JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Wood-frame construction is permitted statewide in Florida and it’s a common choice for developers, even when it comes to high-rise apartment buildings like the downtown complex ...

As investigators work to uncover the cause of last week’s deadly construction fire in SouthPark, new details are emerging about the type of construction used at the site. The 239-unit luxury apartment ...

The American Wood Council's 2015 “Wood-Frame Construction Manual for One- and Two-Family Dwellings” (WFCM ) has been approved as an American National Standard by the American National Standards ...

WALTHAM (CBS) -- Authorities said the flames that destroyed a Waltham apartment complex over the weekend were able to tear through the building so quickly because of its wood-frame construction. Five ...

WEBVTT MEEHAN REPORTS NOW FROMWELCOME.DO: IN THE WAKE OF THIS FIRE,THERE ARE A LOT OF QUESTIONSHERE AND WALK THEM.FIRST, HOW DID THIS FIRE START?AND SECOND, SHOULD CITIES ANDTOWNS RE-THINK WHAT TYPES ...

A wave of fires at wood-frame multifamily construction sites across the United States has critics calling for tighter building codes, but developers stress too much regulation could negatively impact ...

Currently our department does not have any formal operating guidelines for fires involving lightweight wood-frame mixed occupancies either completed or under construction. We have been fortunate not ...

After a massive five-alarm fire destroyed a partially constructed five-story, 241-unit, $51 million apartment building in Raleigh, the safety of wood-frame construction came under scrutiny. The blaze ...

A WPTV viewer wanted to know if this type of construction was allowed in this area and we took their question to city officials PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. — When the weather turns bad, Richard Blumsack can ...

A Swiss chalet-style 19th-century wood frame office building on Greenpoint’s Manhattan Avenue has been beautifully restored by its owners, Curbed noted. New York Landmarks Conservancy awarded the ...

On May 18, 2023, a five-alarm fire broke out at a construction site in SouthPark. Two men died as a result of the blaze. As investigators work to uncover the cause of last week’s deadly construction ...