Usually consumers are faced daily with having to choose one product or another. Some of the choices are as trivial as wanting groceries bagged in paper or plastic to deciding whether or not to eat ...

EVANSTON, Ill. (WLS) -- A construction worker was killed and another was critically injured after a steel beam fell 30 feet and hit them Tuesday morning in north suburban Evanston. The incident ...

When the Chrysler Building appeared on the Manhattan skyline 90 years ago, it was the most magnificent skyscraper ever built and the tallest in the world, a gleaming testament to American ingenuity ...

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In this article we will continue to look at building structural systems. Last month we discussed concrete, which is one of the most basic building construction components. To review, concrete is a ...

Eden Prairie city officials are trying to determine what caused the collapse of steal beams at the construction site of an addition for Champions Hall over the weekend. The Eden Prairie Fire ...

FRIGHTENING MOMENTS CAPTURED ON VIDEO. LIKE BOWLING PINS A STEEL BEAM FALLS INTO ANOTHER THEN ANOTHER BRINGING DOWN PART OF FRAME ON THE CONSTRUCTION SITE A CLOSE-UP SHOWS THE FRIGHTENING MOMENTS FOR ...

Thanks to a number of key innovations, steel is playing a greater role in residential high-rises, senior and student housing, and taller mixed-use developments, says architect Jayshree Shah, AIA, ...

Two workers were killed and three others were injured, including one who remains in a coma, after a massive steel beam fell in a high-rise building under construction near Tokyo Station on Sept. 19.

What has a 426-seat auditorium, two classrooms with 173 seats each, 20 other classrooms with 37 to 124 seats each, a teaching and learning lab, and one special beam? The $86 million Teaching and ...

With blessings from six different religious leaders and a nod to the ancient tree spirits, the last steel beam was lifted Thursday to the top of the Salesforce Tower, the tallest building in San ...