Choosing the right floor in a high-rise building is a decision that goes far beyond views and prestige. The floor level directly influences comfort, safety, noise exposure, wind effects, ...

A material that’s been around since people built shelters—wood—is increasingly being proposed for low- and mid-rise buildings. As an economist who studies forestry and natural resources, I took an ...

Onen exception can be found in Vancouver, British Columbia, in Canada, where the recently completed Butterfly + First Baptist ...

Researchers in Canada have proposed using gravity-based energy storage in high-rise buildings, in combination with photovoltaic facades, small wind turbines, and lithium-ion batteries. Their modeling ...

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 ...