When you bring twenty-first century expectations to a building shaped by another era, you are really negotiating between two different ideas of safety, comfort, and value. Modern codes, energy rules, ...

SAN DIEGO — CAL FIRE says studies show modern homes are burning faster than those built decades ago due to more flammable construction materials and home furnishings. Modern home construction that ...

Greensburg Volunteer Fire Department Chief Tom Bell can remember watching an informational film early in his training that emphasized the importance of escaping a fire in the first five minutes. Now, ...

Hong Kong (CNN) — Every year, in the middle of summer, hundreds of Hong Kong construction workers and engineers walk up some 200 steps to Ching Lin Terrace in the seaside neighborhood of Kennedy Town.

Berkshire County communities have spent hundreds of millions of dollars rebuilding aging schools since 2010, with projects in ...

An interesting five-story red brick condo building is going up on a relatively low-slung Williamsburg block, standing out from its neighbors with a curved and textured facade. Surrounded by a green ...