More than two years after the National Institute of Standards and Technology released its 30 recommendations for improving the safety of tall buildings based on its post-9/11 investigation of the ...

Become a paid member to listen to this article 1 WTC is reflected in the facade of 4 WTC. This Wednesday November 13, 4 World Trade Center will officially open. As the first new WTC building to open ...

NEW YORK -- Part of the scaffolding surrounding a condemned skyscraper at the World Trade Center site fell Thursday, injuring two firefighters, fire officials said. It was the same building where two ...

The WTC building is a prominent feature of the Canal Street riverfront, but its fate is uncertain. (Corrected and amended Aug. 11, 2010) In its heyday, the World Trade Center (WTC) at the foot of ...

The Commerce Department's National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) last month announced details of its $16 million, 24-month federal building and fire safety investigation to study the ...

(WTNH) — As we look back at what was lost during the 9/11 attacks that changed the United States forever, we also look at how we recovered and where it brought us today. Lower Manhattan has been ...

A giant piece of the collapsed World Trade Center (WTC) was unveiled at the Los Angeles Fire Training Facility on Thursday in remembrance of the fallen firefighters ...

GAITHERSBURG, Md.—Future buildings—especially tall structures—should be increasingly resistant to fire, more easily evacuated in emergencies, and safer overall thanks to 23 major and far-reaching ...

NEW YORK (AP) — The first section of the spire that will crown One World Trade Center has been hoisted atop the building. It was lifted onto the 104-story building on Wednesday. Nine of 18 giant steel ...