A recent project for the University of Alabama's Department of Science and Engineering exemplifies Birdwell & Associates' confidence, ambition and talents in concrete construction. The floor was small ...

A concrete slab that supported the pool deck at Florida's Champlain Towers South condo building, which collapsed last month and resulted in the deaths of at least 95 people so far, needed "concrete ...

Lightweight and versatile, molded polystyrene foam is a commercial building material that despite being commonly used remains somewhat misunderstood. Frequently identified by the misnomer Styrofoam, ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. The ground-floor pool deck of the oceanfront ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... By Garance Burke, The Associated Press MEXICO CITY — Nearly two-thirds of the buildings that collapsed in Mexico City’s monstrous earthquake last month were ...

Nearly three years before Thursday’s deadly partial collapse of a South Florida residential building, an engineer raised concerns about structural damage to the concrete slab below the pool deck and ...

SURFSIDE, Fla. -- Nearly three years before Thursday's deadly partial collapse of a South Florida residential building, an engineer raised concerns about structural damage to the concrete slab below ...

This month we will continue our discussion regarding building collapse with a look at the different types of building construction, and some specific collapse inherent hazards that are associated with ...

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — The oceanfront condominium building that collapsed near Miami had “major structural damage” to a concrete structural slab below its pool deck that needed to be extensively ...

Below-grade waterproofing systems can be critical features of building enclosure design, particularly when the structure has a deep foundation. As the foundation goes deeper, there is a greater ...

A murky video looking into the basement-level garage of the Champlain Towers South condo, recorded from the street by a tourist just minutes before the 12-story building caved in, is more than just a ...