Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Fighting fire with fungi is the aim of a new line of research led by Australian scientists. The goal is to replace toxic flame ...

At right, Theresa Thompson, Standard Waterproofing’s owner and president, discusses below-grade waterproofing with employees Aaron Rockafellows and Allen Parks. The company is a subcontractor for ...

NEW YORK (AP) -- Federal investigators have been unable to find evidence that tests were ever conducted on fireproofing material in the World Trade Center, a potential factor in the buildings' ...

Federal investigators said Tuesday the World Trade Center buildings probably would not have collapsed in the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks if fireproofing had adhered firmly to the columns and floors. The ...

Fires can destroy buildings, lives, and entire communities in a flash. That’s why it’s essential to do everything in our power to prevent fires from happening in the first place and to help limit the ...

Everson Kandare receives funding from the Australian Research Council, Sustainability Victoria, Tyre Stewardship Australia, and Coorperative Research Centres. Nattanan Chulikavit receives funding from ...

NEW YORK, May 8 (UPI) -- Federal investigators examining the World Trade Center collapse said Wednesday only 30 of the 110-story twin towers had fireproofing material upgraded from one-half inch to 1 ...

The most comprehensive study yet on the destruction of the World Trade Center concludes that columns robbed of fireproofing failed first--not floor trusses--when the twin 110-story towers collapsed ...

CRYSTAL LAKE - L.B. Hall Fireproofing, a minority- and women-owned fireproofing company located in Crystal Lake, said Estefania Roa will become the company's new CEO. Roa became president and owner ...