Mindful of local risks, the City Council hired a consultant later that year to survey local buildings and a committee to consider recommendations to strengthen the city’s seismic laws ...

To help homes survive more intense disasters, FEMA has been developing recommendations for stronger building codes. The Trump ...

The council recently commissioned seismic and risk assessments for its council blocks that showed parts of the properties are below the 34% of the New Building Standard (NBS) required. The ...

To help homes survive more intense disasters, FEMA has been developing recommendations for stronger building codes. The Trump Administration has pulled them back.

An earthquake with a magnitude of 4.0 hit New Delhi and nearby areas early Monday morning. Tremors rattled buildings and caused panic among residents. The quake did not cause significant damages ...

A 3.9-magnitude earthquake rattled buildings and residences across the region at 10:22 a.m. Monday. According to preliminary reports from the U.S. Geological Survey, the quake was centered about ...

NORTH ANDOVER — A 3.8 magnitude earthquake rattled buildings and residences across the region at 10:22 a.m., Monday. According to preliminary reports from the U.S. Geological Survey ...

What would historic status mean? The buildings would be granted greater protections from demolition or major alteration. What's next: The city’s Cultural Heritage Commission will review the ...

Santorini has been told to stop building new hotels for tourists ... of Athens and former head of Greece’s Earthquake Planning and Protection Organization. He said that the aftermath of this ...

Welcome to the ArchDaily Building of the Year Awards! Now in its 16th edition, this award continues to be the most democratic recognition in architecture, celebrating excellence and innovation ...

BROOKLINE — A three-story apartment building that was under construction collapsed Sunday, leaving only the facade and the first floor remaining intact. The building was later torn down ...