The Slide to Safety concept represents one of several approaches to rapid mass evacuation from multi-story buildings. These systems use enclosed…
High-rise safety has evolved dramatically from the basic fire escape staircases of a century ago to today's sophisticated, multi-layered protection…
Effective high-rise evacuation planning is the difference between an orderly, life-saving response and a chaotic disaster. Every year, building fires…
Ultra-tall buildings — skyscrapers exceeding forty or fifty floors — present evacuation challenges that are fundamentally different from those of…
High-rise buildings require a comprehensive suite of safety equipment that goes beyond what is standard in low-rise residential or commercial…
Designing and implementing an effective emergency evacuation system for a high-rise building is one of the most complex challenges in modern building…
Building evacuation slides represent one of the more dramatic approaches to emergency egress from multi-story structures. Inspired by aircraft…
As cities around the world continue building taller residential and commercial towers, the question of how to safely evacuate these structures during…
South America is experiencing a remarkable vertical transformation. From the gleaming financial towers of Santiago to the soaring residential…
Millions of people around the world live and work in high-rise buildings that were constructed decades before current fire safety standards existed.…
The race to build ever-taller residential towers has transformed city skylines from New York to Dubai to Shanghai. These architectural marvels — some…
A high-rise building in Tokyo, a residential tower in Dubai, and an apartment complex in New York City may look similar from the outside, but the…
A new generation of skyscrapers is rising across cities worldwide — and they are made of wood. Mass timber construction, particularly cross-laminated…
In 2013, construction workers in New York City attached the spire to the top of the One World Trade Center skyscraper , more commonly known as…
Living in a high-rise building offers many benefits: beautiful and expansive views, a prime location right in the middle of the hustle and bustle of…
In 2014 we saw the completion of One World Trade Center in New York City, but 2015 will be mark the completion of an even bigger building and many…
aven't you always wanted to park right next to your high-rise home? Well in at least one Singapore high-rise this dream is now a reality. It looks…
WinSun , a Chinese Engineering company, has successfully constructed a six-story apartment building using a 3D printer to build the parts. The 3D…
The trend of using wood to construct tall buildings has already taken hold in Europe and is quickly spreading to North America. Currently, Norway…
2014 was a landmark year that saw the completion of a record 97 skyscrapers across the world. These skyscrapers vary in size, function, and…
When travelling in the third world and developing countries, there are many safety tips to keep in mind. One that is of particular importance is…
When counting the 50 tallest buildings in the world , it starts and ends in the UAE, with the Burj Khalifa in Dubai coming in at number 1 and the…
To say the Burj Khalifa is a tall building is a bit of an understatement. One cannot help spotting it when visiting Dubai. It’s been the world’s…
Since the first skyscraper was built in 1890 in New York, skyscrapers have become irrevocably linked to the city as a symbol of its power and…
From the beginning, you knew Tom Cruise was going to be a star. Starting with movies such as Risky Business and The Color of Money, you could see…
2015 was definitely " Year of the SkyScraper ," however, it's coming to a close, and with 2016 on the horizon, let’s take a look at the tallest…
Currently, the world’s tallest building is the Burj Khalifa in Dubai. It stands at 2,722 feet or 829.8 meters, holding many other records as detailed…
After just having covered the tallest skyscrapers until the Chrysler Building in 1931 , spanning 11 behemoths over 47 years, the following post will…
Many fictional works, whether movies, TV, video games, or literature, use real cities, locations, and buildings, in order to instill more realism or…
Considered to be the world’s first modern skyscraper, the Home Insurance Building in Chicago was constructed in the late 1800’s. When, however, were…
There are over 6,000 high-rise buildings in New York City alone. If you’re not from there, and walk around long enough, it all starts to blend…
Countries throughout the world are building taller and taller. The countries throughout North America are no exception. The United States, Canada,…
Currently, the world’s tallest skyscraper is the Burj Khalifa at 2,717 feet or 830 meters. There are six buildings in the world that stand at over…
Tall buildings are generally just tall buildings for the most part. Unless they’re particularly tall or have some distinguishing features (see the…
As the 2016 Olympics come to a close in Rio, Brazil, we thought it would be appropriate to continue our series on tallest skyscrapers by continent…
Continuing our series of tallest skyscrapers by continent, we now move on to Asia. While the Middle East is located in Asia, there are so many…
What was considered a skyscraper in the late 1800’s would barely be called a high-rise today. As building taller and taller becomes the norm, the…
Moving forward in our tallest skyscrapers by continent series, we move on to Africa. We previously covered the tallest skyscrapers in North America ,…
On New Year’s Eve, approximately 10 months ago, a hotel in Dubai went up in flames. The 63-storey skyscraper was believed to have been engulfed due…
Skyscrapers continue to be built around the world, many in the far east and middle east. That’s just the direction many countries are going in.…
With only one skyscraper above 300 meters and 31 total above the height of 200 meters, Australia has a lot of catching up to do to reach the heights…
The Empire State Building. The Burj Khalifa. One World Trade Center. The Chrysler Building. Sears Tower. These are but some of the most famous…
While covering the tallest skyscrapers by continent, we have split Asia into two parts. We covered the tallest skyscrapers in Asia in a previous blog…
As we near the end of 2016, let’s take a look at some of the most impressive skyscrapers built over the course of the year. This year gave us four…
As 2016 comes to a close, we look ahead to next year. While 2016 saw the completion of Shanghai Tower, the second tallest building in the world, 2017…
For the next post in our series on tallest skyscrapers around the world, we move over to Europe. As was the case in Asia (where most of the tallest…
An apartment can become a death trap in a matter of minutes, should a fire break out. There are only so many egress points (especially for one living…
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