HONG KONG — Hong Kong officials said Monday that their investigation into a deadly blaze that killed at least 151 has revealed some of the netting that covered scaffolding used in renovations was not ...

Authorities have since pointed the finger at substandard mesh netting used to wrap around the scaffolding, and highly flammable polystyrene boards that were used to block windows at the complex. These ...

Stakeholders in the construction industry here are more open towards tighter regulation governing the selection of construction materials, in particular materials used in the external face of ...

Authorities have ordered scaffold netting to be removed at about 200 locations across Hong Kong by Saturday after suspected false safety certificates were found at two building sites following the Tai ...

The Independent Commission Against Corruption said scaffolding netting used at the Wang Fuk Court housing estate was replaced with cheaper material that did not meet fire-safety standards and to fool ...

HONG KONG, Dec 4 (Reuters) - Hong Kong authorities rushed on Thursday to remove mesh netting on all buildings undergoing renovation across the city after the material was blamed for fanning a blaze ...

Animal lovers on the Upper East Side are pushing back against a system of scaffold netting they say is trapping and harming birds — netting the city says shouldn’t have been installed at all.

With new modular sidewalk shed designs by PAU and Arup set to improve the status quo, and as incoming New York City mayor Zohran Mamdani shares plans to expedite scaffolding removal, the Facade ...

The Hong Kong residential towers engulfed by smoke and flames on Wednesday were surrounded by an ancient construction material familiar to anyone who’s spent time in the one of the world’s most ...