What would you say is responsible for the rising case of building collapse in the country? Building collapse has been a major challenge in Nigeria, leading to massive economic and human loss due to ...

Eighteen years after the National Building Code (NBC) was signed by former Housing Minister Dr. Olusegun Mimiko, there is no enabling law to operate it. The need to domesticate the code to save the ...

In the wake of Hurricane Helene, two feet of rain fell on western North Carolina, damaging or sweeping away thousands of houses in landslides and floods. At least 101 people died. In many cases, ...

The U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has launched a new government-wide effort to boost national resiliency and reduce energy costs. Under the National Initiative to Advance Building ...