The built-environments that form and shape our respective response districts and communities pose unique challenges to the day-to-day responses of fire departments and in their subsequent operations ...

Every day, firefighters across this country respond to structure fires. Sadly, many of them don't fully understand the problem to which they are responding. Photo by Michael L. Smith These old ...

Building safety includes a wide range of best practices, including implementing fire suppression systems, conducting regular inspections on existing buildings, providing clear access to emergency ...

Helping protect your business from financial loss often comes down to how prepared you are. There are many safety hazards—especially in the construction industry. A well-designed and implemented ...

The House of Lords has called on the government to address ‘unacceptable’ delays and ‘unclear’ guidance by the Building ...

NEW YORK (WABC) -- The New York City Department of Buildings shut down hundreds of construction sites across the five boroughs due to safety violations, part of a massive zero tolerance sweep. A new ...

The New York City Council adopted on Sept. 27 a municipal construction safety law requiring workers on many projects to have 40 to 55 hours of safety training, well above the minimums required by ...

Construction is underway for a new Public Safety Communications (PSC) building in Dane County, Wisconsin.

Does the Building Safety Act adequately address the issues around construction product regulation? A great deal is being written about the Building Safety Act 2022 (BSA), and for good reason. There ...

Since Columbia began converting the former Maranamay Hotel at 611 W. 112th St. into an undergraduate dorm in 2023, the New York City Department of Buildings has issued over $15,000 in safety violation ...

Six years after Grenfell, the Building Safety Act is changing the way the industry works. Anna Highfield and Scott Brownrigg Architects’ Neal Morgan-Collins ask whether the changes will prove ...