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Building permits
The Department of Building Inspection reviews every building permit application for life safety and building code compliance. We provide over-the-counter review for simple permit applications. Drop-in ...
New York Post21d
NYC fire tears into historic 19th-century building in Soho: FDNY
Thick plumes of smoke were spotted bursting out of the roof of a historic 19th-century Soho building early Wednesday afternoon. No injuries were reported in the two-alarm blaze at 451 Broome St ...
Indiatimes22d
From world’s deepest pool to tallest building: 5 things that make Dubai a destination of extremes
TRAVEL TRENDS, DUBAI Updated : Nov 20, 2024, 12:29 IST From world’s deepest pool to tallest building: 5 things that make Dubai a destination of extremes Dubai, a shimmering gem in the desert ...
Associated Press23d
Rescue efforts will continue at collapsed building in Tanzania where at least 13 died
Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Rescue efforts continued for a third day Monday after a building collapsed and killed at least 13 people in ...
The New York Times23d
Two Affordable Housing Buildings Were Planned. Only One Went Up. What Happened?
Mihir Zaveri also wrote a five-part newsletter, The Housing Crunch, on the affordable housing crisis in New York City. Nov. 19, 2024 It is an idea that many point to as a solution for New York ...
BBC24d
'My mother is still trapped after Tanzania building collapse'
It is not clear how many people are still trapped under the collapsed building A man in Tanzania's biggest city, Dar es Salaam, has told the BBC he is waiting to hear news of his mother ...
Australian Broadcasting Corporation25d
Tanzania building collapse kills 13 people, race to save those trapped
At least 13 people have died after a building collapsed in Tanzania. More than 80 others have been rescued and there are people are still trapped in the basement floor. Rescue workers are ...
CNN25d
AP photographer captures moment bomb hits apartment building in Lebanon
As a bomb descended on a multi-story apartment building in Beirut’s Tayouneh area Friday, hundreds of onlookers gathered in the street at a traffic roundabout several hundred meters (yards ...
CBC.ca25d
Demolishing buildings is a waste. There's another way: deconstruction
But there's growing interest from building owners and the construction industry alike in taking a more careful approach, which cuts waste and emissions by giving new life to old materials.
Al Jazeera English25d
Israel bombs residential building in north Gaza’s Beit Lahiya, killing 50
Civil defence spokesman says rescue workers are unable to reach the site of the attack due to the Israeli siege.At least 50 Palestinians killed as Israel bombs Gaza residential building A ...
Architectural Record27d
The Centenary Building, Winner of First Stirling Prize, to Be Demolished
When it was completed in 1996, the Centenary Building, on the campus of the University of Salford in England, housed the school’s Faculty of Art and Design and was inaugural winner of the Royal ...