VBC says its steel modular system supports towers up to 35 stories, targeting high cost urban infill markets and labor gaps.
Typically, when you want to build a high rise, you need iron, steel, cement, concrete; materials that are super strong and durable but also come with a high carbon footprint. Now, some builders are ...
What does it really mean to live at the top? That question is reshaping skylines from Miami to Vancouver, as luxury high-rise developers, architects, and property managers respond to an increasingly ...
This blog post was authored by architect and structural engineer Charles F. Bloszies FAIA, SE, LEED. The skyscraper is architecture’s ultimate icon. The term itself conjures images of seemingly ...
Researchers in Canada have proposed using gravity-based energy storage in high-rise buildings, in combination with photovoltaic facades, small wind turbines, and lithium-ion batteries. Their modeling ...