred to the foundation via braced frames or ...

Andrew Lawrence, a fellow at engineering consultancy Arup, a structural engineer and expert in building safety, has been involved in the assessment of a large number of structures with transfer slabs.

If all continues as expected the saga of not just the fix, but the fix of the fix, for the troubled Millennium Tower in San Francisco may be over by the end of September. The team for the revised ...

I'd like to build a wood shed to hold firewood. I'd like to build a raised structure supported on concrete blocks or some other kind of foundation, if possible. Traditionally, people either just throw ...

Transfer slabs that have not been safely designed or installed are an emerging new risk to resident safety in high rises. What can be done? Peter Apps reports Transfer slabs that have not been safely ...