Can your home withstand an earthquake? How building materials impact safety and a comeback of ancient techniques

India is home to some of the oldest structures in the world such as Charminar, Ajmer Fort and various Indian temples standing ...
48 HillsOpinion

When, oh when, we SF finally take action to get rid of PG&E?

Plus: An illegal $40 million giveaway, fighting ICE—and will the supes stand up to AT&T? That's The Agenda for Feb. 8-15 ...
Sustainable Brands

New Construction or Renovation? Weighing the Costs of a Building’s Life

When a university in Northern England recently announced plans to demolish its Centenary Building — a prize-winning structure celebrated less than 30 years ago as an example of “dynamic, modern and ...
Building Design

First two 2026 RIBA regional awards shortlists unveiled

A handful of Stirling-prize winners are up for RIBA East awards while RIBA Yorkshire recognises seven projects ...
Juneau EmpireOpinion

OPINION: The Telephone Hill cost is staggering

The Assembly approved $5.5 million to raze Telephone Hill as part of the “Telephone Hill Redevelopment Project.” The CBJ ...
Building Design

From stranded asset to grade A office: how a facsimile facade made all the difference for a failing, listed building in central Manchester

So much heat leaked from Manchester's grade II listed Pall Mall that it was being used only for storing cardboard boxes. In ...
Bay News 9

Homeowner: Lifting hurricane-damaged home costs fraction of new build

TREASURE ISLAND, Fla. — Sunset Beach resident Grant Smith and his wife decided many years ago that if disaster ever struck their 1940s cottage-style home, they would knock it down and rebuild. Then ...