As a precautionary safety measure, neighbouring occupants have since been alerted and advised to temporarily vacate, pending further technical assessments.

Choosing the right floor in a high-rise building is a decision that goes far beyond views and prestige. The floor level directly influences comfort, safety, noise exposure, wind effects, ...

Residents of Thome V Estate have launched a formal protest against a proposed high-rise development, citing zoning violations and infrastructure strain. Read more on the allegations of flawed approval ...

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israel struck and destroyed another high-rise building in Gaza City on Monday after warning residents to evacuate, part of an offensive aimed at taking over the ...

HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong’s deadliest fire in decades burned through the night, leaving at least 44 people dead and 279 reported missing with rescuers still pulling residents from blazing high-rise ...

Deputy Director, Australian Centre for Housing Research, University of Adelaide, and Research Associate, ESRC Research Centre on Micro-Social Change, University of Essex Emma Baker receives funding ...

Londoners are being trapped in their own homes, sometimes for months at a time, because of widespread lift failures in the city’s blocks of flats. Often dealt with as isolated issues in individual ...