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Blaze risk of older high-rises. Aug 7, 2009 278
Tragedy sparks action on fires. Jul 14, 2009 296
Evacuation Design Strategies and considerations for Tall Buildings: Suggested best practices. Tubbs, Jeffrey S.; Meacham, Brian; Kimball, Amanda Report Jan 1, 2009 5712
I live in high-rise hell, says mum; BROKEN LIFT LEAVES MOTHER FEARING FOR BABY SON'S SAFETY. Aug 9, 2008 430
Months after warning, state shuts down 3 cranes; Safety concerns at Seattle, Renton high-rise sites; Agency slow to act on mix-and-match parts, electrical issues. Jun 6, 2008 829
The walls come down on Sunroad's Centrum: developer complies with FAA's flight-path warning. Mowad, Michelle Sep 10, 2007 876
Work gets under way to lower Sunroad Tower: 180-foot-tall, 12-story high-rise to be reduced 20 feet. Mowad, Michelle Aug 27, 2007 839
International Code Council votes for NYC standards. Jun 13, 2007 549
International Council to include NYC standard in new code. Jun 6, 2007 525
Towering technology in Dubai. Elliott, Robert Apr 1, 2007 2835
Building designs cope with threats. Elliott, Robert Oct 1, 2006 590
Experts line up for annual tall building conference. Sep 14, 2005 366
9/11 families see concrete efforts to keep towers safe. Jul 13, 2005 322
Freedom Tower to be safest building in US. Nelson, Barbara Jul 6, 2005 749
NIST report puts priority on safety in skyscrapers. Nelson, Barbara Jun 29, 2005 449
Cast-in-place concrete, the next 'must have' for safety. Gerosa, Al Jun 29, 2005 638
Freedom Tower: safe enough? Nelson, Barbara May 4, 2005 712
High-rise buildings are incubators for disease. Waldorf, Phil Feb 18, 2004 368
Do you know where your workers are? A key step in an effective life-safety plan is ensuring that critical workplace data are up to date and easily available during an emergency. (Life Safety). Meyer, Matthew Jul 1, 2003 2037
Fire code seen behind others: closing gap could be costly. Nelson, Barbara Jun 11, 2003 512
Make planning a priority. (Life Safety). Azano, Harry J.; Gilbertie, Michael May 1, 2003 2540
Officials point to tenants on safety code violations. (Up Front). Greenberg, David Mar 17, 2003 1142
U.S. state legislation. (Legal Reporter). Anderson, Teresa Brief Article Feb 1, 2003 179
Sales of 'window film' surging. (On the Real Estate Scene). Brief Article Sep 11, 2002 415
Los Angeles tackles high-rise security. (News and Trends). Gips, Michael A. Brief Article Sep 1, 2002 426
Reexamining premises for high-rise design: engineers, building designers, and other experts have pored over the wreckage of the world trade center. Can they provide clues for making high rises safer? (9-11 One Year Later). Gips, Michael A. Sep 1, 2002 4500
Building code gets new look. Chapman, Parke Brief Article Aug 21, 2002 463
With focus on building security, fire safety is sometimes ignored. (Profile of the Week). Misonzhnik, Elaine Brief Article Feb 20, 2002 883
BOMA hears lessons from 9/11. Brief Article Feb 20, 2002 470
Tall targets? (International). Landler, Mark Brief Article Dec 10, 2001 136
The Impact of Terrorism on High-Rise Building Security. MARTIN, GARRY Brief Article Oct 15, 2001 732
Taking life safety to hew heights. Hauri, Ronald Jun 1, 1996 3255
Hi-rise fire provides warning for industry. Weiss, Lois Feb 24, 1993 1273
A high-rise solution. Podraza, Walter J. Mar 1, 1991 1013

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