The highlighted innovations stand to revolutionize the technology, sustainability, and efficiency of high-rise building construction and operation, according to the organization. The Innovation Awards ...

A NEW ERA OF HIGH-DENSITY DESIGN. Since the 1960s, global urbanization rates—the amount of people gravitating toward urban locations—has continued to gradually rise, with research suggesting 2007 may ...

Depending on the height of the building, elevator banks can be categorized as low-rise, mid-rise and high-rise. The reasons for their design are simply based on occupant/tenant need and speed.

But the design of towers differs according to their age and the culture of the country they are in, and the US has a pretty good record of fire safety in high rise buildings, says Nathan B. Wittasek, ...

Design Buildings Buildings San Francisco Issues Rules for High-Rise Foundations Projects sited in areas with the worst soil—in high-risk seismic zones and subject to liquefaction—would require ...

FORT LAUDERDALE — A New York developer is proposing a 22-story luxury high-rise that will use cantilevers to help preserve views and spaces for neighboring residents and visitors.

Madison has since pursued redevelopment of several former NMS sites with high-rise buildings, including two other projects in Downtown Santa Monica, 601 Colorado (24 stories, 264 units, 40 ...