Why do elevator shafts go up first? How tall buildings get built in RI

Elevator shafts and stairwells are often the first thing to go up at a construction site. Here's why.

Here’s why skyscrapers don’t have 13th floors

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'Skyscraper Live': Alex Honnold successfully climbs Taipei 101, reaching the top of the tower in 90 minutes

Alex Honnold finished the highest "free solo" climb of an urban structure in history, scaling Taipei 101's 1,667 feet in just ...
Forbes

Skip College, Get Rich Quick? Yeah, It’s Not That Simple.

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Smithsonian Magazine

See How Alex Honnold Climbed a Dizzying 1,667-Foot-Tall Skyscraper Without Ropes

He became famous after scaling El Capitan without protective equipment in 2017. Now the 40-year-old athlete has completed the first free solo of Taipei 101 in Taiwan ...
The New York Times

Do You Know Where in the World These Books Are Set?

A strong sense of place can deeply influence a story, and in some cases, the setting can even feel like a character itself. This week’s literary geography quiz highlights buildings that inspired ...
Gothamist

NYC tenants don't want buildings sold to 'slumlords.' Can Mamdani stop it?

A citywide coalition of tenants has been trying for months to prevent their homes from being sold by what they say is one bad landlord to another. They won a significant victory last week when Mayor ...
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'I work at Blackpool's evacuated DWP building and it's had lots of issues'

A worker at the Department for Work and Pensions’ recently opened £100m office in Blackpool, which was evacuated last week, has claimed the building has been affected by a series of operational ...
The Conversation

Focus apps claim to improve your productivity. Do they actually work?

Dwain Allan does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their ...

This famous 122-year-old iron statue has its elevator working again for visitors tired of walking up 159 stairs

Last year, if you wanted to look out over Birmingham from its most famous overlook, the Vulcan statue observation tower at Vulcan Park, you had to be ready to climb the stairs. The elevator was out of ...
Healthline

How Does Zepbound Work?

Zepbound works by mimicking the action of two hormones: glucose-dependent insulinotropic polypeptide (GIP) and glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1). GIP and GLP-1 activate certain receptors (binding sites) ...
CNET

Do Microcurrent Devices Actually Work? Here Is What Dermatologists Say

Elizabeth is a contributor to CNET and the The Simple Dollar, where she reviews insurance providers and policies. She has more than three years of experience writing for top online insurance and ...