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High-rise buildings could soon use gravity energy storage, say researchers

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 ...
City Limits

Fire-Proofing New York’s High-Rises, 50 Years After ‘The Towering Inferno’

Even today, there is ongoing debate among builders, safety experts and first responders about whether New York City is doing enough to reduce the risks of high-rise fire catastrophes—all as a new ...
Nature

Smoke Movement and Fire Dynamics in High-Rise Buildings

The study of smoke movement and fire dynamics in high-rise buildings is critical for improving fire safety and resilience in modern urban environments. Recent investigations have focussed on the ...
The Conversation

The government wants more of us living in high rises. Here’s why Australians don’t want to

Deputy Director, Australian Centre for Housing Research, University of Adelaide, and Research Associate, ESRC Research Centre on Micro-Social Change, University of Essex Emma Baker receives funding ...