A Chicago developer has proposed a mid-rise residential building near the northwestern edge of the Fulton Market District. LG Group is seeking City Council approval for a five-story, 66-unit ...

Mid-rise apartment buildings have cropped up at an increasing rate in cities across the U.S. in recent years. The reason is two-fold: mid-rise apartment buildings are a cost-effective solution for ...

A material that’s been around since people built shelters – wood – is increasingly being proposed for low- and mid-rise buildings. As an economist who studies forestry and natural resources, I took an ...

A material that’s been around since people built shelters—wood—is increasingly being proposed for low- and mid-rise buildings. As an economist who studies forestry and natural resources, I took an ...

This article is the second in a planned three-part series – the first, “Missing-Middle Solutions for Achieving State-Mandated Affordable Housing Requirements ...

There has been a fair bit of development in Cleveland's University Circle neighborhood in recent years — and there's yet another project potentially on the horizon. Rico Pietro, a well-known local ...

Stronger than site- or factory-built shear walls, moment frames permit larger openings and smaller wall sections in buildings while offering higher load values. In the past, however, moment frames ...

In the ongoing discourse that surrounds fire safety standards, allowing single-exit stairwells for mid-rise buildings has emerged as a contentious issue. Advocates argue for adopting this approach to ...