Aalborg University research has found that substantial amounts of building materials are wasted on Danish construction sites, with some materials seeing waste rates of up to 25 percent. The study ...

University of Guelph provides funding as a founding partner of The Conversation CA. University of Guelph provides funding as a member of The Conversation CA-FR. Like much of the western world, Canada ...

Average monthly fees for high-rise condo buildings in South Florida are the highest in the country outside of New York City, according to data from North America's largest property management firm.

It is more expensive to own a high-rise condo in South Florida than just about anywhere else in the U.S. except for an island between the East and Hudson rivers. And that doesn’t include paying for ...

Discarded electronic waste containing earth minerals is overtaking landfills globally at an alarming rate as much of the tech industry and enterprises kick the disposal problem to the curb. Meanwhile, ...

A massive fire tore through a residential complex in Hong Kong on Wednesday. LONDON -- The death toll following a massive fire that ripped through several Hong Kong high-rises has climbed to 146 ...

Police in Hong Kong have arrested three men from a construction company on suspicion of manslaughter in connection with a blaze that has killed at least 94 people and left hundreds of others missing ...

Hong Kong braces for more losses as crews search for survivors inside a charred tower complex. WSJ’s Jonathan Cheng reports from the scene. Photo: Jonathan Cheng The fire spread at an astonishing pace ...

The blaze tore through an apartment complex, killing scores. Dozens more are believed to be missing in what remains of the buildings. In pictures and video Rescue workers and officials at the scene of ...

Hong Kong’s worst residential fire in more than half a century is triggering worries that a swathe of the high-rise housing common in China’s cities could be susceptible to similar safety risks. The ...

Hong Kong’s deadliest fire in years has burned into Thursday morning as the city’s leader confirmed that at least 40 people, including a firefighter, had died and another 279 were reported missing.

Nov. 26 (UPI) --Forty-four people, including a firefighter, are dead and hundreds are missing in Hong Kong after a massive high-rise fire Wednesday that hit multiple buildings in the small Chinese ...