US officials are set to confirm that dry rot was the primary cause of the Berkeley balcony collapse which catapulted six students to their deaths. One timber balcony beam was found to be so degraded ...

I live in an apartment complex which was built in 2001. The first image shows the construction of the balcony (from below), on which timber slats were laid, that are now warping (second image). I am ...

Why should you have plans drawn up for your decking structure? The local council usually has the final say and can ask to see any plans as well as an engineer’s certificate, even if the deck is almost ...

Fresh forensic tests have been ordered by US authorities on the timber balcony supports that failed at a San Francisco apartment complex, causing six students to fall to their deaths. The timber ...

Subscribe to BizTimes Daily – Local news about the people, companies and issues that impact business in Milwaukee and Southeast Wisconsin. The developer of Ascent MKE, a 21-story mass timber apartment ...

A Halloween party guest has described the horror as the balcony he and others were standing on collapsed in Perth last night. The accident happened about 8:00pm (AWST) at a house party on Bermuda ...

One of two women killed when a timber balcony collapsed at a Christmas party has been remembered as 'mother hen of the group', as the efforts of a hero witness who saved countless more lives are ...

Demonstrating its unwavering commitment to innovation and excellence, the International Construction Consortium (Pvt) Limited, one of the largest and most esteemed civil engineering organisations in ...