The U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has launched a new government-wide effort to boost national resiliency and reduce energy costs. Under the National Initiative to Advance Building ...

What would you say is responsible for the rising case of building collapse in the country? Building collapse has been a major challenge in Nigeria, leading to massive economic and human loss due to ...

The wake of Hurricane Andrew in Dade County, Fla., in August 1992. Fifty-four people died in the storm, which caused over $27 billion in damages and led to Florida’s adoption of a statewide building ...

FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell conducts media interviews at the National Hurricane Center to promote hurricane readiness on June 1, 2022. (FEMA photo) June 1 officially marks the beginning of the ...

Building codes usually come up in the context of safety – a properly constructed building can help prevent injury or death from fires, earthquakes, and extreme weather. But they’re also essential for ...

Minister of State for Housing and Urban Development, Yusuf Abdullahi Attah has inaugurated a twenty one member committee on National Building Code Advisory. The Reconstituted Committee comprises; duly ...

Concordia University provides funding as a founding partner of The Conversation CA. Universitié Concordia provides funding as a founding partner of The Conversation CA-FR. Steady population growth and ...

Cordoned off Epsom View Apartment in Uthiru, Nairobi County that sank on May 07,2024. All tenants who lived in the building are accounted for. The building is said to have been marked by National ...