Since that requirement was removed in 2023, allowing full buildings to be constructed with wood, interest in mid-rise ...

A material that’s been around since people built shelters – wood – is increasingly being proposed for low- and mid-rise buildings. Companies behind these “mass timber” projects say that wood is a ...

Department of Education Secretary Juan Edgardo (Sonny) Angara inspected the situation of schools in Mandaue City, Cebu in a visit on Monday, August 18, 2025, where classroom shortages are apparent.

The Grenfell Tower fire in 2017, in which 72 people lost their lives, led to a major shift in the regulation of higher-risk buildings. The Building Safety Act (BSA) 2022 created strong ongoing duties ...

Mid-rise apartment buildings have cropped up at an increasing rate in cities across the U.S. in recent years. The reason is two-fold: mid-rise apartment buildings are a cost-effective solution for ...

Schindler has been engineering smart, sustainable mobility since 1874, keeping cities connected and people moving. Schindler presents the 5500, a versatile mid-rise passenger elevator that combines ...

Reacting to the release of the report, architects and planners have praised the emphasis on ‘gentle densification’ to address the city’s severe need for housing and to bring London’s homes-per-hectare ...