San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom's recent push for an earthquake-retrofit study of some of the city's shaky wood-frame buildings means a plan for potentially deadly concrete structures is on hold for ...

Charlie Law from Timber Development UK, said by retaining existing structures and adding timber to them, a building will have ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. As seismic engineers study the earthquakes in Turkey and Syria that killed more than 20,000 people this week, it's becoming clear ...

The doors could soon close on new construction of wood-framed homes. At least that is what many regulators are pushing to make happen. After decades of wood-framed houses being pummeled by wildfires, ...

Barratt Redrow’s building safety provision has topped £1bn during the last financial year due to issues found with reinforced concrete frame buildings. Legacy issues with reinforced concrete frame ...