STARTS NOW WITH BREAKING NEWS. WE WANT TO GET RIGHT TO THAT. BREAKING NEWS THIS AFTERNOON. A SCAFFOLDING COLLAPSE IN PITTSBURGH’S STRIP DISTRICT. LET’S GET RIGHT OUT TO PITTSBURGH’S ACTION NEWS FOUR ...

PITTSBURGH — Scaffolding fell from a building in Pittsburgh’s Strip District during strong winds, damaging several parked cars and a nearby building. Police, firefighters and medics were dispatched to ...

A controversial 140-year-old, only-in-New York law that holds property owners and contractors responsible for all falls on construction sites, even in instances of worker negligence, has caused ...

All eyes are on an ancient method of construction after tower blocks in Hong Kong were destroyed by fire. Devastating images and video of the inferno tearing through bamboo scaffolding around ...

Dr Ehsan Noroozinejad has received funding from both national and international organisations. His most recent funding on integrated housing and climate policy comes from the Australian Public Policy ...

Bamboo scaffolding, a centuries-old technique that was traditionally ubiquitous in Hong Kong, is under scrutiny for its role in the city’s deadliest fire in more than a century. At least 55 people ...

The Hong Kong residential towers engulfed by smoke and flames on Wednesday were surrounded by an ancient construction material familiar to anyone who’s spent time in the one of the world’s most ...

HONG KONG, Nov 27 (Reuters) - Hong Kong's deadliest fire in three decades has highlighted its risky use of flammable bamboo scaffolding and mesh for building work in a tradition dating back centuries ...

Last month, authorities removed the scaffolding covering the western facade of the Parthenon in Athens, Greece. Since then, lucky pilgrims to this legendary 5th-century B.C.E. temple—which accepts ...

Construction and real estate company executives are teaming with D.C. politicians to weaken laws that protect New York construction workers, who have some of the most dangerous jobs in the world. The ...

The city has enacted new laws to reduce the length of time for scaffolding and sidewalk shed permits. But you can take more direct action. By Jill Terreri Ramos Q: We live in a building in Manhattan ...