The future of Merseyside’s old tower blocks is a subject of ongoing debate. Should they be refurbished or demolished? The fate of so many of our region’s high-rises remains uncertain, but there is ...

Corey Smedley tells why his department adopted the use of floor-below nozzles and smoke curtains for battling fires in unsprinklered high-rise residential buildings.

On Tuesday night, the Raleigh City Council apporved a rezoning proposal that could reshape Raleigh's skyline. Developers asked leaders to rezone more than two acres of the downtown area to allow for a ...

Sometimes there’s a good reason Massachusetts has different rules than the rest of the nation. For example, we pioneered universal health insurance coverage and free public schools. But sometimes ...