For years, San Francisco has been compiling a preliminary list of nearly 4,000 concrete buildings at risk of collapsing in a ...

While no one knows for sure when the next big earthquake might hit, San Francisco says it's getting ready. On Wednesday, the city's building inspection commission passed a new piece of legislation ...

Bamboo reinforcement represents a groundbreaking advancement in sustainable construction, offering a renewable alternative to steel in structural applications. This innovative material leverages ...

The Ministry of Environment, Urbanization and Climate Change has announced that 775 new homes and businesses have been built on the site of the ...

The reinforcement of homes in Groningen will take until 2034 at the current pace, the State Supervision of Mines (SodM) said in a report published on Monday. The goal was to complete the operation in ...

In Yamaguchi Prefecture, for example, 11 bridges underwent additional reinforcement for rapid ... are still at risk of collapsing during a major earthquake, according to the land ministry.

The Philippines sits directly on the Pacific Ring of Fire, where powerful earthquakes are both expected and inevitable. One ...

An initial investigation into the collapse of a government office tower under construction in Bangkok that killed 18 has turned up low-quality construction materials.