Two columns that held up the building’s pool deck began to fail several weeks before the 2021 collapse, according to a new ...

Non-adherence to standards and codes of practice in the construction process have resulted in building collapses, endangering lives, loss of property and damaging public trust. This was the conclusion ...

Under Philippine laws, the primary culpability for defective or failed structures and site safety violations falls on the ...

Decades of research and post‑storm investigations now make it clear where commercial buildings fail in hurricanes; those insights are reshaping how the ...

For the past 25 years, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has helped develop building codes, the construction standards that help houses survive hurricanes, wildfires and earthquakes. Now, ...